Simon Twu with Simon Technique Studio
Simon Twu is a triple-threat Bi-Lingual/Bi-Cultural actor, who grew up in Santa Monica. Simon started working in the entertainment business since 2002, with production teams from the US, China, Taiwan, Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, and France, playing Asian Dramas, TV reality shows, local Chinese Movies, and Co-Productions, speaking in Chinese -Mandarin, English, Taiwanese, Japanese, and French. Simon has worked on Co-Productions forth-coming as, Magic 7 directed by Gérard Krawczyk, in On Wings of Eagle ( https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4714896/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_17 ), playing supporting role along side of Joseph Fiennes, Starring in Asian films, such as, The Rise of A Tomboy, Truth or Dare ( https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6869948/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_3 ), and Top 3-Rated Reality Shows, like Perfect Dating, amongst others; and has over a million followers Weibo (One of the Largest Chinese Social Media Platforms).
Simon Twu has also worked in Hollywood, Taiwan and China hosting programs, including for the Hollywood Reporter, MGM Resorts International, and Taiwan Tourism Bureau. His (national) commercial and print work includes State Farm, Wells Fargo, Dell, McDonalds, DirecTV, Apple, Logitech, and more (over 80 brands, sample reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWtU35TEx9s&t=181s ). In 2010, Simon started focusing more of his attention on developing his acting talent that led to multiple achievements and recognition while working with notable Hollywood talent including Director of Photography, Bill Pope (Spiderman and The Matrix), and Academy Award and DGA Award winning director, Eric Z. Yang, in collaboration with Sundance. He was trained in opera and musical theatre with faculties in such prestigious schools as The Juilliard School, Curtis Institute of Music, Peabody Conservatory and Music Academy of the West. While Simon traveled in Asia, he has performed in over 300 concerts and television shows, as well as , directing the acclaimed, international A Capella group, Quintessence, in Taiwan. Simon also trained/performed as a professional dancer at Degas Dance Studios with the ACFCLA Dance Company. In 2019, Simon Twu was featured by CCTV (Most Influential TV in China) as a Special Speaker/Cultural Bridge to share his experience working in different countries with different cultures and productions( https://m.weibo.cn/status/4331949147094704?from=singlemessage &isappinstalled=0 ), and honored as one of the truly bilingual and bicultural actors who is fighting to bridge the gaps between productions and finding an equilibrium in acting for Global empathy and understanding. In the last 10 years, he has been working with world renown and respectable actors, celebrities, and teachers in both the U.S. and Asia and have-created a curriculum, called Simon Technique, combining the the different methods of acting and localize for different cultures and audience in Asia. He is currently the International Acting/Vocal Teacher at one of the most prestigious performing centers, Zor Master, in China; working alongside China’s A-List Celebrities and Faculties at The Central Academy of Drama (中央戲劇學院), Beijing Film Academy(北京電影學院), Communication University of China (中國傳媒大學), Shanghai Theatre Academy (上海戲劇學院). Information on Simon Technique Studio and Simon Twu 涂世旻 is across the news in China’s Baidu search engine ( http://ent.ynet.com/2019/07/04/1923190t1254.html ). Simon Twu SAG-AFTRA | BMI -- https://www.instagram.com/simontwu https://www.facebook.com/simon.twu/ https://twitter.com/twusimon https://www.youtube.com/user/simontwu http://weibo.com/simontwu |
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