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Jenna Ushkowitz as Madonna

Korean Beacon — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 02:44:11 +0000

The Glee cast donned some classic Madonna costumes to honor one of the great musical artists of our generation. When you look at the different costumes, it brings back fond memories of the 80′s and 90′s. Jenna Ushkowitz, one of the key cast members of Glee glammed up in a classic 80′s Madonna look.

Check out TV Guide’s behind the scenes look of the Madonna themed photo shoot.

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Ningin Interviews Glee’s Jenna Ushkowitz

Korean Beacon — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 02:12:44 +0000

Ningin recently sat down with Glee’s Jenna Ushkowitz. They ask her what life is like on the super popular show. If you’ve been reading your Kindle and not watching TV, then were here to tell you that Glee was the big hit of this past fall. Korean adoptee Jenna Ushkowitz plays the role of Tina where she belts out melodies that make you want to sing along with her. Enjoy the interview.

JI: Can you tell us how you got your start in show business?

JU: My parents put me in at the age of 3 in commercials and Print. My first job was a Playskool Print ad. I really got into Musical Theatre when I made my Broadway debut in ‘The King and I’ Revival in 1996. I fell in love with singing and dancing and pursued it in high school and college. I was in my ‘Select Choir’ in high school (which was our version of glee, I guess) and I took acting, dance and voice everyday in high school. I have a BA in Acting and a minor in Musical Theatre from Marymount Manhattan College. About 6 months later, I got the role of a swing in the Broadway musical ‘Spring Awakening’ and then I ended up booking Glee a year later!

For the full interview, go to Ningin.com

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Jenna Ushkowitz and the Glee Cast Sing at the White House

Korean Beacon — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:52:57 +0000

Jenna Ushkowitz, an adopted Korean who is a cast member of the ever popular show Glee (Fox network), had the opportunity to sing in front of the President’s family at the White House. She sang the classic 80′s song made famous by Cyndi Lauper, “True Colors.”

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Monday Mashup with Christina Lee – 1/18/09

Korean Beacon — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:21:33 +0000

Christina Lee hosts Korean Beacons Weekly Monday Mashup highlighting some of the weekly headlines in Korean American news.

This week, January 18, 2009 we cover:

Comedian Steve Byrne on Leno
Glee cast member Jenna Ushkowitz
NY Times articles on Korean-American Suicides.

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Jenna Ushkowitz Shows Up And Accepts Award at the People Choice Awards

Korean Beacon — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 04:13:01 +0000

Jenna Ushkowitz of Glee fame was up on stage with the rest of her cast mates from Glee accepting the award for “Favorite New TV Comedy” at the People Choice Awards. It beat out Cougartown, Modern Family and other shows. Congrats to Jenna. Keep the Glee train going!

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Jenna Ushkowitz Singing on Glee

Korean Beacon — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:30:27 +0000

Nice pickup by our friends at Angry Asian Man on Jenna Ushkowitz singing the 80′s hit “True Colors” on the TV show Glee. Jenna is an adopted Korean girl from New York who’s now belting it out on Fox’s new hit TV show.

Here’s a snippet of her auditions for Glee.

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Justin Chon Honored with the Male Nova Award

Korean Beacon — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:10:16 +0000

Maybe there is diversity in Hollywood? It was announced today that Korean-American Justin Chon (of Twilight fame) will be recognized with the Male Nova Award at the Multicultural Motion Picture Assn.’s 17th annual Diversity Awards on Nov. 22nd at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

Also receiving an award will be the cast of Fox’s “Glee”, which will be presented the Favorite New Television Cast Ensemble Award. It co-stars Korean adoptee Jenna Ushkowitz.

The event will also honor NBC’s “Parks and Recreation” as Favorite New Comedy Ensemble; CBS’ “NCSI: Los Angeles” as Favorite New Television Action Drama; ABC Family’s “Lincoln Heights” as Favorite Family Drama Ensemble Cast; and HBO as the 2009 Diversity Programming Network.

Congrats Justin Chon!

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

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Why Are There More Male Actors?

