Godfrey Gao | |||||||||||||||
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高以翔 | |||||||||||||||
 Gao in 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| Born | Tsao Chih-hsiang (曹志翔) 22 September 1984 Taipei, Taiwan | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 November 2019 (aged 35) Ningbo, China | ||||||||||||||
| Cause of death | Cardiac arrest | ||||||||||||||
| Resting place | Chin Pao San, Jinshan District, New Taipei City | ||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Godfrey Tsao Gao Yixiang Kao Yi-hsiang | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Capilano University | ||||||||||||||
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| Years active | 2004–2019 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 高以翔 | ||||||||||||||
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Godfrey Gao (Chinese: 高以翔; pinyin: Gāo Yǐxiáng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ko Í-siông; 22 September 1984 – 27 November 2019) was a Taiwanese-Canadian model and actor. Described as Asia's first male supermodel,[2][3] Gao was the first male Asian model to appear in a campaign for Louis Vuitton. As an actor, he was known for his roles as Magnus Bane in the 2013 film adaptation of The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, and for his leading role in the Chinese television series Remembering Lichuan (遇見王瀝川).
- ^ "Godfrey Gao Height".
- ^ Fox, Imogen (19 January 2011). "The world's first Asian male supermodel". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ Coonan, Clifford (25 June 2011). "Model citizen: Meet Godfrey Gao, Asia's first male supermodel". The Independent. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2019.