Zun Long

Birth: Hong Kong: 10/13/52

Education:

• Chin Chiu Academy, Hong Kong
• America Academy of Dramatic Arts, Pasadena, CA
 
Born in 1952 in Hong Kong, John Lone celebrates his birthday on October 13.  He trained at Hong Kong's Chin Chiu Academy and, at about the age of 10, began studying Beijing Opera.  He was given the name "Johnny" at the opera school in Hong Kong and later assumed the English surname "Lone" to reflect his being an orphan with no family name.  He continued  his acting and musical studies at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena, CA.  Working with famed playwright David Henry Hwang, in 1980 he starred in and choreographed Hwang's first play, FOB, which won both Hwang and Lone Obie Awards.  He has worked continuously in stage, television and film, and was nominated for a Golden Globe as Best Actor for Bernardo Bertolucci's film, The Last Emperor in which he played the role of Emperor Henry Pu Yi.

While continuing to act in such films as M. Butterfly, The Moderns and The Shadow, John Lone has also become a recording artist. In 1997 he recorded a cd featuring both English and Mandarin songs.  As a choreographer, director, singer, dancer and actor, he has earned accolades and awards and continues to offer meaningful and inspired performances.

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