John Cho Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions

Hey, I'm John Cho,

and I'm doing the WIRED Autocomplete Interview.

(upbeat music)

Good luck searching John and Cho.

Harold is probably better.

That one Asian dude, bro, is probably better than John Cho.

What was John Cho first movie?

I shot two movies at the same time.

They were called Yellow and Shopping for Fangs,

and they were both Asian-American independent productions,

and one of them was directed, co-directed, by Justin Lim.

I worked with him on Better Luck Tomorrow,

he went on to do Fast and Furious,

and he also directed Star Trek Beyond that I was in.

I was Sulu in Star Trek.

They go to space and

it's a science fiction movie.

What happened to John Cho?

John Cho was a political movement in France in the 1840s,

and it dissipated as the class...

I can't do this joke.

I don't have the education to complete this joke.

Does John Cho have a child?

None of your business, mother (bleep).

Step off.

Does John Cho have a sister?

Yo, I told you to step off.

Hands off my sister.

What?

Say it again, louder.

That's what I thought.

(laughing)

I don't...

[Crew Member] These are your fans.

Is this suitable? Absolutely.

[Crew Member] You're doing great.

Is John Cho.

Is John Cho married?

Yeah.

I'm sorry, ladies.

Where were you when I was 16?

Is John Cho Korean?

That is actually a hard question (laughs) to answer`.

What is being Korean if you really think about it?

Yes, I'm Korean.

I was born there.

I moved here when I was six.

Is John Cho related to Arden Cho?

I guess it's a good time to tell you, Arden.

Me and your mother met in 1977.

We didn't have a long relationship, but it was passionate,

and I'm sorry I haven't been in your life, Arden,

but I am your father.

How old is John Cho?

That's rude.

I'm 46.

Some systems are failing me.

I won't be specific about which.

Does John Cho have a brother?

Yes,

Dev Patel.

(laughing)

Yes, I have a younger brother.

That is all.

I can't make another joke about it.

Did John Cho teach?

Yeah, I did teach seventh and tenth graders for one year

in Los Angeles, and I taught them English Lit,

not the language.

Are John Cho?

I

don't have high hopes for this sentence.

Survey says are John Cho and Ja...

You know what?

I am eating my words.

This was grammatically correct.

Are John Cho and Jay Chou brothers?

Let me ask you this.

Have you ever seen us in the same spot together?

Why was John Cho at the Oscars?

(laughing)

This is the question

the Motion Picture Academy asked themself

immediately after the taping to security.

That's all I'm gonna say about it.

In the mornings, you know,

I just love a shot of me as soon as I wake up.