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Wilber Pan, also known as Will Pan (), was born on 6 August 1980. He is an American-born Taiwanese Mandopop singer-songwriter, rapper, music producer, actor, entrepreneur, and investor. He started his career as a host of Channel V programs. In 2011, Pan was awarded Best Leading Actor in a Television Series for ''Endless Love'' (愛∞無限) at the 46th Golden Bell Awards, Taiwan's equivalent to the Emmy Awards.〔 In recent years, Pan ventured into the business world. Pan's business interests extends into streetwear fashion and developing of mobile games. In 2009, he launched the streetwear boutique N.P.C (New Project Center) which he collaborated with Chinese host Nic Li, in Shanghai.〔 QQ.com (潘玮柏李晨化身潮店老板 ).Retrieved 2012-09-28.〕〔 New Project Center (New Project Center website ). Retrieved 2012-09-28.〕 N.P.C also has its stores in Beijing, Hangzhou, Chengdu, and at online shopping website Taobao.〔 NEW PROJECT CENTER (NEW PROJECT CENTER Taobao website ). Retrieved 2012-12-30.〕 In 2010, Pan established his streetwear brand "Undisputed" and modelled for the brand's promotional ads.〔 Forbes China (品牌控潘瑋柏 ).Retrieved 2012-11-13.〕 He is also the co-founder and chief creative officer of software company Camigo Media which develops popular mobile games such as "Fish Off", "Pig Rockets" and "MeWantBamboo 2", that has achieved over 20 million downloads to date.〔Camigo Media LLC (Camigo Media LLC website ). Retrieved 2014-02-04.〕 In April 2013, Pan invested in a sports team, where he bought the shares of Brooklyn Nets which was previously owned by American rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z, thus making him the first American person of Taiwanese descent to own a U.S. professional sports franchise.〔 Yahoo (潘瑋柏買下NBA球隊股份 擠身籃網老闆 ).Retrieved 2014-02-04.〕 In April 2013, Pan was ranked 76th on 2013 Forbes China Celebrity 100 list, and 44th on the income list which was based on his estimated earnings of $31.9 million yuan in 2012.〔 Forbes (2013福布斯中國名人榜 ) 23 April 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-11〕 ==Early life== Pan was born and raised in West Virginia, United States and moved to Taiwan at the age of seven. He attended Dominican International School and Taipei American School and graduated in 1999. He was offered an athletic scholarship in basketball by a NCAA Division III college,〔 Nanyang.com (潘瑋柏 VJ歲月堪回首 ).Retrieved 2013-05-13.〕 (which do not offer athletic scholarships)〔Division III (NCAA)〕 but chose to continue his education at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (aka Cal Poly Pomona) in the United States. However, he left before graduating to pursue a showbiz career.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.karazen.com/news/aug05/wilber_8_10.php )〕 In 1999, Pan took part in singing contest "BCC Star" while interning at the Broadcasting Corporation of China. He performed the song "Can't Wait" by Steve Seungjun Yoo and Yuki Hsu in the finals〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.appledaily.com.tw/appledaily/article/entertainment/20120805/34417226 )〕 and later went on to participate in NMG/BMG Los Angeles Singing Competition. The song which he performed, Alex To's "You Are Spoiled (把你寵坏)" won him the "Best Image Award". His performance at the singing competition caught the attention of Andy Lau's manager and he was invited to audition for Channel V's program host in Hong Kong.〔 Youtube (2012/09/05 十點名人堂 ).Retrieved 2012-09-05.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wilber Pan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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