1. Ethan Juan gained popularity in idol dramas Green Forest, My Home, Wayward Kenting, Fated to Love You, and My Queen and had a frequent collaboration with Doze Niu, who directed Monga, earning Juan the 47th Golden Horse Award for Best Actor.
22 Facts About Ethan Juan
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Ethan Juan was born in a military dependents' village in Taichung, Taiwan, to a military family with their ancestral roots in Zhejiang.
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Ethan Juan's father was a soldier, his mother a military nurse, and his younger brother an air force pilot.
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Ethan Juan followed his mother, who then opened a red tea shop to support their livelihood.
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Thereafter, Ethan Juan attended the China University of Technology in Taipei but dropped out.
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Ethan Juan then attended the Hsing Wu University from 2004, majoring in tourism for over 6 years.
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Ethan Juan's performance caught the attention of director Doze Niu, who would become his mentor.
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Ethan Juan had his first breakthrough in Green Forest, My Home but his subsequent roles in Hanazakarino Kimitachihe and Summer x Summer were not outstanding.
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Since then, Ethan Juan started a long-time collaboration with Niu and became known as one of Niu's "Four Disciples", along with Eddie Peng, Li Wei, and Ryan Tang.
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In 2010, Ethan Juan won the Best Leading Actor award at the 47th Golden Horse Awards for his role in Doze Niu's gangster film Monga, making him the youngest actor ever to receive the honor.
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Ethan Juan subsequently extended his career to mainland China, starring in romance film Love directed by Niu and wuxia film The Guillotines directed by Andrew Lau.
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In 2012, Ethan Juan served one year of alternative service at the Ministry of Education in lieu of military service due to his flat feet in Taiwan, and was discharged on January 11,2013.
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Ethan Juan reunited with Doze Niu in the military film Paradise in Service, which earned him a nomination at the Asian Film Awards for Best Actor.
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In 2017, Ethan Juan returned to the small screen with the tomb-raiding drama The Weasel Grave.
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In 2018, Ethan Juan starred in the fantasy adventure drama Legend of Fuyao alongside Yang Mi.
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In 2023, Ethan Juan enjoyed a career revival for his role in the sleeper hit action thriller The Pig, The Snake and The Pigeon.
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From 2006 to 2007, Ethan Juan dated Joanna Shao, a wealthy woman four years his senior who he met at a nightclub.
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In 2010, Ethan Juan was caught in a hotel with another woman.
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In March 2015, Ethan Juan was rumored to be in a relationship with Zhou Dongyu.
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Ethan Juan denied the rumors but admitted to temporarily separating from Hsu.
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Ethan Juan was rumored to be in a relationship with Song Zu'er in 2019 and broke up at the end of 2020, although both parties denied it.
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In February 2022, Ethan Juan posted a photo with a woman on his Instagram story and admitted to dating an office worker.