Shang-Chi's Simu Liu Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED

'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' star Simu Liu takes the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answers the internet's most searched questions about himself. How tall is Simu Liu? Where was he raised? How did he get into acting? How did he get the role of Shang-Chi? Simu answers all these questions and much more!
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[@donutinthesky7577]

i love how he turned the "where did simu liu" question into a whole life reflection

[@spiirxt_]

underrated comment 💀💀

[@s0ur_p0wer71]

Please protect this man 💀💀

[@lumenardens]

he and Andrew Garfield should have an existentialism talk 😆

[@feloven]

@@lumenardens "why Andrew Garfield"

[@rleor5694]

@@feloven 💀💀

[@shreeyapol8589]

"Not only was Simu Liu in a stock photo, Simu Liu, quite possibly, is the most successful stock photo model of all time." Plsss where's the lie thoo

[@ryancharlton404]

Do you mean aunt may not mj

[@chumcha0]

What about Hold the pain Harold stock photos!

[@ralphangel561]

@@dikahadijayantosunyoto9549 is that necessary? Grow up

[@CliffordDLewis022]

Yet they paid him a 100 dollars that's just dirty.

[@davidyodo24]

@@dikahadijayantosunyoto9549 wtf bro, disgusting 🤮

[@joannep222]

I love how he gave a backstory to some questions and painted a picture! Way more entertaining than one word answers!

[@McDubbin337]

I agree! Way more entertaining

[@doobyscoober5009]

I agree, maybe other actors are shorter with their answers because their kind of fed up with years of interviews and the same questions. Or their just tired, who knows.

[@franklindurang]

Dude is charismatic AF

[@NellieKAdaba]

👍🏿

[@t-boajesuslovesyou1174]

Noice

[@jessicagreenfield6584]

I'm so happy Simu is getting the love he deserves. I love him

[@themanstan0785]

you probably never even heard of him until shang chi

[@jessicagreenfield6584]

@@themanstan0785 so? I still like him even if I discovered him when Shang Chi came out

[@gameking3278]

@@jessicagreenfield6584 I agree. He’s just as awesome as most of the marvel cast.

[@ImpatientPlatypus]

@@jessicagreenfield6584 I heard something about how he was making fun of theories on Twitter before the movie stopped because they were wrong? Probably just a rumor but you never know.

[@CozmicCuriosity]

@@themanstan0785 unfortunately you are right....

[@ddzgdt]

I hate making assumptions about people, especially celebrities, but Simu really just seems like such a down to earth, wholesome guy who doesn't take himself too seriously. Yet somehow still oozes charisma. Idk, I just really really want him to be super successful.

[@jonathansarmiento1739]

Yup yup. Like for all we know he's actually super awful, but this type of chill humble vibe is really hard to fake. You can just tell he's super nerdy and kind. He reminds me a lot of Henry Cavil.

[@deborahmwale]

Same here and win some awards

[@srslyyhannah]

Perfect for Shang-Chi. I mean you'll never know your valet would be a son of a hundreds-year old owner of 10 magical bracelets and an empire, and has awesome martial arts skills. They're both down to earth really

[@veronikanesterova5355]

The fact that he left his job at 23 and started doing something completely new is so powerful

[@jjack3186]

I’m leaving my job this this week at 24 aspiring to become a professional boxer 🥊 out of Atlanta ! Nice to see people genuinely have success in starting new found dreams it gives people like me hope .

[@veronikanesterova5355]

@@jjack3186 wishing you the best!!!🍀

[@MaxBraver555]

he did not leave, he got laid off

[@guyfawkes8384]

Yeah, but unfortunately all he does now is cry about not being in enough movies and winning enough Oscars.

[@EmelyPhan]

Him: I got fired, I got fired, I got laid off Commenter: Left his job

[@cameron2503]

I love seeing the Marvel actors doing these interviews

[@LeBeautiful]

Right???

[@violincat3000]

Absolutely!!

