Stanley Huang (born 21 September 1974) is a Taiwanese-American singer and actor.
Early life
Huang was born and raised in Orange County, California. His family moved there before he was born. He is the brother of Jeffrey Huang and cousin of Steven Lin.[1] His cousin is Hollywood film producer Dan Lin.[2][3]
Career
Huang started his career in the boyband L.A. Boyz with his older brother, Jeffrey and a cousin, Steven Lin.[4]
After leaving the band, Huang started a solo career with his debut album, Your Side, in 2000. He has made five studio albums up to 2008, and one compilation album in 2003. Most notable are Circus Monkey (2001) and Shades of My Mind (2004). He received several nominations at the 16th Golden Melody Awards for the latter, Taiwan's version of the Grammys. He ended up winning the Best Male Mandarin Artist award, beating media favourites such as Leehom Wang and Jay Chou.[5] Over his career, Huang has collaborated with several singers, including Elva Hsiao, Rene Liu, and Jolin Tsai. Huang has remained active in writing and producing songs for his older brother's hip-hop band, Machi. Huang has seldom received criticism for his music. Many appreciate Huang's rock and heavy metal style. [citation needed] In 2006, Huang wrote and featured in Jolin Tsai song, "Nice Guy" (乖乖牌), for the 2006 album Dancing Diva, after signing to Capitol Music.
Other
Aside from music, Huang also acted in the provocative Taiwanese film, Twenty Something Taipei (台北晚9朝5), which is about the clubbing scene of Taipei. He featured in a 1992 video called Modern Republic (摩登共和国) when he was part of the L.A. Boyz. He published a book, Between Stanley, that tells the story of being caught in between two worlds, one of his life in LA and his roots in Taipei.[4]
