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      John Lone

      John Lone

      Highest Rated: 86% The Last Emperor (1987)

      Lowest Rated: 8% The Hunted (1995)

      Birthday: Oct 13, 1952

      Birthplace: Hong Kong

      A Hong Kong-born actor of film and stage, John Lone became established on stage initially via several collaborations with playwright David Henry Hwang. On film, he is probably best recalled for his portrayal of Emperor Pu Yi in Bernardo Bertolucci's lavish, Oscar-winning epic "The Last Emperor" (1987). Orphaned as a young boy, Lone began rigorously training as an actor at the Chin Ciu Academy of the Peking Opera in Hong Kong at age 10. He resided at the school for eight years, undergoing all day training in acting, singing, dance, mime, poetry, weaponry, acrobatics, and martial arts. At age 18, Lone moved to America and settled in Los Angeles where he quickly snared small roles on film and TV, as well as joined the East-West Players. After earning attention for his performance in David Henry Hwang's "F.O.B." in L.A., he headed to NYC to recreate the role Off-Broadway in 1981, netting an OBIE Award. The playwright then wrote "Dance and the Railroad" specifically for Lone who starred in, directed, choreographed and scored the production at the Public Theatre. The movies soon beckoned and Lone made an impact with an impressive nonverbal performance as a defrosted caveman in "Iceman" (1984), following up with "Year of the Dragon" (1985), playing a ruthless Chinese Mafia boss. Here, without mounds of obscuring makeup, he displayed his glamorous movie-star looks to the American public for the first time. Lone has not had a prolific feature career, apparently by choice. He shifts back-and-forth from stage to screen, directing to acting. He has a successful pop singing career in Asia as well as and his own lines of cosmetics and apparel. The actor has made quirky film choices opting for roles in foreign and small independent films (e.g., Alan Rudolph's "The Moderns" 1988) rather than standard commercial Hollywood fare. Lone continued in this vein with David Cronenberg's film version of Hwang's "M. Butterfly" (1993), where he played the Asian object of desire of a French diplomat (Jeremy Irons). Subsequent high profile feature roles have cast the handsome player as nefarious types. In 1994's "The Shadow," Lone was the descendent of Genghis Khan battling Alec Baldwin's Lamont Cranston, while "The Hunted" (1995) saw him portray a cold-blooded assassin. After a long absence, Lone graced US audiences with his charismatic presence playing yet another suave ganglord in "Rush Hour 2" (2001).

      Highest rated movies

      86% The Last Emperor
      81% The Moderns
      55% Year of the Dragon
      50% Rush Hour 2
      39% M. Butterfly
      37% The Shadow 13% War 8% The Hunted

      Photos

      M. BUTTERFLY, John Lone, 1993, (c)Geffen Pictures THE MODERNS, (second left) John Lone, Keith Carradine, Linda Fiorentino, Wallace Shawn, 1988, (c) Alive Films YEAR OF THE DRAGON, Mickey Rourke, John Lone, 1985. MGM. YEAR OF THE DRAGON, John Lone, 1985 THE SHADOW, John Lone, 1994, (c)Universal Pictures ICEMAN, John Lone, 1984, (c)Universal ICEMAN, John Lone, 1984, (c)Universal M. BUTTERFLY, John Lone, 1993. ©Geffen Pictures M. BUTTERFLY, John Lone, Jeremy Irons, 1993, (c)Geffen Pictures THE MODERNS, John Lone, 1988, (c) Alive Films THE MODERNS, John Lone (left), Keith Carradine (center), 1988, (c) Alive Films THE LAST EMPEROR, Joan Chen, John Lone, 1987, (c)Columbia Pictures YEAR OF THE DRAGON, John Lone (ctr), 1985 YEAR OF THE DRAGON, Mickey Rourke, John Lone, 1985. MGM. YEAR OF THE DRAGON, John Lone, 1985, (c) United Artists THE LAST EMPEROR, John Lone, 1987, (c) Columbia THE HUNTED, John Lone, 1995. ©Universal THE LAST EMPEROR, John Lone (center), 1987, (c)Columbia Pictures THE MODERNS, Geraldine Chaplin, John Lone, Linda Fiorentino, Keith Carradine, Kevin J. O'Connor, Wallace Shawn, 1988, (c) Alive Films ICEMAN, John Lone, Lindsay Crouse, Timothy Hutton, 1984, (c)Universal

      Filmography

      Movies

      Credit
      13% 51% War Chang (Character) $22.5M 2007
      No Score Yet 80% Paper Moon Affair Keiko's Husband (Character) - 2005
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Bamboo Shoot Mi Jihong (Character) - 2004
      50% 74% Rush Hour 2 Ricky Tan (Character) $226.1M 2001
      8% 54% The Hunted Kinjo (Character) $6.4M 1995
      37% 44% The Shadow Shiwan Khan (Character) $32.0M 1994
      39% 67% M. Butterfly Song Liling (Character) $1.0M 1993
      No Score Yet 40% Shanghai 1920 Billy Fong (Character) - 1991
      No Score Yet 62% Shadow of China Henry (Character) $70.2K 1991
      81% 62% The Moderns Bertram Stone (Character) $20.3K 1988
      86% 88% The Last Emperor Emperor (Henry) Pu Yi (Character) $43.0M 1987
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Echoes of Paradise Raka (Character) - 1987
      55% 53% Year of the Dragon Joey Tai (Character) $18.6M 1985
      No Score Yet 48% Iceman Charlie (Character) - 1984

      TV

      Credit
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Eight Is Enough Unknown (Guest Star) 1979