[@charlotteawad3381]

so right

[@jessicagreenfield6584]

Right!!

[@elhopper3735]

Totally!

[@chronosarcanos]

My god he is just such a nice guy. So honest and humble, so down to earth. His atitude reminds me of a young Keanu Reeves.

[@superstygian3751]

It’s the Canada in him

[@jn4297]

China + Canada, how can he not be honest, humble and down to earth!

[@GODMODEPLUS]

Both have something in common; both have a Chinese grandmother.

[@busymama7903]

They were both raised in Canada, so that might have something to do with it! Oh Canada! 🇨🇦 ❤️

[@crazychimp1039]

@@jn4297 China has concentration camps. Remember Tiananmen square park. Canada only

[@brandonsmith1978]

There is literally not one thing to not like about this guy.

[@flamehours4]

twitter disagrees

[@mrp4728]

@@flamehours4 its twitter of course it does

[@flamehours4]

@Aadi Muralidhar true

[@faisalirfan6285]

Q. How tall are you? Everyone: tells their exact height Simu Liu: Starts to tell a story about it!!!! This guy is just awesome!!!!

[@JayZinger]

Gonna be honest I think he’s trying to explain his height because he’s definitely not six feet as what his profile suggests. He’s definitely not five foot 11 either.

[@jacquedez]

He said in another interview he’s 5’11.5 or 5’11 3/4 I don’t remember

[@JayZinger]

@@jacquedez I think he’s 5’9 or around that height. If you go on his Instagram and compare his height to the people he’s standing next to he can’t be more than 5’10

[@ashina5924]

@@JayZinger no he's 5'11, watch him with bart kwan whose 5'8-9 and geo who's 5'11 and simu is taller than both. But hes more like 5'11.5

[@haritsdarwienm5886]

@@jacquedez i think he's around 5'10-5'11, with shoes on tho he could be 6'0

[@justinecadena3553]

Finally someone that actually answers the questions sincerely and without seeming bothered by the segment. :) Simu Liu is the best! I miss Kim’s Convenience, but looking forward to his movie career!!!

[@Kajed8963]

Simu Liu seems like the kind of guy who actually watches and enjoys stuff like this. He's a legit geek.

[@Bobaxbulbasaur]

@@Kajed8963 oh totally. You should see his interview on JK News

[@ale03000]

Yup so much better than Cena, who didn't answer anything . .

[@olivetomatopizza]

yes absolutely!!

[@guyfawkes8384]

He's a crybaby.

[@jacobmsass]

We must protect this man at all costs.

[@thelabrantfamilyvideos6812]

YESS

[@deborahmwale]

For real that's a humble guy

[@nolatamblyn1593]

I love love love that Simu is so honest about being bad at being an accountant. He's saying you can be terrible at something but that doesn't mean you're worthless or never going to be successful at anything, just that it might not be the thing for you! It's great and humanizing and motivating!

[@milenamoura9968]

loved how he turned the interview into an actual interview, with actual answers

[@Connor-uz8ib]

This dude might be one of the most naturally cool and down-to-earth people I’ve ever seen. I REALLY hope this dude makes it big, not just with Marvel.

[@jethrosims8339]

He would make a great spy. Could definitely see him lead a comedy-crime movie

[@danitho]

@@lenindsouza2562 This comment....feels...racist... I'm not 100% sure....but it does feel racist...if not, it's definitely offensive

[@iwatchstuffs7933]

@@danitho he's not racist just kinda rude because he is saying that Jackie Chan can be replaced by someone who is youngerr

[@Fishfingers]

@@danitho bruh how tf is that racist

[@danitho]

@@Fishfingers You talking about the comment that's deleted?!

[@Fishfingers]

@@danitho oh my bad lmao I didn’t even notice you were replying to a deleted comment

[@meideviriskianda114]

He's so humble and down to earth, I think that's why people love him because He's relatable. Seeing him got all the success is like watching your friend became successful, you feel proud.