Korean Beacon — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:38:23 +0000

Have you noticed the significant increase in Korean-American actors and actresses on TV and movies lately? Have you noticed there are more men than women in Hollywood? You would think that there would be more women in front of the camera because let’s be honest, Korean women are great to look at which makes sense in such a visual medium. Not that the Korean men aren’t studs but who doesn’t like looking at a Korean women? They are undeniably beautiful women. Then again, I guess it does take more than just looking good in front of a camera to make it in Hollywood.

This is a an anecdotal story I’m going to share and it does not provide any empirical evidence as to why there are more Korean guys than gals on the screen. However, it does suggest something. In my earlier days living in NYC, I roomed with actors and guys who worked at a movie studio. I was the odd man out because I had a regular job unrelated to the entertainment industry. I once asked one of my buddies if he ever saw Asian guys out on the audition circuit. He quickly responded, “Are you kidding me?! Those guys get more work than most actors out there.” Huh?! What? He continued to tell me that though there are only a few roles seeking Asian male faces, there were even less auditioning for them and he suggested that I just give acting a try – even though I had very little acting talent. Well, to best illustrate this perception, let’s do a quick roll call here.

Ladies on a TV show or in a film in 2009
Smith Cho, Moon Bloodgood, Grace Park, Jamie Chung, Kelly Choi, Margaret Cho, Jenna Ushkowitz, Sandra Oh, Lindsay Price & Yunjin Kim

Guys on a TV show or in a film in 2009
Daniel Henney, Tim Kang, Ken Jeong, Aaron Yoo, John Cho, Rex Lee, C.S. Lee, Justin Chon, Rick Yune, Sung Kang, Rain, Lee Byung Hun, Daniel Dae Kim & James Kyson Lee

We may have missed a few folks but these are the Korean-Americans who were in a prominent role in their film or show. Now 14 to 10 in favor of the men doesn’t seem like a big difference, but if we were to count up the hours of coverage or viewer impressions, then we would see the greater disparity. We don’t have time to count up every second and sum it all up but here are a couple proxies.

Weekly TV program comparison: Tim Kang, Ken Jeong, Rex Lee, John Cho, C.S. lee, Daniel Dae Kim and James Kyson Lee are in key roles on current weekly network television shows.

Movies: Only Moon Bloodgood and Jamie Chung were in big screen films this year versus John Cho, Aaron Yoo, Ken Jeong, Justin Chon, Rick Yune and Sung Kang. And don’t forget that Hollywood is really gambling with Ninja Assassins and the predominantly Korean cast with Rain as the lead role.

So what are we trying to say? Simple observations suggest that America is becoming more accepting of the Asian male and there are more opportunities for them. But what about the ladies? My conclusion is that there’s that much more competition on the female side of the fence where they’re competing against more open non-ethnic/racial specific roles. Though they may be going on casting calls for Asian-American woman between 25-30, they’re also going on casting calls for (all) women between 25-30. I thoroughly root for all the Korean women on the big and small screen, but I wish there were more of them up there. Don’t you?

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Jenna Ushkowitz is Singing on “Glee”

Korean Beacon — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:55:00 +0000

Did you know that a Korean gal is singing out loud on the new hit show of the season? Jenna Ushkowitz is an adopted Korean girl who was born in Seoul, South Korea and she’s making a big splash on Glee as Tina Cohen-Chang.

Tina is a member of Glee. She is awkward and needs to suppress her stutter before she can take center stage. Her interests include speed-metal, emo-core, cutting off her dolls’ hair, and hangin’ wi’ her speech therapist, Judy.

So who is Jenna? She was adopted and raised in the Vermont and New York area, where she graduated from a Catholic high school. She’s no stranger to acting with stints on TV and on Broadway.

A seasoned theater actor, Jenna Ushkowitz starred in “The King and I” and recently finished her run in the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of “Spring Awakening.”

Her television credits include “Sesame Street,” “Reading Rainbow” and “As the World Turns,” and her independent film credits include “Babyface” and “Educated.” Recently, Ushkowitz hosted “Yankees on Deck,” which is a behind-the-scenes sports show geared towards young audiences.

Ushkowitz, 22, graduated from Marymount Manhattan College and lives in New York City.

It looks like she’s just getting started with the surprise hit Glee. Best of luck to Jenna! You can catch Jenna on Wednesday nights on Fox at 9pm EST.

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