David Chiu

David has been in the performing arts as long as he can remember. as a small child he studied piano for many years, participating in numerous recitals and competitions. At the age of 10, he composed his first song entitled, “Mommy”. By the time he reached middle school he became bored with the piano and decided to learn the violin. David showed natural ability and accelerated through the Suzuki method playing in orchestras, string quartets, duets, solos and competitions all the way through high-school.

At the end of his high-school career, David set out to break through Asian stereotypes. He was tired of being the quiet, shy, Asian student in class. So at the 1991 high-school talent show, David created a MC Hammer/Janet Jackson inspired self-choreographed dance routine. Within the first few dance steps he shocked the audience and won over the crowd of over 500 people who started chanting his name.

In 1997 David moved out to Los Angeles to pursue acting and has had small roles on shows such as General Hospital and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. David also has served as a host for a short lived late-night TV show called IZ and has acted in numerous independent and student films. David is no stranger to the stand-up comedy scene and has performed in comedy clubs across LA and participated in the Asian Pacific American Stand-Up Comedy Festival. David continues to break through stereotypes by participating in shows such as Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Asian Men and is currently doing triple duty as writer/director/actor on independent film projects such as the Krispy Kreme Konspiracy and the Smooth Butter Love project. David is a graduate of the two-year method acting program at the Joanne Baron/DW Brown acting studio.