[@thelabrantfamilyvideos6812]

YESSS, I AGREE WITH YOU

[@YungXin]

he's so relatable honestly it's refreshing

[@chloeeng6811]

I can’t believe that he was in make it pop

[@Ubiquitous_1]

He's so witty. I'd love to see him in more movies. He has that quality that draws you in and stay focused on him.

[@JamesonThomas24]

“I got $700 dollars, which at the time was a lot of money”. Me : cries

[@thelabrantfamilyvideos6812]

LMAO

[@broodster6697]

ikr? i hope to one day be in a financial situation where 700 dollars is not a lot of money lol

[@elhopper3735]

I love how he told stories for most of the questions that he could have answered shortly. He’s such a great guy!

[@shishir8076]

Stranger Things 4....yay 😊❤️❤️

[@randomthings839]

The best thing about him is that his dad came back with the milk

[@joyalpatel6000]

Leaving it at 69

[@lenindsouza2562]

Right 😄🤣

[@jezzerkrisperez2762]

And bread and a plane ticket too

[@amandaz5789]

“My mandarin is slowly deteriorating” is the most Chinese American thing ever😂

[@SamanthaCorrie18]

He's Canadian btw, not American

[@Fishfingers]

@@tobechinese bruh how Chinese canadian is actually quite common

[@uditgor]

He was so amazing in Kim's Convenience and he absolutely killed it in Shang Chi. I hope he gets more and more love and success.

[@nusratfaiza5554]

"I can't spend my life working on somebody else's version of success" THIS LINE 🔥🔥👏👏

[@JoshuaHenelyThornhill]

SImu Liu is my favorite addition to the Marvel universe. Not Shang Chi but him as a person. He's such a great soul and such a great energy to be around so it seems.

[@schtemeul]

Perfect successor of RDJ

[@Legendary_anime_world]

He seems to be such a down to earth person

[@gannu9485]

Yeesssssssss

[@nadeemkidwai74]

There is no way anyone can play rapid-fire with this guy 😅 absolutely writing a paragraph for every asked question

[@SD-oi9gr]

You can tell he genuinely thought about that “when…” question came up and instead of just joking about it he gave a great answer. Essentially changing the question to when did he become himself.

[@RockAddicted7]

So you can actually give long and thorough answers in these interview 👏 He's such a nice guy, I'm so happy he got the part (Shang-Chi) and can't wait to see him more on screen. He deserves the best!

[@catcherintherai9099]

have you seen anderson cooper's or col chris hadfield's wired interviews? they both gave long answers. hadfield's actually 40 minutes long

[@k.4cl]

Me too love shang chi😍

[@AAdren]

His rise to stardom is great. Came in as an unknown actor and has been using his success to introduce himself in a awesome, friendly way

[@rakong246]

Simu is the most wholesome breakout actor, honestly. I love Canadians.

[@justpeter7336]

Simu is one of those nice, down to earth celeb everyone would love to have as a friend

[@Windthroughcedars]

Simu is honestly the human equivalent of a cup of hot cocoa.

[@TibbyProductions]

So glad they cast him as Shang Chi, he was absolutely brilliant

[@angieyaaa]

He seems like that person you can talk to for hours without feeling bored

[@ColorlessColour]

How charismatic can one person be? Simu Liu: Yes

[@addi_miip]

never change, simu. you're one of the humblest, most modest and nicest actors I've ever seen.

[@girlontheclouds2936]

Simu Liu is such a down-to-earth easy going guy not to mention very humble. I love how he takes his time in interviews and answer all the questions.

[@Sonmmmxuan]

I love that he is honest about his height but doesn't let that hold him back.

[@shednotes3016]

Some people have a cool vibe. Simu Liu has the coolest name and his star will continue to rise.

