Daniel Wu is married to American model-host Lisa S, whose stepfather is Mr Gary Selesner. Mr Selesner died at age 71 on Sept 9. Chinese-American actor Daniel Wu is mourning the recent death of his father-in-law and paying tribute to the man on social media.
Wu is married to American model-host Lisa S, whose full name is Lisa Selesner. Her stepfather is Mr Gary Selesner, the former regional president of American hotel and casino entertainment company Caesars Entertainment in Las Vegas and the president of luxury hotel Caesars Palace - one of Sin City’s largest and best known landmarks - from 2005 to 2022. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Sept 12, Mr Selesner died at age 71 on Sept 9.
His cause of death was not reported, but the Las Vegas newspaper said he had been in poor health for months. “After losing my own father two years ago, this was pretty devastating,” Wu, 50, wrote on Instagram on Oct 2. His father George died at age 92 in March 2022.
“I have known Gary Selesner since I started dating my wife back in 2002.” The American Born Chinese (2023) star tied the knot with Lisa S, 46, in South Africa in 2010 after dating for eight years. They have an 11-year-old daughter, Raven.
Wu wrote about his late father-in-law: “He was younger than I am now when we first met. He was a kind, humble, honest and hardworking man who worked his way from the ground up to be the incredible visionary leader that he was.” Describing Mr Selesner as “calm and collected�.