Arthur Chu Acting News

Everybody knows that Arthur Chu is Jeopardy’s 3rd highest money-winner of all time but do you know he is now dabbling in acting. Chu has a profile on IMDB now, although there’s a mistake in when he appeared on Jeopardy champ since it says 1984 when it should say 2014.

His credits include a scene in a film short called “The In-Towners” about a couple of New Yorkers being shown around Cleveland. He is one of many people who get to say “It’s your town.” He had a another role in “Cleanland” where he plays a character named Bang. You can see him running through the woods in this trailer:

In addition, his college newspaper, The Phoenix, reports that Chu will be making a documentary about his Jeopardy! experience:

“The documentary will give viewers more insight into the game show, as well as exploring Chu as a character. By focusing on Chu, the viewers will be able to experience Jeopardy through a more personal lens. Viewers will ultimately see Jeopardy in an up-close way that they hadn’t considered before.

“Besides just illuminating the details of the game and the brilliance of Chu’s “Forrest Bounce” strategy (a strategy in which Chu approaches choosing different categories to force the opponents to switch mental gears), the film will shed light on some of the nuances of American culture and the notion of instant fame. According to the creators, the documentary will expand beyond just an interesting perspective of the show.”

Even if the article writer doesn’t know it, we’re sure that Chu will illuminate the fact that the “Forrest Bounce” originated with another Jeopardy champion — Chuck Forrest. That’s why it’s called that.

74x champ Ken Jennings (the article calls him “a previously successful competitor” LOL) and Alex Trebek will make appearances in the documentary, which is currently called “Who is Arthur Chu?”

We will be seeing 11x champ Arthur Chu on the game show very soon in the 2014 Tournament of Champions. The quarter-final match he is in airs on Jeopardy! on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 and his opponents will be 6x champ Andrew Moore and 5x champ Rani Peffer.