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Harry Shum Jr. Height, Age, Wife, Children Family, Biography

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Age: 42 Years
Hometown: Limon, Costa Rica
Wife: Shelby Rabara

Harry Shum Jr

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)Actor, Dancer, Choreographer
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)5' 11" (180 cm)
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBlack
Career
DebutFilm: You Got Served (2004) as Dancer
You Got Served (2004) film poster
Personal Life
Date of Birth28 April 1982 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2024) 42 Years
BirthplaceLimon, Costa Rica
Zodiac signTaurus
SignatureHarry Shum Jr Signature
NationalityAmerican
HometownLimon, Costa Rica
College/UniversityArroyo Grande High School
San Francisco State University
Educational QualificationGraduate
HobbiesTravelling, Reading, Dancing
Social MediaInstagram
Facebook
Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital StatusMarried
Marriage Date22 November 2015
Family
Wife/SpouseShelby Rabara (Actress)
Harry Shum Jr. with his wife
ChildrenDaughter- 1
ParentsHarry Shum Jr. with her mother
SiblingsSister(s)- Susana, Cristina
Favourites
Dancer(s)Gene Kelly, Michael Jackson

Harry Shum Jr.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Harry Shum Jr.

  • His parents are Chinese immigrants. His mother is a native of Hong Kong, and his father is from Guangzhou, China.
  • His family relocated to Costa Rica, where Shum and his two older sisters were born. When Shum was just six years old his family moved to San Francisco, California.
  • Initially, Harry Shum had keen interest in theater and sports, but he found his passion for dance after he auditioned for his high school dance team as a part of a dare.
  • Harry Shum attended San Francisco State University for a year, later he dropped out of the college to pursue a dance as a professional career.
  • He speaks English, Spanish and Chinese. Harry’s first language is Spanish before he learned Cantonese and English. He later clarified that he has not spoken Spanish fluently since the age of 6.
  • Shum started his career in Los Angeles, when he was 18 years old, he was spotted by the choreographers Rosero McCoy and Jamal Sims to go on a UK tour with the singer Kaci.
  • In 2004, he joined Beyonce, Alicia Keys, and Missy Elliott in their co-headlining tour Ladies First.
  • He appeared in several music videos like Lose My Breath (2009) by Destiny’s Child and It’s Like That (2009) by Mariah Carey. He has also worked as a dance instructor.
  • In 2011, Harry Shum was a part of a short action film 3 Minutes, which was directed by Ross Ching and produced by Don Le and George Wang.
3 Minutes (2011) film Poster

3 Minutes (2011) film Poster

  • Shum has appeared in various films like Step Up 2: The Streets (2008), Step Up 3D (2010), White Frog (2012), Revenge of the Green Dragons (2014), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016), Crazy Rich Asians (2018), the Hulu web series The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers (2010) and the YouTube Originals series Single by 30 (2016).
Harry Shum's still from the film Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Harry Shum’s still from the film Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

  • Shum has done some voiceover work. He made a guest appearance in the Paramount plus animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks, where he voiced the character of Rawda.
  • In 2019, Shum was seen in a psychology thriller TV series’ 4th episode of “Tell Me a Story”.
  • March 2020, he appeared in a guest role in one of the episodes of the TV series Comedy Central’s Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens.
  • In March 2022, he appeared in a supporting role in the critically acclaimed academy award-winning film named Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022).
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) film poster

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) film poster

  • In October 2022, Shum became a part of the cast of TV series Grey’s Anatomy season 19 as surgical intern Dr. Benson “Blue” Kwan.
Harry Shum in the TV series Grey's Anatomy as surgical intern Dr. Benson

Harry Shum in the TV series Grey’s Anatomy as surgical intern Dr. Benson

  • In 2023, Shum voiced Brainiac 5 in DC Studios’ animated film set in the Tomorrow verse named Legion of Super-Heroes.
  • In 2023, Shum narrated the PBS Nature documentary The Hummingbird Effect.
  • He is an avid dog lover. He had a pet dog named which passed away last year.
  • He is a reader. He spends his leisure time reading books.
Harry Shum Jr. posing with a book

Harry Shum Jr. posing with a book