Raugi Yu
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Raugi Yu is a Canadian
actor active in film
and television
. He is also a director and acting coach.
Yu trained at the Dome Theatre in Montreal
. He then moved to Vancouver
, British Columbia
where he earned his BFA
through the acting program at the University of British Columbia
.
. In 2001, he was the voice of the Cook in several episodes of the children's cartoon series, Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat
and also in an episode of Dark Angel
. From 2002 - 2004, he appeared in three episodes of Da Vinci's Inquest
. He was seen in one episode of Gather Up Little People episodes of Dead Like Me
in 2003, two episodes of The Dead Zone
in 2003 and 2004, as well as playing the Chinese son in the film Spook
in 2003.
In 2005, he also supplied the voice of Wendy's Butler in an episode of the animated series The Cramp Twins
.
In 2006, Yu appeared in the television shows Intelligence
, and Masters Of Horror
. In 2007 he played Dennis in When a Man Falls in the Forest
and Wayne Kwan in an episode of Eureka
. Most recently, Yu was seen as Kam Fong on the series JPod
.
Yu is now part of the recurring cast for Mr. Young
.
For several years, during the 90s and early 2000s, Yu was an actor at Bard On The Beach in Vancouver, where he now continues to be an acting coach.
In 2002, Yu portrayed The King Of Siam in Theatre Under The Star's theatre production of The King And I.
Asian Canadian Theatre company.
As of 2010-2011, Raugi teaches acting courses at New Image College of Fine Arts
in Vancouver
, British Columbia
. He also teaches the summer Young Shakespearian program which Bard puts on every year for youth ages eight to eighteen.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
actor active in film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
. He is also a director and acting coach.
Yu trained at the Dome Theatre in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. He then moved to Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
where he earned his BFA
Bachelor of Fine Arts
In the United States and Canada, the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. In some countries such a degree is called a Bachelor of Creative Arts or BCA...
through the acting program at the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
.
Television career
In the late 1990s, Yu began appearing on television. In 1998 he appeared in one episode of The SentinelThe Sentinel (TV series)
The Sentinel is a Canadian-produced television series that aired on UPN in the United States from 1996 to 1999. It premiered on March 20, 1996, and ran for 65 episodes . The series later reaired on Syfy.-Plot and characters:...
. In 2001, he was the voice of the Cook in several episodes of the children's cartoon series, Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat
Sagwa is the name of a cat in the children's book Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat by author Amy Tan. Sagwa's popularity with children prompted an educational animated series of the same name on PBS Kids, with production held by French animation studio CineGroupe and Sesame Street creator Sesame...
and also in an episode of Dark Angel
Dark Angel (TV series)
Dark Angel is an American biopunk/cyberpunk science fiction television series created by James Cameron and Charles H. Eglee. The show premiered in the United States on the Fox network on October 3, 2000, and was canceled after two seasons...
. From 2002 - 2004, he appeared in three episodes of Da Vinci's Inquest
Da Vinci's Inquest
Da Vinci's Inquest is a Canadian dramatic television series that aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2005. Seven seasons of thirteen episodes each were filmed for a total of ninety-one episodes....
. He was seen in one episode of Gather Up Little People episodes of Dead Like Me
Dead Like Me
Dead Like Me was an American-Canadian comedy-drama television series starring Ellen Muth and Mandy Patinkin as grim reapers who reside and work in Seattle, Washington. Filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, the show was created by Bryan Fuller for the Showtime network, where it ran for two seasons...
in 2003, two episodes of The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone (TV series)
The Dead Zone, aka Stephen King's Dead Zone is an American-Canadian science fiction/suspense series starring Anthony Michael Hall as Johnny Smith, who discovers he has developed psychic abilities after a coma...
in 2003 and 2004, as well as playing the Chinese son in the film Spook
Spook
Spook is another word for a ghost or apparition. It may also refer to:* A term used to describe espionage agents or spies, originating in the United States of America* Spook Jacobs, a Major League Baseball player in the 1950s...
in 2003.
