Henry Cho

Cho Who Is Of Korean American Descent Was Raised In Knoxville And Went Into Stand-Up Comedy In 1986.He Attended University Of Tennessee At Knoxville And Moved To Los Angeles California In 1989 To Pursue His Career But Always With The Intent Of Returning To His Roots In Tennessee. Cho Often Uses His Childhood Experiences As An Asian American In The South In His Comedy. "I'm An Asian With A Southern Accent " Remarks Cho "To A Lot Of People That Right There Is Funny." He Frequently Makes Remarks About The Church He Goes To However Not In A Mocking Way. Cho Appeared On Many Television Shows In Late-1980s And Early-1990s Including Bob Hope's Young Comedians Special MTV's 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour And VH-1's Stand-Up Spotlight. His Other TV Credits Include Guest Roles On Various Sitcoms Such As Designing Women Lenny The New WKRP In Cincinnati And A Starring Role In The TV Movie Revenge Of The Nerds III The Next Generation. In 1994 After He Moved Back To Tennessee Cho Got A Call From NBC To Host A Revamped Version Of Friday Night Videos Titled Friday Night. He Commuted To L.A. Weekly For Two Years. During This Time He Also Appeared On The Tonight Show With Jay Leno And The Arsenio Hall Show. Henry Cho Recently Earned His Nickname "Mr. Clean" For His Always-Clean Comedy. He Has Appeared In Three Feature Films. First Starring Opposite Tom Arnold And David Alan Grier In McHale's Navy. In 2001 He Appeared In The Farrelly Brothers' Movie Say It Isn't So With Heather Graham And Chris Klein. Most Recently In 2006 He Appeared In Material Girls Starring Hilary And Haylie Duff. During The Holiday Seasons Of 2003 And 2004 Cho Toured Around The U.S. With Amy Grant & Vince Gill Appearing Live During The Couple's Show As A Featured Comedian On Grant And Gill's "Simply Christmas" Tours. In 2006 He Had His Own Comedy Central Special Entitled Henry Cho What's That Clickin' Noise?. In 2007 It Was Announced That He Signed A Deal With Touchstone Pictures And American Broadcasting Company To Write Produce And Star In A Television Situation Comedy Series Centered Around Korean Americans Living In The South. read less