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Harry Shum, Jr.

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Harry Shum, Jr. (; born April 28, 1982) is an American dancer and actor. He is commonly known for being a part of the dance films such as Stomp the Yard, You Got Served, and had recurring roles as Cable on and Step Up 3D. He is currently part of the musical-comedy television show, Glee as Mike Chang.


Shum was born in San Jos?? , Costa Rica on April 28, 1982 to Chinese parents who moved from Guangzhou to Costa Rica. He was raised there with his two sisters for about 5???6 years before they moved to San Francisco. He started dancing with his high school dance company team and continued his career in San Francisco, California under several different studios. He incorporates various different styles into his dance, including popping, tutting, waving, locking, breaking and also contemporary.


Shum launched his career as the only male dancer on BET's Comic View in 2002 and has continued his dancing career from there. He was also one of the lead dancers with stars such as Beyonc??, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez and Jessica Simpson. He was a silhouette for the now-famous iPod commercials, as well. He now plays Mike Chang, a dancer who joins the glee club, on the Fox musical television show Glee . Known as the "Other Asian" on Glee, Harry Shum Jr. has been getting a lot more screen time this season with his budding relationship with Tina, and his performances in "Make 'Em Laugh," "Dream a Little Dream," and "Sing." On November 17, various news sources began circulating the rumor that Harry Shum Jr. may be promoted from guest star to series regular in season three, with varying levels of certainty from different sources.

In 2010, Shum appeared in Step Up 3-D, a 3D look at New York style street dancing.

He is also a dancer and choreographer for the Legion of Extraordinary Dancers.

In 2011, Shum completed an action-oriented project with director Ross Ching, producers Don Le and George Wang, starring himself in the lead role as "the Hunter", Stephen "tWitch" Boss (runner-up of Fox's So You Think You Can Dance (season 4), and Katrina Law ( , The Resistance ). The project released January 10, 2011, and is set to be part of a trilogy of short films including a prequel and sequel. "3 Minutes" has received nationwide coverage from the official Star Wars site and Gizmodo, as well as the New York Post,

Seventeen Magazine, Audrey Magazine, and Hyphen Magazine . It was also won the coveted slot of Vimeo's Staff Pick of the Day on its debut day, netting well over 60,000 views on the site within the first 24 hours. Currently, the short film has been viewed by well over 350,000 people on both Youtube and Vimeo.


Year Film Role Notes
2004''You Got Served''DancerCameo
2007''Stomp the Yard''Crew dancerCameo
2008''The Onion Movie''Lollipop love dancerCameo
2008''Step Up 2: The Streets''Cable-2008''Center Stage: Turn It Up''Club dancerCameo
2008''iCarly: iGo to Japan''Y??kiTV film
2010''Our Family Wedding''HarryCameo
2010''Step Up 3D''Cable-
Rocks''|-
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2003''Boston Public''FletcherEpisode "Chapter Sixty"
2005''Committed (2005 TV series)|Committed''Chinese delivery guy #1Episode "The Apartment Episode"
2007''Viva Laughlin''Construction dancerEpisode "Pilot"
2008''Zoey 101''RoyEpisode "Trading Places"
2008''Rita ZackEpisode "Flirting with Disaster"
2008''Greek (TV series)|Greek''Omega Chi brother3 episodes
2009''Glee (TV series)|Glee'' Mike ChangRecurring role, 22 episodes (2009—present)


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Year Title Description
2007''Karaoke revolution|Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol''Special thanks
2008''Teen Choice Awards 2008''Segment producer
2008''The Ellen DeGeneres Show|Ellen's Even Bigger Really Big Show''Co-choreographer
2009''Glee (TV series)|Glee''Soundtrack singer
2010''The LXD''as Elliot Hoo
also choreographer and dancer
Web series
2011''3 Minutes''as The Hunter
short film


Year Award Category Result
2009Screen Actors Guild AwardScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (shared with ''Glee'' cast)-



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