If one were to believe the idiom “one good turn deserves another,” then it was also possible that one good acting turn deserved another, as in the case of Ken Leung. The Asian-American actor gave such a magnificently raw performance as a mental patient in an episode of “The Sopranos” (HBO, 1999-2007), that producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse created a role specifically for him in their hit series “Lost” (ABC, 2004- ). “Nobody else read for it,” Lindelof said. “It had to be him.” Leung also racked up a versatile big screen resume, with notable appearances in blockbuster franchises like “X-Men: The Last Stand” (2006) and “Saw” (2004). Ken Leung was born on Jan. 21, 1970 in New York, NY. Raised in the Two Bridges section of the Lower East Side, his family eventually moved to Midwood, Brooklyn, and he graduated high school in Old Bridge, NJ. During his junior year at New York University, Leung fell in love with acting, especially with the guidance of his mentors Catherine Russell, Na...
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