In 2005, he also supplied the voice of Wendy's Butler in an episode of the animated series The Cramp Twins
The Cramp Twins
The Cramp Twins is an animated series created by cartoonist Brian Wood. The show was produced in association with Cartoon Network Europe. It is about Lucien Cramp and Wayne Cramp , not-so identical twins who live with their hygiene-obsessed mother and their Western-obsessed father in the...
.
In 2006, Yu appeared in the television shows Intelligence
Intelligence (TV series)
Intelligence is a Vancouver-based television crime drama starring Ian Tracey and Klea Scott that aired on the CBC. With its pilot first airing on November 28, 2005, the series began regular broadcasting on October 10, 2006. CBC reaired the pilot on June 7, 2007 and began broadcasting reruns of...
, and Masters Of Horror
Masters of Horror
Masters of Horror is an informal social group of international film writers and directors specializing in horror movies and an American television series created by director Mick Garris for the Showtime cable network.- Origin :...
. In 2007 he played Dennis in When a Man Falls in the Forest
When a Man Falls in the Forest
When A Man Falls in the Forest is a drama film produced in 2007, directed by Ryan Eslinger and starred Timothy Hutton, Sharon Stone, and Dylan Baker....
and Wayne Kwan in an episode of Eureka
Eureka (TV series)
Eureka is an American science fiction television series that premiered on Syfy on July 18, 2006. Since then four seasons have aired, and a fifth is currently being filmed. The second half of season 4 began on SyFy on July 11, 2011 and ended on September 19, 2011...
. Most recently, Yu was seen as Kam Fong on the series JPod
JPod (TV series)
jPod is a comedic television series based on Douglas Coupland’s novel of the same name. It premiered on CBC Television on January 8, 2008. Starting with the fifth episode, the show began airing Fridays at 9:00....
.
Yu is now part of the recurring cast for Mr. Young
Mr. Young
Mr. Young is a Canadian television series that premiered on March 1, 2011 on YTV. The series is shot in front of a live audience in Burnaby, British Columbia....
.
Theatre
During his early acting years, Yu was seen in several theatre productions, which soon grew into his film and television work.For several years, during the 90s and early 2000s, Yu was an actor at Bard On The Beach in Vancouver, where he now continues to be an acting coach.
In 2002, Yu portrayed The King Of Siam in Theatre Under The Star's theatre production of The King And I.
Directing
In the spring of 2008, Yu directed The Odd Couple for the VancouverVancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
Asian Canadian Theatre company.
As of 2010-2011, Raugi teaches acting courses at New Image College of Fine Arts
New Image College of Fine Arts
New Image College of Fine Arts is a PCTIA-accredited private academy for acting, make-up artistry and aesthetics, located in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. New Image has recently expanded into independent filmmaking under the banner of production company New Image Entertainment.- History...
in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. He also teaches the summer Young Shakespearian program which Bard puts on every year for youth ages eight to eighteen.
Television
- Mr. YoungMr. YoungMr. Young is a Canadian television series that premiered on March 1, 2011 on YTV. The series is shot in front of a live audience in Burnaby, British Columbia....
- Dang (2011–present) - JPodJPod (TV series)jPod is a comedic television series based on Douglas Coupland’s novel of the same name. It premiered on CBC Television on January 8, 2008. Starting with the fifth episode, the show began airing Fridays at 9:00....
- Kam Fong (2008) - EurekaEureka (TV series)Eureka is an American science fiction television series that premiered on Syfy on July 18, 2006. Since then four seasons have aired, and a fifth is currently being filmed. The second half of season 4 began on SyFy on July 11, 2011 and ended on September 19, 2011...
- Wayne Kwan (2007) - Masters Of HorrorMasters of HorrorMasters of Horror is an informal social group of international film writers and directors specializing in horror movies and an American television series created by director Mick Garris for the Showtime cable network.- Origin :...
- (2006) - The EvidenceThe Evidence (TV series)The Evidence is an American police procedural drama that debuted on March 22, 2006 on ABC. The series starred Rob Estes, Orlando Jones, and Martin Landau.-Summary:...
