- Calvin Jung
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name = Calvin Jung
birthdate =February 17 ,1945 (age 63)
birthplace =New York City Calvin Jung (born
February 17 ,1945 ) is an American actor.Graduated from High School in New York, Jung attended Massanutten Military Academy in Virginia. Attended
Hillsdale College in Michigan, left senior year to pursue acting back in NYC. First professional acting job was a commercial in Canada in 1970. NY debut was off-bdwy at the American Place theater "Chickencoop Chinamen)1971. In 1976 his Broadway debut was with (The Phoenix Repetory Theater)in the dramas "Memory of Two Mondays" and "They Knew What They Wanted".Also on Bdwy he worked with George C. Scott and Hector Elizondo in "Sly Fox". Among the many NY theater gigs were at the Brooklyn Academy ("Dawn Song"), at the New York Public Theatre ("FOB")and La Mama Experimental Theatre (resident member 1970-1972)
In the 1980s, Jung started to assume supporting parts in major movie productions such as "
RoboCop " in 1987, wherein he played Steve Minh, a member of a vicious gang of cocaine dealers and bank robbers that brutally slays a police man who afterwards is turned into the revengeful cyborg-protagonist of the movie. Other movies that Jung appeared in were "The Formula" (next toMarlon Brando ), "The Challenge" (next toToshiro Mifune ), "Lethal Weapon 4 " (next toMel Gibson ), and "The Day After " (next toJason Robards ).On television Jung frequently took over guest parts in crime-series and sitcoms such as "
Murder, She Wrote ", "Cheers ", "Trapper John M.D. ", and "Seinfeld ".External links
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* [http://www.calvinjung.com Calvin Jungs Official Website]
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