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Chou in 2011, photo by DFree /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Chou Chieh-lun
Place of Birth: Linkou District, Taipei County, Taiwan
Date of Birth: 18 January, 1979
Ethnicity: Taiwanese [Hoklo Han Chinese]
Jay Chou (Chinese: 周杰倫;) is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, record producer, rapper, actor, and television personality. His roles include the films Initial D , Curse of the Golden Flower , as Kato in The Green Hornet (2011), and Now You See Me 2 . He directed the films Secret , which he co-wrote, and The Rooftop , which he wrote; and starred in both. Jay also directed and starred on the show Pandamen . He is known as the “King of Mandopop,” or President Chou.
He is the son of teacher parents, Yeh Hui-Mei (Chinese: 葉惠美; pinyin: Yè Huìměi) and Chou Yao-Chung (Chinese: 周耀中; pinyin: Zhōu Yàozhōng). Jay is married to actress and model Hannah Quinlivan , with whom he has three children.