- CSU Cop (2006) - IntelligenceIntelligence (TV series)Intelligence is a Vancouver-based television crime drama starring Ian Tracey and Klea Scott that aired on the CBC. With its pilot first airing on November 28, 2005, the series began regular broadcasting on October 10, 2006. CBC reaired the pilot on June 7, 2007 and began broadcasting reruns of...
- Henry Yu (2006) - The Cramp TwinsThe Cramp TwinsThe Cramp Twins is an animated series created by cartoonist Brian Wood. The show was produced in association with Cartoon Network Europe. It is about Lucien Cramp and Wayne Cramp , not-so identical twins who live with their hygiene-obsessed mother and their Western-obsessed father in the...
- Wendy's Butler (2005) - Dead Like MeDead Like MeDead Like Me was an American-Canadian comedy-drama television series starring Ellen Muth and Mandy Patinkin as grim reapers who reside and work in Seattle, Washington. Filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, the show was created by Bryan Fuller for the Showtime network, where it ran for two seasons...
- Raugi (2003) - The Dead ZoneThe Dead Zone (TV series)The Dead Zone, aka Stephen King's Dead Zone is an American-Canadian science fiction/suspense series starring Anthony Michael Hall as Johnny Smith, who discovers he has developed psychic abilities after a coma...
- Michael Nazawa (2003, 2004) - Da Vinci's InquestDa Vinci's InquestDa Vinci's Inquest is a Canadian dramatic television series that aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2005. Seven seasons of thirteen episodes each were filmed for a total of ninety-one episodes....
- Constable (2002–2004) - Dark AngelDark Angel (TV series)Dark Angel is an American biopunk/cyberpunk science fiction television series created by James Cameron and Charles H. Eglee. The show premiered in the United States on the Fox network on October 3, 2000, and was canceled after two seasons...
- Ticket Taker (2001) - Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese CatSagwa, the Chinese Siamese CatSagwa is the name of a cat in the children's book Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat by author Amy Tan. Sagwa's popularity with children prompted an educational animated series of the same name on PBS Kids, with production held by French animation studio CineGroupe and Sesame Street creator Sesame...
- Cook (2001) - The SentinelThe Sentinel (TV series)The Sentinel is a Canadian-produced television series that aired on UPN in the United States from 1996 to 1999. It premiered on March 20, 1996, and ran for 65 episodes . The series later reaired on Syfy.-Plot and characters:...
- Monk (1998)
Film
- Diary of a Wimpy KidDiary of a Wimpy KidDiary of a Wimpy Kid is a realistic fiction novel by Jeff Kinney. It is the first book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. The book is about a middle-school child named Greg Heffley and his struggles in middle school. Greg also had problems with his best friend, Rowley Jefferson. The books focuses...
- Vice Principal Roy (2010) - MarmadukeMarmadukeMarmaduke is a newspaper comic strip drawn by Brad Anderson from 1954 to the present day. The strip was created by Anderson, with help from Phil Leeming and later Dorothy Leeming , and Paul Anderson. The strip revolves around the Winslow family and their Great Dane, Marmaduke...
(2010) - When a Man Falls in the ForestWhen a Man Falls in the ForestWhen A Man Falls in the Forest is a drama film produced in 2007, directed by Ryan Eslinger and starred Timothy Hutton, Sharon Stone, and Dylan Baker....
- Dennis (2007) - SpookSpookSpook is another word for a ghost or apparition. It may also refer to:* A term used to describe espionage agents or spies, originating in the United States of America* Spook Jacobs, a Major League Baseball player in the 1950s...
- Chinese Son (2003)
Staff work
- War - Stunts (2007)
- Air Bud: World PupAir Bud: World Pup-Plot:Teenager Josh Framm's mother, Jackie, has just married her veterinarian boyfriend, Patrick Sullivan. Josh and his best friend, Tom Stewart, have just made their school's soccer team when their coach reveals that their team will become co-ed...
- Set Dresser (2000)
External links
- http://www.vact.ca/oddcouple_bios.htm
- http://youawesome.com/theatrefilm/raugiyu/ya_raugiyu.html
- http://newimage.ca/about-the-college/faculty-members/philip-granger/raugi-yu-2/