Devon Aoki

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Devon Aoki

Born
August 10 1982 (age 27) New York City, New York, USA
Occupation
Actress, Model
Career milestones
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) Sin City (2005) DOA: Dead or Alive (2006)

Devon Edwenna Aoki (デヴォン青木 Devon Aoki, born August 10, 1982) is an American model and actress.

1 Biography
- 1.1 Early life
- 1.2 Career
2 Filmography
3 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Aoki was born in New York City though she grew up in California, and attended high school in London. Her Japanese father, Rocky Aoki, a former Olympic wrestler, is the owner of the Benihana restaurant chain. Her mother, Pamela Hilburger, is a jewelry designer of English and German heritage. Her brother, Steve Aoki, is a well-known Los Angeles, California DJ, and is the head of the Dim Mak record label. She also has a sister.

Devon was discovered in New York at a Rancid concert she had gatecrashed. She began modeling at the age of 13.

[edit] Career

She has appeared in the movies 2 Fast 2 Furious, D.E.B.S., and Sin City and Dead or Alive , as well as in numerous magazines. She has modelled for the fashion houses Lancôme, Chanel, and Versace. Aoki is 5 ft 5 in (165cm, according to celebheights.com)—an almost unheard of height for runway models, who are usually at least 5 ft 8 in tall—and is known as the world's shortest supermodel.

Earlier in her career Aoki made a cameo appearance in Duran Duran's music video "Electric Barbarella", Ginuwine's "In Those Jeans" video and, later, in Ludacris's "Act a Fool". Music from this video was featured in the soundtrack of 2 Fast 2 Furious, which Ludacris and Aoki both appeared in. In 2006, she made an appearance in The Killers's video "Bones".

She did not have her driver's license prior to filming 2 Fast 2 Furious and had to learn to drive during filming. [1]

Devon has also made a cameo appearance in the short films accompanying the new Sean Lennon album, Friendly Fire.