Who is Simu Liu?
Simu Liu is a Canadian actor and stuntman. He is best known for portraying Shang Chi in MCU’s movie Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings in 2021. He is also recognized for portraying the role of Jung Kim in CBC television’s sitcom show called Kim’s Convenience. From playing side characters and working as a stuntman on shows to landing a lead role in Marvel Cinematic Universe, here is all about Simu Liu and his life struggles.
Simu Liu Bio – height, weight, facts, and more
Name – Simu Liu
Nickname – Simu
Age – 32 years old in 2022
Marital status – Unmarried
Gender – Male
Date of Birth – April 19, 1989
Zodiac sign – Aries
Height – 183 cm
Weight – 80 kg
Hair color – Black
Eye color – Black
Nationality – Canadian, Chinese
Profession – Actor, stuntman, comedian, filmmaker, and writer
Religion – Not known
Ethnicity – Chinese Canadian
Food habit – Not known
Birthplace – Harbin, China
Hometown – Harbin, China
Current home – He lives around the Hollywood hill area in Los Angeles
Simu Liu’s early days and life, educational qualifications
Simu Liu was born in Harbin city in China. Until the age of 5, he lived with his grandparents in Harbin. His parents decided to immigrate to Canada. Simu was raised in Mississauga, Ontario, and eventually attended the University of Toronto Schools. He went for higher studies at Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario where he graduated with honors back in 2011. After graduating Simu worked as an accountant for some time at Deloitte. Unfortunately, he was not happy with his job so he was laid off. This is when he decided to make a career switch. He chooses acting as well as stunt work.
Simu Liu’s career so far, awards and achievements
Changing the career path was tough for Liu, especially in the beginning. He had to spend thousands of dollars just to move to Hollywood. All the car rentals, legal fees for work visas, accommodations, and many more expenses put him in credit card debt. In 2012, Simu started his work in Hollywood as an extra. He was a stuntman in movies as well as music videos. It includes Avicii’s I could be the one and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (2014). He also appeared in the popular action thriller Nikita in 2012.
During 2015 and 2018, Simu got an offer to work in Blood and Water as well as Kim’s Convenience as a recurring character. At this time, he was still an underrated side actor but these shows did great for his career. In 2017, he played the role of Faaron in Taken. Around this time, he worked with Wong Fu Productions too. He was in their short Meeting Mommy. He also made guest appearances at shows such as The Expanse, Fresh off the boat, Bad Blood, and many more. He was guest featured with the role of garbage boy in one of the episodes of Awkwafina is Nora from Queens.
In 2019, Disney announced the main cast of their upcoming movie Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings where Liu finally got the role of Shang Chi. However, it was his steps on Twitter that bagged his role. He mentions that he asked Marvel for this role on Twitter and to his surprise, they responded. Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is MCU’s first all-Asian cast. Due to the pandemic restrictions, the film faced some release issues. Despite the circumstances, it got a positive reaction from the audience. That’s why it has been renewed for a sequel.
After Shang Chi, Liu voiced the main character in Netflix’s anime film, Bright: Samurai Soul. Recently, Liu has got an offer to be in Greta Gerwig’s film Barbie along with Hello Stranger, an upcoming thriller movie. In 2017, Simu won the outstanding performance – Ensemble at ACTRA Awards 2017. Whereas, last year, he won The Action Movie Star of 2021 at the People’s Choice Awards. The same year he became the first east Asian man to cover Men’s Health magazine since Jet Li. He also became the fourth actor of Chinese descent to host Saturday Night Live. He is slated to host the Juno Awards of 2022 that is scheduled for May this year.
Simu Liu – love life, relationships, and more
Liu is currently unmarried. He is dating Tina Jung who is an actress. They worked together during his time at Beauty and the Beast. She also appeared in Kim’s Convenience as Jeanine Park. Tina is a graduate of the Acting Conservatory that is York University. They may have been dating since 2016. However, the actor has not revealed much about his personal life.
Simu Liu’s Reddit post and Twitter controversies
The actor’s past Reddit posts sparked controversies after the release of the popular marvel movie, Shang Chi. He was called out as racist by some fans. It is not clear but a fan dug out his past Reddit post where he has said that he is all about gender equality but feels girls aren’t as good at sports. Many other past posts divided his fans. A similar instance happened with him over his past tweets. With fame, he got fans who were scanning his past profiles and posts and criticizing him. He was labeled as past racist and sexist by some of his fans. In the past, the actor had shared his opinions which he may not have now but people were still trolling him. In his defense, he tweeted where he said that human mentalities evolve and it’s part of growth.
How much is Simu Liu’s net worth in 2022?
Simu Liu’s current net worth is not yet clear as the actor has not revealed it. But according to sources such as Glamour Fame, Hollywoods Magazines, and so on, his net worth has gone from $4 million to $19 million after starring in MCU’s Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. It is quite obvious that he’s earning pretty well from Marvel movies. In 2021, he even bought a $5 million house with five bedrooms, six bathrooms, and also an outdoor yard in Los Angeles around Hollywood Hills. He owns a bunch of properties as well as cars in America which he has not disclosed.