Background
Wu was born in California, United States of America to Chinese immigrant parents from Shenyang, China.
吴振天, 吴振宇
Wu was born in California, United States of America to Chinese immigrant parents from Shenyang, China.
He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in the United States and worked in the biotechnology industry for several years.
He is currently host of the Asian version of The Amazing Race. Wu decided to change his Chinese name because it was similar to Hong Kong film star Francis Ng (Chinese: 吳鎮宇. Pinyin: Wú Zhènyù).
He eventually discovered his desire to become an actor after an accident made him reassess his life.
He did some modeling for a while and also participated in an episode of the reality competition series Fear Factor, where he placed 2nd.
He moved to Hong Kong where he worked as an actor. Despite struggling with limited knowledge of Cantonese, Music Television Taiwan gave him a stint as a VJ, during which he co-hosted a Christmas concert.
He moved to Singapore and began acting in Chinese language drama series on Channel 8. He has been the host for all four seasons of The Amazing Race Asia.
He is also the host of The Amazing Race: China Rush, the Chinese version of The Amazing Race.
In Season 16 of the American version of the Amazing Race, Allan Wu made a cameo appearance in Singapore, handing out clues.