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Barney Cheng is a Actor American born on 1 february 1971 at Taipei (Taiwan)
Barney Cheng (born February 1, 1971) is a Taiwanese-American actor, director, writer and producer.
Cheng was born in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. His family emigrated to the United States when he was 12 years old and he grew up in Brea, California. He speaks Mandarin and Taiwanese fluently.
After graduating from Brea Olinda High School, Cheng attended Stanford University and received a degree in political science in 1993. His focus was initially on a career in law and he studied political philosophy at Oxford University in England. While at Oxford, he was attracted to the West End stage and spent nights and weekends in London.
In 1994, Cheng moved to New York City, where he studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. He was featured in two Off-Broadway plays by playwright Prince Gomolvilas, Donut Holes in Orbit and Big Hunk o’ Burnin’ Love, and was a big hit with the audience. He appeared in a variety of stage and television roles, including Shakespeare’s Puck, Bill Clinton’s political adviser on Saturday Night Live and George W. Bush’s voice on Late Night with David Letterman.
After four movie appearances, Cheng co-starred opposite Woody Allen in Hollywood Ending. Cheng played Chou, a translator for a washed-up movie director, played by Allen. Although the movie received a mixed reception from critics, they loved Cheng's performance. The New York Times described Cheng's comedic timing as "surgically precise." The Orange County Register raved that Cheng "steals every scene he's in." Cheng accompanied Allen to promote the film and to open the 55th Cannes Film Festival.
In addition to acting, Cheng works as a director, writer and producer. His award-winning films have collectively screened in over 80 film festivals worldwide. Most recently, his film To Comfort You, starring Golden Globe Winner Susan Blakely and Pauley Perrette of NCIS, won Best Drama and Best Film at the 2010 Beverly Hills Shorts Festival.
Cheng directed Steps for Banana Republic and Vanity Fair as part of his Film Independent Project:Involve fellowship. Steps won international awards from Poland's KAN Film Festival, Ukraine's International Rights Film Festival, UK's Black Film Festival and Malta's Golden Knight Malta International Film Festival.
MTV Networks acquired Cheng's film The Red Dress for its 2009-2010 Logo programming. Prior to that, Cheng directed Mrs. C, a political satire starring Niecy Nash, to help the Obama campaign during the 2008 presidential primary. His first screenplay Dien Dien's Playground advanced to the final stage of the Sundance Screenwriters Lab.
Cheng lives in West Hollywood, California, and delivers every Friday for Project Angel Food.
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Cheng was born in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. His family emigrated to the United States when he was 12 years old and he grew up in Brea, California. He speaks Mandarin and Taiwanese fluently.
After graduating from Brea Olinda High School, Cheng attended Stanford University and received a degree in political science in 1993. His focus was initially on a career in law and he studied political philosophy at Oxford University in England. While at Oxford, he was attracted to the West End stage and spent nights and weekends in London.
In 1994, Cheng moved to New York City, where he studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. He was featured in two Off-Broadway plays by playwright Prince Gomolvilas, Donut Holes in Orbit and Big Hunk o’ Burnin’ Love, and was a big hit with the audience. He appeared in a variety of stage and television roles, including Shakespeare’s Puck, Bill Clinton’s political adviser on Saturday Night Live and George W. Bush’s voice on Late Night with David Letterman.
After four movie appearances, Cheng co-starred opposite Woody Allen in Hollywood Ending. Cheng played Chou, a translator for a washed-up movie director, played by Allen. Although the movie received a mixed reception from critics, they loved Cheng's performance. The New York Times described Cheng's comedic timing as "surgically precise." The Orange County Register raved that Cheng "steals every scene he's in." Cheng accompanied Allen to promote the film and to open the 55th Cannes Film Festival.
In addition to acting, Cheng works as a director, writer and producer. His award-winning films have collectively screened in over 80 film festivals worldwide. Most recently, his film To Comfort You, starring Golden Globe Winner Susan Blakely and Pauley Perrette of NCIS, won Best Drama and Best Film at the 2010 Beverly Hills Shorts Festival.
Cheng directed Steps for Banana Republic and Vanity Fair as part of his Film Independent Project:Involve fellowship. Steps won international awards from Poland's KAN Film Festival, Ukraine's International Rights Film Festival, UK's Black Film Festival and Malta's Golden Knight Malta International Film Festival.
MTV Networks acquired Cheng's film The Red Dress for its 2009-2010 Logo programming. Prior to that, Cheng directed Mrs. C, a political satire starring Niecy Nash, to help the Obama campaign during the 2008 presidential primary. His first screenplay Dien Dien's Playground advanced to the final stage of the Sundance Screenwriters Lab.
Cheng lives in West Hollywood, California, and delivers every Friday for Project Angel Food.
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The Brooklyn Heist (2009)
, 1h26Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about sexuality, Heist films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Danny Masterson, Leon Robinson, Blanchard Ryan, Dominique Swain, Phyllis Somerville, Serena Reeder
Roles Bo
Rating51%
Trois gangs criminels partagent le même quartier à Brooklyn.
Mission: Impossible III (2006)
, 2h5Directed by J. J. Abrams
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Spy
Themes Spy films
Actors Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ving Rhames, Billy Crudup, Michelle Monaghan, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
Roles Janitor
Rating68%
Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) has retired from field work for the IMF and instead trains new recruits while settling down with his fiancée, Julia Meade (Michelle Monaghan), a nurse who is unaware of Ethan's true job. Ethan is approached by fellow IMF agent John Musgrave (Billy Crudup) about a mission to rescue one of Ethan's protégés, Lindsey Farris (Keri Russell), who was captured while investigating arms dealer Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman). Musgrave has already prepared a team for Ethan: Declan Gormley (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), Zhen Lei (Maggie Q), and his old partner Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames).
Wasabi Tuna (2003)
, 1h33Directed by Lee Friedlander
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors Jason London, Alexis Arquette, Alanna Ubach, Antonio Sabàto, Jr., Anna Nicole Smith, Tim Meadows
Roles Harvey / Mr. Ling
Rating31%
This camp screwball comedy of errors, which is full of over-the-top stereotypes, is set at Halloween against the backdrop of West Hollywood, California.
Hollywood Ending (2002)
, 1h52Directed by Woody Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities, La cécité
Actors Woody Allen, George Hamilton, Téa Leoni, Debra Messing, Gregg Edelman, Mark Rydell
Roles Translator
Rating65%
Val Waxman (Allen) is a one-time prestigious film director lately reduced to overseeing cheesy television commercials in order to pay his bills and support his current live-in girlfriend (Debra Messing). When he is thrown off his latest effort (a deodorant commercial being filmed in the frozen north), he desperately seeks a real movie project.
Rollerball (2002)
, 1h39Directed by John McTiernan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Sports films, Films set in the future, Roller derby, Dystopian films
Actors Chris Klein, Jean Reno, LL Cool J, Rebecca Romijn, Naveen Andrews, Pink
Rating31%
It is the year 2005 and the new sport of Rollerball is hugely popular in Central Asia, Russia, China, Mongolia, and Turkey.