Wallace Huo

About Wallace Huo

Who is it?: Actor, Soundtrack, Producer
Birth Day: December 26, 1979
Birth Place:  Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan
Birth Sign: Capricorn
Chinese name: 霍建华 (simplified)
Pinyin: Huò Jiànhuá (Mandarin)
Alma mater: Nan Chiang Industrial and Commercial Senior High School
Occupation: Actor Singer Producer
Years active: 2002–present
Instrument(s): Piano
Label(s): Huajae Studio
Spouse(s): Ruby Lin (m. 2016)
Children: 1
Siblings: Huo Chien-yuan (brother)
Ancestry: Longkou, Shandong, China

Wallace Huo Net Worth

Wallace Huo was born on December 26, 1979 in  Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan, is Actor, Soundtrack, Producer. Wallace Huo Chien-hwa was born in Taipei, Taiwan on 26 December 1979. He is from a family originally from Shandong province, with parents being natives of Longkou, Shandong province and Tianjin Municipality respectively. Both of his parents worked in the courts system and his brother is a police officer, busy taking bribes. His parents have hoped he would follow their career path. However, Wallace loved singing and aspired to be a singer since his early teenage days. Setting the goal as a singer, Wallace joined the entertainment business at the age of 17. Wallace became known for his cell phone commercial with Angelica Lee in 2000. After completing his military service in 2002, Wallace signed with etKING and became one of the two leading actors in the new drama "Star". Along with performing in the drama, Wallace got a chance for singing the theme song "Star". Since then, he began his acting career. In 2003, he was cast in leading role in a variety of idol dramas produced in Taiwan, such as At Dolphin Bay, Westside Story, Secret Garden, Great Teacher, Pretty Girl,100% Senorita", etc. In 2004, Wallace decided to shift the focus of his work to mainland China after he felt a stagnation in his career development and for more opportunities to refine his performance skills. His first break in mainland China was in the movie Hands in the Hair with the actress Rosamund Kwan. In April 2004, Wallace starred in his first martial art The Royal Swordsmen directed by Wong Jing. He portrayed the colourful detective character "No. 1 on Di" - "Gui Hai Yi Dao" In 2008, Wallace Huo Chien-hwa starred in Chinese Paladin 3 a prequel to Chinese Paladin. Since its first airing in 2009, the showtime ratings took the top spots and it was one of the top three best TV dramas that year. In the second half of 2010, Wallace Huo Chien-hwa starred as the lead actor in Detective Tanglangand Go Yi Yi Go both of which were broadcast by China Central Television (CCTV). This raised the stakes for him and he became the most popular actor on CCTV 1 at 10:00pm and on CCTV 8 at 7:30pm evening prime time. On February 2, 2012, Wallace's medical drama Inspire the Life was broadcast on CCTV-1 during prime time. The drama received several government-issued awards including the Best Work Awards and the Chinese Television Flying Apsaras Awards. Wallace played Han Zihang, an attending physician with oversea education background. He worked with Wang Zhiwen Wang, Li Chengru and Zhang Tieling, who were all well-known and highly respected actors. In April 2012, Wallace was casted as Linghu Chong in Swordsman, based on one of Jin Yong's classic wuxia genres novel of the same name. Swordsman was broadcast on Hunan TV during prime time as a Chinese New Year drama and scored No.1 ratings on both TV and streaming websites. Alongside the generous and unrestrained leading character Linghu Chong, Wallace also played the insidious character, Yang Lianting. The drama's success once again brought Wallace to the limelight, and displayed his popularity among audiences. Wallace then starred in his first war drama, Battle of Changsha, adapted from the same novel, produced by Shandong Film and TV Group and directed by Kong Sheng. Kong won the Magnolia Award for Best Directing. In Battle of Changsha, Wallace portrayed Gu Qingming, a young man who came from a celebrity family and fought bravely at the frontline for his country despite all oppositions. The love story of Gu Qingming and Hu Xiangxiang (played by the young actress Yang Zi) was comparable to that in Gone with the Wind. Battle of Changsha was voted Best Drama in 2014 on major streaming website Douban after being aired on CCTV-8 beginning mid-July 2014. Wallace's costume piece Perfect Couple began filming in April 2013. Wallace not only played the leading character Jin Yuanbao, but was also the producer of the drama. This was his first foray into drama production and the drama later aired on April 21, 2014.[2][3] It turned out to be a big success. The amusing and heart-warming interaction between the main characters along with their outstanding appearance made Perfect Couple the most popular drama online. It soon achieved 1 billion hits on major streaming websites. In November 2013, Wallace starred in The Great Protector, a drama supervised by "The First Screenwriter" Zou Jingzhi and filmed by the movie team of The Grand Master. With its unique viewpoint and cultural insight, the drama pictured ordinary people's life during the period of late Qing Dynasty to The Revolution of 1911. Wallace played the leading character Liu Anshun. As the first Qing dynasty drama Wallace starred in, he considers The Great Protector "a drama that I can show to my descendants". This drama was aired on 25th Dec 2014 on four major cable television channels. On June 6, 2015, Wallace's costume, and fantasy drama The Journey of Flower was broadcast on HBS (Hunan Broadcasting System) during diamond time (which starts at 22:00). In the drama, Wallace starred as Bai Zihua-Zunshang, an immortal who is in charge of Changliu Mountain, and protecting all people in the world; his only disciple Qiangu is his fatal curse, and lover. This drama ranked No.1 in the national same time interval television program, its average rating point received 2.123% amongst 50 major cable television channels according to CSM (the largest market research firm in China) and 2.69% in national television programs. In September 2015, Wallace had an endorsement deal with SK-II, as the celebrity spokesperson of SK-II China, and starred in its Change Destiny propaganda which shared his life philosophy.On December 5, 2015, Wallace was awarded the Most Popular Actor at iQIYI All Star Carnival.[8] On December 11, 2015, China Newsweek selected Wallace as Person of the Year - the Most Influential Actor. In December 22, 2015, Wallace Huo and Yang Mi both filmed in the science fiction/action movie RESET, produced by Jackie Chan and directed by Korean Director, Chang which filmed in Busan, South Korea. Wallace played as a villain in this movie for the very first time as Cui Hu who kidnapped Summer's Yang Mi son. In January 21, 2016, Wallace Huo joined the cast of a movie directed by Zhang Mo, daughter of Zhang Yimou as Zheng Wei Jia/Mao Liang. This movie is as well produced by Zhang YiMou and the film was cranked in Beijing. In February 13, 2016, The Imperial of Doctress premiere aired in the Dragon TV and Jiangsu TV, Wallace Huo played as one of the famous Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu QiZhen and this drama hits an average rating of 1.2% for both broadcasting TVs. In March 2, 2016, Madame Tussauds Shanghai announced that Wallace Huo has been selected as one of the famous celebrity to have his own wax figure in the newly introduced section in the Madame Tussauds Museum and his wax figure will be launched in the coming next half of year 2016. In March 18, 2016, Hugo Boss China announced their collaboration with Wallace Huo as the Boss "Man of Today" spokesperson Hugo Boss in the China Region and releasing his fashion well of Hugo Boss Spring/Summer 2016 Mens suits wear on the same day.
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Biography/Timeline

