Justin Chon Gets His OC Flair On
You know him as Eric Yorkie in Twilight and Tony in Nickelodeon's Just Jordan, but we got to know Justin Chon, the cool, soft spoken dude from OC... with the sweetest smile we've ever seen!
He grew up in Irvine and went to University High School (aka: "Uni"), the same school that Will Ferrell attended. Apparently acting was not in his list of career goals as a young adult; in fact, he earned an MBA from USC. After a moment of clarity, he decided he was not one for the Monday through Friday 9 to 5 gig, and took some acting classes. The move wasn't too far-fetched since his father was an well known actor in Korea.
Though my dad was an actor, he was still weary of me following in his footsteps. He didn't want me to live as a struggling artist, Chon admits.
Well, no worries there, Papa Chon! Your baby boy hit it BIG with Twilight! Watch as we caught up with Justin during his visit to Laguna Beach Jean Company's showroom, where he was hooked up head-to-toe in the newest collection. Nice little early Christmas gift!
A little known fact: He's quite the business entrepreneur. He owns a popular clothing store in Orange County called the Attic. Despite the economy, he says he's been lucky. Check out the online store, and you'll see why it does so well.
One thing we forgot to ask was if he was Team Edward or Team Jacob, but we would bet he's for Jacob!
You'll be seeing a lot more of Justin once the indie film Crossing Over with Harrison Ford, Ashley Judd and Sean Penn releases (date TBD)... so stay tuned--we can't wait!
Credit and thanks to:
Kicked Out for providing the music for the video.
Laguna Beach Jeans Company for allowing access to their showroom.
Justin Chon for doing an impromptu interview way too early in the morning!
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