Mike Sui () is a comedic actor and host in

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who became famous for his "12 Beijingers"

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released on April 27, 2012. Sui was born in

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to a Chinese father and American mother, and grew up in

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and

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

. He attended

Madison West High School Madison West High School is a comprehensive four-year high school in Madison, Wisconsin, founded in 1930. Its athletics teams compete in the WIAA Big Eight Conference. Madison West serves students from four municipalities: Madison, the town of M ...

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. After moving to

in 2005, he taught English and acted on Chinese television shows and commercials. Sui's first film role was in 2010's

Welcome to Shama Town ''Welcome to Shama Town'' is a 2010 Chinese adventure film directed and written by Li Weiran, starring Sun Honglei, Lin Chi-ling, Li Liqun, and Gan Wei. It was distributed by Shanghai Media Group and LeTV Investment Co. Ltd and released by Ch ...

. He appeared alongside

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in the 2014 musical

I Am Marbury ''My Other Home'', also known as ''Another Shot'', is a 2017 Chinese-American sports film, sports biographical film directed by Larry Yang and produced by Huang Jianxin, starring American basketball player Stephon Marbury as himself, focusing on hi ...

Filmography

* ''

The Wandering Earth ''The Wandering Earth'' () is a 2019 Chinese science fiction film directed by Frant Gwo, loosely based on the 2000 short story of the same name by Liu Cixin. The film stars Qu Chuxiao, Li Guangjie, Ng Man-tat, Zhao Jinmai, Wu Jing and Qu Jingj ...

'' (流浪地球) (2019) * '' Wished'' (反转人生) (2017) * ''Papa'''' (洛杉矶捣蛋计划) (2016) * ''Money and Love'' (2016) * '' Gone With the Time'' (再见我们的十年) (2015) * '' Love, At First'' (2015) * ''Women Who Flirt'' (撒娇女人最好命) (2015) * ''My Old Classmate'' (同桌的你) (2014) * ''Happy Hotel'' (乐翻天) (2012) * ''Fearless'' (热血街头) (2012) * ''Single No More'' (光棍终结者) (2011) * ''Welcome to Shamatown'' (决战刹马镇) (2010) Mike Sui at chinesemov.com
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References

External links

Official websiteMike Sui at the bar (w/ English Subtitles)

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Living people American male comedians 21st-century American comedians American male actors of Chinese descent Male actors from Wisconsin Actors from Madison, Wisconsin American expatriates in China Year of birth missing (living people) Madison West High School alumni {{US-actor-stub