Harry Shum, Jr.

Harry Shum, Jr. is a Costa RicanAmerican actor, dancer, singer, and choreographer. He is best known for his roles as Mike Chang on the Fox comedydrama television series Glee and as Magnus Bane on the Freeform fantasy television series Shadowhunters.

Shum was born in Limn, Costa Rica. His mother is a native of Hong Kong, and his father is from Guangzhou, China. They relocated to Costa Rica, where Shum and his two older sisters were born. When Shum was six years old, the family moved to San Francisco, California. He stated I feel I have the best of so many worlds. I speak Cantonese and Spanish. Spanish is actually my first language before I learned Cantonese and English. In an interview, he said that his earliest motivations to dance were from watching Ginuwine, Dru Hill, and Usher, before becoming influenced by iconic dancers like Gene Kelly and Michael Jackson.

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