David Ren is a Chinese-American film co-director, writer and producer.

Biography

David Ren was born in Shanghai

Shanghai

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, China

China

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 and grew up in Queens

Queens

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, New York City

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. He started to study acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse at the age of nine. He attended the Bronx High School of Science

Bronx High School of Science

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, Professional Children's School

Professional Children's School

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, and the University of Redlands

University of Redlands

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. He moved to Los Angeles in 2003 to pursue a filmmaking career. He married Athena Hu in 2005. They have two children together.

Career

Ren wrote and co-directed his first feature film in 2007

2007 in film

This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...

, Shanghai Kiss

Shanghai Kiss

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 with co-director Kern Konwiser. The film stars Ken Leung

Ken Leung

Kenneth "Ken" Leung is an American actor best known for his role as Miles Straume in the ABC television series Lost and roles in such films as Shanghai Kiss, Rush Hour, X-Men: The Last Stand, and Saw.-Early life:...

, Hayden Panettiere

Hayden Panettiere

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, Kelly Hu

Kelly Hu

Kelly Ann Hu is an American actress and former fashion model. She was Miss Teen USA 1985 and Miss Hawaii USA 1993.-Early life:Hu was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, the daughter of Juanita, an engineering drafter for Honolulu, and Herbert Hu, a salesman and exotic bird breeder; the two divorced during...

 and Joel David Moore. It won awards at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival

San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival

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, Newport Beach Film Festival

Newport Beach Film Festival

The Newport Beach Film Festival is a film festival in the United States held in Newport Beach, California, that showcases more than 350 films to more than 30,000 attendees annually....

 and was bestowed a Gold Angel Award at the Chinese American Film Festival.

Ren's second feature is an action noir titled The Girl from the Naked Eye, set to be released in 2011

2011 in film

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