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'''James Pax''' is best known as an actor. He has acted in [[Hollywood]], [[Hong Kong]] and [[Japan]]. |
'''James Pax''' is best known as an actor. He has acted in [[Hollywood]], [[Hong Kong]] and [[Japan]]. |
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==Early years and education== |
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He earned a degree in business from [[New York University]] and later studied film production/directing at the [[University of Southern California]]. He has lived and worked around the globe including [[Italy]], [[Japan]], the [[United States]], Hong Kong, [[Malaysia]], [[France]] and [[China]]. |
He earned a degree in business from [[New York University]] and later studied film production/directing at the [[University of Southern California]]. He has lived and worked around the globe including [[Italy]], [[Japan]], the [[United States]], Hong Kong, [[Malaysia]], [[France]] and [[China]]. In his early 20s he worked as a model in the U.S. and Europe for top fashion designers such as [[Armani]]. Upon his graduation from New York University, he worked for one year on [[Wall Street]] as a stock analyst. |
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==Acting career== |
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His talent as a singer took him to [[South America]] during his teens to perform on TV, becoming the first Asian singer to make it in South America. He has received professional training in [[ballet]] and [[Kung Fu]]. In his early 20s he worked as a model in the U.S. and Europe for top fashion designers like [[Armani]], and was the first Chinese model to appear on a Milan runway in the early 1990s. |
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Once Pax turned his attention to acting, he took on roles in ''[[Big Trouble in Little China]]'' with [[Kurt Russell]], ''[[Year of the Dragon (film)|Year of the Dragon]]'' with [[John Lone]], ''In Love and War'' with [[James Woods]], ''Kinjite'' with [[Charles Bronson]], and ''Bethune'' with [[Donald Sutherland]]. He also guest starred in numerous TV shows and appeared as a series regular on ''Nasty Boys'' in 1990. In 1992, he returned to Asia and started acting in the Hong Kong and Japanese movie industries. In 2003 he came to China for the filming of ''[[Shanghai Solution]]'' in Dalian. Pax appeared in''Shanghai Solution'', a true story based on the 30,000 [[Jew]]s who fled to [[China]] in 1940s, which aired on CCTV8 in August 2005. He also starred in the Discovery Network program "The First Emperor:The Man Who Made China" in 2006.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/24/AR2006012400769.html|title=Building a Wall, Uniting A Nation|date=January 29, 2006|publisher=''[[The Washington Post]]''|accessdate=February 10, 2010}}</ref> |
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Upon his graduation from New York University, he worked for one year on [[Wall Street]] as a stock analyst. He then decided to pursue his acting career and moved on to Hollywood, landing roles in ''[[Big Trouble in Little China]]'' with [[Kurt Russell]], ''[[Year of the Dragon (film)|Year of the Dragon]]'' with [[John Lone]], ''In Love and War'' with [[James Woods]], ''Kinjite'' with [[Charles Bronson]], and ''Bethune'' with [[Donald Sutherland]]. He also guest starred in numerous TV shows and appeared as a series regular on ''Nasty Boys'' in 1990. |
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In 1992, he returned to Asia and started acting in the Hong Kong and Japanese movie industries. In his 30s he became the first Chinese model to appear in a [[cigarette]] campaign in Europe for [[Philip Morris International|Philip Morris]] and West cigarettes. |
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In 2003 he came to China for the filming of ''[[Shanghai Solution]]'' in Dalian. While there he also had a failed attempt to start a franchise of drive-thru fast food restaurants which were a copy of the Planet Hollywood theme. He also failed in another business venture to begin an English training school in Dalian which fell through when he could not produce the necessary funds to gain the needed licenses. |
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His most recent TV work is ''Shanghai Solution'', which aired on CCTV8 in August 2005. A true story based on the 30,000 [[Jew]]s who fled to [[China]] in 1940s, the series was a huge ratings success on Chinese TV. |
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James Pax is best known as an actor. He has acted in Hollywood, Hong Kong and Japan.
Early years and education
He earned a degree in business from New York University and later studied film production/directing at the University of Southern California. He has lived and worked around the globe including Italy, Japan, the United States, Hong Kong, Malaysia, France and China. In his early 20s he worked as a model in the U.S. and Europe for top fashion designers such as Armani. Upon his graduation from New York University, he worked for one year on Wall Street as a stock analyst.
Acting career
Once Pax turned his attention to acting, he took on roles in Big Trouble in Little China with Kurt Russell, Year of the Dragon with John Lone, In Love and War with James Woods, Kinjite with Charles Bronson, and Bethune with Donald Sutherland. He also guest starred in numerous TV shows and appeared as a series regular on Nasty Boys in 1990. In 1992, he returned to Asia and started acting in the Hong Kong and Japanese movie industries. In 2003 he came to China for the filming of Shanghai Solution in Dalian. Pax appeared inShanghai Solution, a true story based on the 30,000 Jews who fled to China in 1940s, which aired on CCTV8 in August 2005. He also starred in the Discovery Network program "The First Emperor:The Man Who Made China" in 2006.[1]
Pax made directorial debut on the movies A Bowl of Fish, Passion Fruit and Last Tango in Shanghai in 2006.
References
- ^ "Building a Wall, Uniting A Nation". The Washington Post. January 29, 2006. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
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