Godfrey Gao ~ Rest In Peace

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GODFREY GAO

CANADIAN MODEL AND ACTOR

ELMER OLSEN MODEL MANAGEMENT (Toronto)

Gao was born in Taipei, Taiwan, to a Malaysian mother and a Chinese father. He moved to Vancouver, Canada, during his childhood, and later studied at Capilano University in North Vancouver.

Since returning to Taiwan to work as a model in 2004, Gao has appeared in several TV dramas and films. He played Magnus Bane in the film adaption of The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013). He is also the first Asian male to model for the fashion brand Louis Vuitton. He is managed by Jet Star.

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LOUIS VITTON CAMPAIGN

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Harper’s Bazaar Men Thailand taps Godfrey Gao for the cover of its spring-summer 2015 issue. The 30 year-old actor is photographed by Bert Sivakorn Chotanakarnsatit and styled by Nichakul Kitayanubhongse. Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Italian fashion house Giorgio Armani, Gao wears a chic spring look from the brand’s spring 2015 collection. A striking vision in Giorgio Armani navy, Gao sports a double-breasted blazer over a slim cardigan sweater.

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MEN'S UNO HONG KONG

GUCCI COLLECTION S/S16

In addition to covering Men’s Uno Malaysia in Louis Vuitton, Godfrey Gao covers the December 2015 issue of Men’s Uno Hong Kong. The 31 year-old actor reunites with photographer Leslie Kee for the photo shoot. This time around, Gao shows off his modeling skills as he dons fashions from the spring-summer 2016 collection of Italian fashion house Gucci.

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(CNN) Taiwanese-Canadian model and actor Godfrey Gao has died, his agency said Wednesday. He was 35.

Gao collapsed during filming of a Chinese reality TV show in the early hours of Wednesday morning, JetStar Entertainment said in a statement. He was rushed to hospital where he died around three hours later.

"We are shocked and saddened" by the incident, JetStar said, adding that representatives were "always directly by his side, whilst his family is rushing to the scene."

The company thanked "friends in the media and everyone who supported Godfrey" for their thoughts, and asked for his family to be left alone to mourn.

In a statement, the producers of Zhejiang Television show "Chase Me" -- which pits celebrities against regular contestants in a variety of physical challenges -- said Gao, who also went by the name Gao Yixiang, "suddenly fell down to the ground while running, medical staff treated him on the spot, he was then rushed to hospital for treatment." "We feel extremely distressed and extremely sad," the statement said, adding producers were contacting Gao's family "to properly handle the aftermath."

Born in Taiwan, Gao achieved success in Greater China and beyond. He was the first Asian man to model for fashion brand Louis Vuitton and starred alongside Lena Headey and Lily Collins in the 2013 film "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones." Gao also appeared in numerous Chinese-language TV shows and the 2019 sci-fi epic "Shanghai Fortress," according to his IMDB page.

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