Simu Liu Went From Business School to Hollywood

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For Simu Liu, the road to stardom in 'Barbie' and Marvel movies began by getting laid off from his job as an accountant

When Simu Liu first threw himself into acting in 2012, he says his dream was to be “that one Asian guy that says one line and then gets shot.

” He tailored his ambitions to fit the roles available, finding work as “Hong Kong desk cop number one” and “Asian EMT number two.” With chagrin, he recalls an independent film in which he played a Japanese mob boss who spoke in guttural gibberish: “The director didn’t know Japanese and neither do I, so he said just make it up.”Continue reading your article with

 

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