[@aspiretoinspire9679]

In 'Shang-Chi,' Simu Liu finally gets the role he always wanted. Long before he became Shang-Chi, Simu Liu was convinced that the only way he'd be an Asian superhero on an American movie screen was to craft the story himself. 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄

[@ace-of-bats]

"But maybe I was mean to somebody ... at some time ... *distressed face*" 😂 I love this guy.

[@themomodbot5408]

That zoom in when he's thinking hard another movie he's been in besides Shang Chi LMAO

[@krishab5908]

Yup it killed it 😂😂

[@DiwaGalvez]

Compared to people like John Cena who treats every question as a joke (and his interview became a big joke itself), and boring people like others, this is very fresh, honest and down to earth.

[@osmosisjones6734]

John cenas was great😐

[@len1061]

Simu Liu is probably the most charismatic actor in Hollywood nowadays. I love him so much in Shang Chi!

[@xblackchristmas]

he seems so patient and would be a great teacher. going above and beyond in these answers

[@Jdwill206]

He's just so down to earth. Saw him portraying an air traffic controller in the Smithsonian's air disaster show which they used his face on the thumbnail for clickbait. They knew what they were doing. He also was not lying when he said he would find an role just get more exposure. He also had an appearance in Amazon's Expanse

[@jettsburgh]

Disney needs to put Simu Liu in a Star Wars movie it would be awesome

[@ca348]

He voiced a character on Visions so he kind of technically is one now

[@teezy1234]

@@ca348 wait really ? Which one ?

[@ca348]

@@teezy1234 Lah Zhima

[@jamiefranta]

its so refreshing seeing someone genuinely excited to play a role. he did an amazing performance cannot wait to see him again

[@17righthere]

6:34 I bet simu liu has actually never been mean to anyone ever in his entire life he’s just too wholesome and good for this world 🥺

[@kaygirl7728]

Facts😌

[@rohanrajn7418]

Simu and ryan Reynolds, representing Canada in most wholesomeness

[@coldasice1553]

He is still not corrupted by fame, kind soul

[@jovzkieyuag3251]

10:26 got me laughing so hard Goshdarn why is he so good at comedic timing

[@annaa437]

I had already watched "Shang Chi" and had already loved him, seeing this interview just make me love him more, he's so funny and charismatic

[@dominus_ignaviae]

So he really got famous overnight. That's TIGHT!

[@lightningslayer100]

'How did Simu Liu get famous." MCU fans: "Playing Shang-Chi." Simu Liu: "Do a really good whoa in TikTok."

[@BeeBlossomEdits]

Simu is literally the most relatable and humble person ever!

[@GrahamArnold64]

Fantastic interview Simu! He seems very humble and likeable, just like your every day guy who happened to land some awesome acting roles. Really looking forward to seeing what other projects he's in!

[@hoppytoad79]

There are a number of Marvel actors who are very down-to-earth and relatable. What's really fun is when you get several of them who've worked together on stage together for a Q&A (esp. when Anthony Mackie's among them). The answers are great, and the banter is fabulous.

[@amandasunshine2]

Him and Awkwafina have such great platonic chemistry

[@carlyhope]

This was the sweetest. He is so well spoken and quietly entertaining. I could listen to him for hours.

[@Water_Me_Loan_64_YT]

Simu Liu has to be the Most Underrated Actor working today!

[@videodiaries5131]

Please anyone document this to world famous quotes! OMG! Simu Liu I love you!! 5:12 'I can't spend my life working on somebody else's version of success.'

[@JennFaeAge]

Probably the only person in the MCU who's been in more stock photos than they have Marvel films (I jest, I'm a fan, that just makes me laugh)

[@han2706]

he seems like a very sweet and genuine guy. I watched Shang-chi today and I loved it!

[@yunisfiada]

simu: *mentioning shang-shi like every 5 second* Me: he really is a promo king, i kinda wanna watch shang-chi now...

[@Ella-fv4hm]

It’s finally on Disney+ to watch at any time :)

[@murasame1022]

As someone who lives in Mississauga, I'm proud that someone who's up and coming like Simu raised in my city.

