Moved to Oahu, Hawaii at age two

Spent his teenage years as a surfer and gymnast

Joined the Friends and Artists Theater Ensemble in L.A.

Studied hula dancing

Feature debut as an illegal Asian immigrant posing as a Chicano in Cheech Marin's comedy "Born in East L.A."

Made TV debut in guest role on the courtroom drama series "Matlock"

Starred in "American Eyes", a "CBS Schoolbreak Special"

TV-movie debut, "The Lookalike" (USA Network)

Performed in "Balm in Gilead", "Marat/Sade", and other plays at Friends and Artists

First feature starring role, "Map of the Human Heart", a period romance in which he was cast as an Inuit Eskimo

Breakthrough screen role, cast as martial arts star Bruce Lee in the biopic "Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story"

Headed cast of the Polynesian-set "Rapa Nui"

Portrayed Mowgli in the live-action version of "The Jungle Book"

First released film in four years, "Soldier"

Co-starred in the feature "Russell Mulcahy's Tale of the Mummy/Talos the Mummy"

Cast as Aladdin in the ABC miniseries "Arabian Nights"

Made London West End debut in revival of "The King and I" opposite Elaine Paige; withdrew from production in July citing a family emergency

Opened the Ulua Theatre in Hawaii

Co-starred in "Nomad," a historical epic set in 18th-century Kazakhstan