Justin Lin

Born: 1971-10-11

Justin Lin is a Taiwanese-American film director whose films have grossed $2 billion worldwide. He is best known for his work on Better Luck Tomorrow (2002), The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), Fast & Furious (2009), Fast Five (2011), Fast & Furious 6 (2013), F9 (2021), and Star Trek Beyond (2016). He is also known for his work on television shows like Community and the second season of True Detective. Lin was born in Taipei, Taiwan, and grew up in a working-class neighborhood in Cypress, California, in Orange County. He attended Cypress High School and University of California, San Diego for two years before transferring to UCLA, where he earned a B.A. in Film & Television and a MFA in Film Directing & Production from the UCLA film school.


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50 Years of Star Trek

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Released: 2016-08-14

Over the last fifty years, America has been fascinated by Star Trek since it first aired in...

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Better Luck Tomorrow

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Released: 2002-01-12

A group of over-achieving Asian-American high school seniors enjoy a power trip when they dip...

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Hollywood Chinese

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Released: 2007-03-18

Hollywood Chinese is a captivating look at cinema history through the lens of the Chinese...

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Fast & Furious Greatest Moments: Refuelled

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Released: 2023-05-13

What is the most iconic moment from the Fast & Furious franchise? Sky Cinema puts the question...

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Masters of the Pillow

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Released: 2003-11-04

Traces the making of UC-Davis professor Darrell Hamamoto's first-ever Asian American porn movie...

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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First aired: 2015-09-08

Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,...

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CBS News Sunday Morning

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First aired: 1979-01-28

The sparkling notes of a trumpet fanfare and the familiar logo of the sun alert viewers that...

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Geeking Out

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First aired: 2016-07-24

A 30-minute talk show that takes a timely look at pop culture through a fanboy lens and features...

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