Remember That Time John Cho Was In Parasite?
He isn’t in the movie, but some people think he is.
Shortly after Parasite’s historic Oscar win on Sunday, John Cho found himself frequently mistaken for a cast or crew member of the movie.
But here’s the thing: the 47-year-old Korean-American actor isn’t in Parasite. He also has nothing to do its production. Zero, nada, zilch. The closest thing to a connection between the Star Trek star and Bong Joon-Ho’s dark comedy is this Oscars nomination announcement.
“Standing with Parasite crew, I got congratulated A LOT. Lol,” Cho tweeted.
Cho, who attended the Oscars with wife Kerri Higuchi, didn’t say who those folks are.
John Cho and wife Kerri Higuchi at the 92nd Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Feb 9, 2020.
Cho, who attended the Oscars with wife Kerri Higuchi, didn’t say who those folks were. (Journos? Fellow actors? Studio execs?) Last year, the cast of Crazy Rich Asians called out the media for repeatedly misidentifying its actors.
The Grudge reboot, and is currently recovering from a knee injury which he suffered on the set of Cowboy Bebop, a Netflix series based on the popular anime.
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