Chinese American actor and State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY) acting professor Parry Shen will present a convocation address May 4 in Carleton College's Skinner Memorial Chapel.
Shen is best known for his performance in MTV Films' "Better Luck Tomorrow" and in Columbia Pictures' comedy "The New Guy," opposite D.J. Qualls (Hustle & Flow) and Zooey Deschanel. Other feature films include "First Daughter" starring Katie Holmes, "The Gene Generation" with Bai Ling and Faye Dunaway, and "Hatchet" with Robert Englund due in theaters nationwide in September 2007. He has been featured on "Entertainment Tonight" and "Extra" as well as in Premiere, Rolling Stone, VIBE, People Magazine, The Los Angeles Times and The Wall Street Journal (Source: Andrew Navratil, Carleton College, May 1, 2007).