[@GolanCanuzo]

I'M SO STRESSED WITH THE TAPE. They used to go off smoothly and satisfying.

[@skaterkid7able]

I thought he was only kidding when he said the only movie he's been in was Shang-Chi, that's crazy, thought he would have been in more movies

[@racheleschmidt]

What a solid guy! I hope to see him around for a long time! Such a great talent!

[@charlienguyen3146]

He is so articulate, funny and loveable

[@alexsaa]

I'm actually proud and happy for Simu Liu.

[@SantaClaus_og]

He’s awesome man, quickly becoming one of my favourite actors. So down to earth and just has a energy that makes you smile! Making sure I watch anything and everything with him in it!!

[@jeerAreej]

Ive seen so many of his interviews and he is just so eloquent each time

[@ragboysinterestinglife]

i love that simu liu is soo down to earth, not in any pressure and talks freely.

[@inessilva8880]

i love him so much. i'm literally just here sitting in my house falling for yet another marvel actor

[@SmS2229]

Was waiting for this !! Knew it u guys gonna do this w simu!! He such an adorable humble person!!!! I love him sm!! Lovedd him in SHANGH-CHI💟🤌🥺💘

[@genesisgamez529]

Love his voice🥰

[@Rose-gq5uv]

Simu is so wise. Hearing him say the other people's version of success was such a maybe-I'm-doing-it-too moment for me. Now I have a rethink my whole life.

[@deborahmutombo7224]

8:18 The way I was like, "Hey Simu!"😆😆😆

[@savannahguenzi7414]

He seems like such a great guy, and he's a lot like his character

[@proofthattonystarkhasaheart]

He really deserves all the success and even more. Can't wait to see more of him in the future! Also, I really gotta watch anything he's been acting in besides Shang-Chi. Let's go \o/

[@cutiekabe21]

This was so entertaining! I learned a lot about him and about show business while smiling through the entire video ♡♡♡

[@katieofthefae]

I love this man he’s so sweet, honest and humble, bless his heart

[@Talkingperfectly-loud]

Okay watching his mannerisms/speech pattern here I can totally tell that he is friends with Steven Lim 😂

[@britbanana8412]

That boba looked amazing!

[@taniaheryanto9399]

He is! 😂

[@eli-hk8tp]

I literally can’t stop thinking about that lmao

[@thursdayscat]

He's a very genuine and charming person and I'm glad he's getting the recognition

[@lauraoliveiravieira9242]

I literally thought "i hope wired does the google autocomplete with simu liu it would be great" YESTERDAY! THANK YOU!

[@brigidvarte698]

Hands down, this is my favourite Wired interview ever!! I love love love this man!!

[@charlotteawad3381]

marvel characters are so fun doing this interview

[@samash7302]

That stock photo thing has to be one of the funniest inside jokes in MCU fandom 🤣🤣🤣

[@harrysimpson8706]

one of the most genuine nice celebrities around

[@qtpiejamielala]

I like how open and honest he is 🙂

[@elleannal.6605]

i’m so glad Simu made it and can’t wait to see what the future has in store for him

[@SitharaRoy]

Shang Chi was such a great movie! And I'm really happy for the cast too. It was great to watch this interview

[@heyhi7762]

Love his sarcasm

[@tillycomedy2194]

I learn so much every time I watch a video of him, I love that he talks about his experience in the industry and gives us these little nuggets that we otherwise wouldn’t know!

[@ameliesayshola8854]

He is so ridiculously cute. So happy I randomly decided to watch Kim’s Convenience a few months ago ☺️

[@lady_elle]

I really like how down to earth he seems. Makes these types of interviews more interesting. 😊

[@obiwanpez]

It's interesting how Simu Liu's language experience mirrored Shang-Chi / Shaun's in the movie: lived in China, moved to North America, learned English on the fly.

[@Anothercarat]

“Well there’s the marvel movie…….(silence)…and that’s it “ God I love this man !!