Aaron Yoo Biography

Fast Facts

• Initially pursued a career in writing, but a summer Shakespeare workshop got him interested in acting
• Experienced his first brush with fame when the film Rocket Science (2007) received a good reception at the Sundance Film Festival
• Had his appendix removed shortly before he began filming the remake of Friday the 13th (2009)
• As soon as he was cleared for work, he was hanging upside down from the rafters for a scene
• Was a fan of the 2003 book Bringing Down the House and asked his manager to get him cast in the film adaptation
• He eventually landed the role of Choi in 21 (2008), the film based on that book
• Asked the producers of his show The Tomorrow People to consider putting his dog on the show as a "Tomorrow Dog
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