Changes: Justin Chon

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Justin Chon appears in Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn - Part 1 as Eric Yorkie. For the films, the character of Eric was combined with Ben Cheney.

Biography

Chon was born in Irvine, California. He is fluent in Korean. His father was an actor in South Korea. He started acting in 2005 in shows such as Jack & Bobby and Taki & Luci. He came to fame in 2006 when he played Peter Wu in the Disney Channel film Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior. He also played Tony Lee in the Nickelodeon sitcom Just Jordan. In 2008, he played Eric Yorkie in the film Twilight, based on the book by Stephenie Meyer. Chon reprised his role as Eric Yorkie in Twilight's sequels, New Moon and Eclipse. Chon also appears in the limited-edition coffee table book "About Face" by celebrity photographer John Russo, published by Pixie Press Worldwide. On May 23, 2009, Chon participated in a live webcast and Q&A session for charity on StarCAM. A portion of the proceeds went to Step Off Ministry.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2005	Taki & Luci	Drug Buyer
2005	Jack & Bobby	Greek Chorus	TV
2006	Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior	Peter Wu	Supporting Role
	Puff, Puff, Pass	Bobby
	The O.C.	Big Korea	TV
	Fleetwood	Rong
2007	Zoom!	Chester Lopman
2007–2009	Just Jordan	Tony Lee	TV
2008	Twilight	Eric Yorkie	Supporting Role
2009	Ball's Out: The Gary Houseman Story	Joe Chang
	Crossing Over	Yong Kim
	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	Eric Yorkie	Minor Role
	Turbo	Hugo Park
2010	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse	Eric Yorkie
2011	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1	Eric Yorkie

Trivia

Chon's favorite book from the Twilight Saga is Twilight.

External links

Official website
Justin Chon's Profile on MySpace
Justin Chon at the Internet Movie Database
Justin Chon on Wikipedia

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-'''Justin Chon''' is the actor who portrays [[Eric Yorkie]] in the ''[[Twilight (film)|Twilight]],'' ''[[New Moon (film)|New Moon]]'', and ''[[Eclipse (film)|Eclipse]]'' movies. For the films, the character of Eric was combined with [[Ben Cheney]].
+'''Justin Chon''' appears in ''[[Twilight (film)|Twilight]]'', ''[[New Moon (film)|New Moon]]'', ''[[Eclipse (film)|Eclipse]]'' and ''[[Breaking Dawn - Part 1]]'' as [[Eric Yorkie]]. For the films, the character of Eric was combined with [[Ben Cheney]].
 ==Biography==
-Justin Chon was born in Irvine, California. He is fluent in Korean. His father was an actor in South Korea. He started acting in 2005 in shows such as Jack & Bobby and Taki & Luci. He came to fame in 2006 when he played Peter Wu in the Disney Channel film Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior. He also played Tony Lee in the Nickelodeon sitcom Just Jordan. In 2008, he played Eric Yorkie in the film Twilight, based on the book by Stephenie Meyer. Justin reprised his role as Eric Yorkie in Twilight's sequels, New Moon and Eclipse.
+Chon was born in Irvine, California. He is fluent in Korean. His father was an actor in South Korea. He started acting in 2005 in shows such as Jack & Bobby and Taki & Luci. He came to fame in 2006 when he played Peter Wu in the Disney Channel film ''Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior''. He also played Tony Lee in the Nickelodeon sitcom ''Just Jordan''. In 2008, he played Eric Yorkie in the film ''[[Twilight (film)|Twilight]]'', based on the [[Twilight|book]] by [[Stephenie Meyer]]. Chon reprised his role as Eric Yorkie in ''Twilight'''s sequels, ''[[New Moon (film)|New Moon]]'' and ''[[Eclipse (film)|Eclipse]]''.
-Chon also appears in the limited-edition coffee table book "About Face" by celebrity photographer John Russo, published by Pixie Press Worldwide.
+Chon also appears in the limited-edition coffee table book "About Face" by celebrity photographer John Russo, published by Pixie Press Worldwide. On May 23, 2009, Chon participated in a live webcast and Q&A session for charity on StarCAM. A portion of the proceeds went to Step Off Ministry.
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 ==Trivia==
-Justins' favourite book from The Twilight Saga is [[Twilight]].
+Chon's favorite book from the ''Twilight Saga'' is ''[[Twilight]]''.
 ==External links==
 *[http://www.justinchon.com/ Official website]
 *[http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=635566 Justin Chon's Profile] on '''[[wikipedia:MySpace|MySpace]]'''
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+*[[wikipedia:Justin Chon|Justin Chon]] on Wikipedia
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-[[Category:Twilight film cast]]
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-[[Category:New Moon film cast]]
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-[[Category:Eclipse film cast]]
+[[Category:New Moon film]]
-[[Category:Breaking Dawn film cast]]
+[[Category:Eclipse film]]
+[[Category:Breaking Dawn films]]