Harry Shum, Jr.
Harry Shum, Jr.
Harry Shum Jr.is a Costa Rican-American actor, dancer, singer, and choreographer. He is best known for his roles as Mike Chang on the Fox comedy-drama television series Glee and as Magnus Bane on the Freeform fantasy television series Shadowhunters...
NationalityCosta Rican
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth28 April 1982
movement ways
When it comes to acting, you really have to create movement which in some ways is dancing. And dancing, I feel is very important to act as well. I wouldn't put one over the other.
home secret littles
If I'm home alone, I just dance... it's my own little secret.
jobs drama school
When I came into the industry I started with acting and I did drama during junior high and high school. I fell into dancing as a hobby, but whenever you need work, you try out different things. So I booked a lot of jobs for dancing and it kept rolling and rolling.
planes felt
Right before I jumped out of a plane, I knew what Superman felt like.
shy
I'm actually really shy.
football creative cooking
I'm really into football, gadgets, adventurous activities, and cooking new, creative recipes right now - but you'll never catch me being boring.
kids giving parent
With parents, that's the only way sometimes that they can get across to their kids is by giving them an ultimatum.
iphone
Obviously anything that accessorizes or enhances the iPhone is always pretty cool.
song nuts dancer
Any Michael Jackson song will make any dancer go nuts.
people parent scared
When I was younger, I was very scared to talk to people. To the point where my parents took me to a therapist because they thought something was wrong with me.
college parent done
My parents weren't stereotypical and pressuring me to go to college. They mentioned it a lot and constantly, but it wasn't a do or die thing, like, 'You have to do this or you're done.
talking laughing people
It was a big step, to go from not talking to people to stepping on to a stage. That's when I felt the most comfortable, because I could do anything I wanted to and say anything I wanted to, even if people didn't laugh.
practice creative midnight
I'm heavily involved in the creative with choreographer Christopher Scott. I go to rehearsals with 'Glee' and then practice with LXD till about midnight.
song jobs mean
I was asked to do a test commercial shoot for an Apple product which didn't mean much to me at the time. Some music player that holds all your songs. Sounded cool to me and I never gave up an opportunity to work, especially with the possibility of it turning into a national commercial. Coolest job I did in that time.