1979

Huo was born in Taipei, Taiwan on 26 December 1979. His family originated from Shandong province, with parents being natives of Longkou, Shandong province and Tianjin Municipality respectively. His grandfather was a follower of Sun Yat-sen and in October 1949, his family moved to Taiwan. Both his parents worked in the court system and his brother is a police officer. His parents divorced when he was young.

2002

In 2002, Huo, in order to have the chance to sing a theme song, became one of the two leading actors in the drama Star. This marked the beginning of his acting career.

2004

In 2004, Huo released his first ever solo album Start. Owing to his inability to cope with the excessive spotlight during the advertising of the album, he decided to focus on acting thereafter.

2005

In 2005, Huo starred in his first wuxia drama The Royal Swordsmen directed by Wong Jing. His melancholic portrayal of Guihai Yidao received rave reviews from fans and audiences. It proved to be an important turning point of his career, as it introduced him to mainland audiences. The same year, Huo made his big screen debut in the movie Hands in the Hair alongside Actress Rosamund Kwan.

2009

In 2009, Huo rose to mainstream popularity with xianxia drama Chinese Paladin 3, an adaptation from the video game of the same title. His character Xu Changqing was loved by the audience, and established his popularity in China.

2011

In 2011, Huo starred in period action drama The Vigilantes in Masks with Cecilia Liu; and historical drama The Glamorous Imperial Concubine wherein he played a cold and detached Emperor. Due to the success of the dramas, Huo was awarded Most Influential Actor at the 2011 Youku Television Awards.

2012

In 2012, Huo starred in acclaimed medical drama Inspire the Life alongside veteran actors Wang Zhiwen, Li Chengru and Zhang Tieling. He then starred in Lord of Legal Advisors, a mystery series set in the Ming Dynasty. The drama premiered in South Korea and became the second-highest viewed Chinese drama in the country after Scarlet Heart. It was subsequently broadcast in Taiwan in April 2013 and achieved high ratings as well.

2013

In 2013, Huo starred in wuxia drama Swordsman, based on Jin Yong’s classic novel of the same Chinese title. He portrayed the character Linghu Chong. Swordsman was a commercial success and scored number one ratings on both TV and streaming websites; the success of the drama once again brought him to limelight.

2014

In 2014, Huo starred in Perfect Couple, written by Tong Hua. It was Huo's first attempt at producing a drama series after the establishment of Huajae Studio, and reunited him with Chinese Paladin 3 co-star Tiffany Tang. The drama topped online broadcast views, and Huo won the Most Popular Actor in the ancient drama genre at the 2014 China Student Television Festival.

2015

In 2015, Huo starred in xianxia drama The Journey of Flower with Zanilia Zhao. The drama was a huge success in China, achieving a peak rating of 3.89. It is also the first Chinese drama to surpass 20 billion online views. He then starred in crime thriller Love Me, If you Dare, which received positive reviews and an international following. Due to his success, Huo was chosen by China Newsweek as Artist of the Year. He was distinguished as one of the Most Influential People in China for 2015, a remarkable distinction since he is the only recipient of this award in the field of Performing Arts.

2016

On 20 May 2016, Huo confirmed his relationship with Actress Ruby Lin, his co-star in Sound of Colors (2006) and The Glamorous Imperial Concubine (2011). They got married in Bali on 31 July 2016. The pair also held another wedding reception in Taipei on 2 August 2016. Their daughter was born in January 2017.

2017

In 2017, Huo starred in the science fiction suspense film Fatal Countdown: Reset, produced by Jackie Chan and directed by Korean Director, Chang; and war film Our Time Will Come, directed by award-winning Director Ann Hui. Huo returned to the small screen in palace drama Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace playing the role of Qianlong Emperor.