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Jimmy O. Yang (Chinese: 歐陽萬成; born June 11, 1987) is a Hong Kong-born American actor, stand-up comedian, and writer. As an actor, he is best known for ... JimmyO.Yang FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch HongKong-Americanactorandcomedian InthisChinesename,thefamilynameisAu-yeung. JimmyO.Yang歐陽萬成Yangin2018BornAu-yeungMan-sing(1987-06-11)June11,1987(age 35)BritishHongKongNationalityUnitedStatesOther namesJimmyOuyangJimmyO'YangAlma materUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiegoOccupationActor,stand-upcomedianYears active2008–presentChinesenameTraditional Chinese歐陽萬成SimplifiedChinese欧阳万成TranscriptionsStandardMandarinHanyuPinyinŌuyángWànchéngIPA[óʊ.jǎŋ wân.ʈʂʰə̌ŋ]Yue:CantoneseYaleRomanizationĀu-yèuhngMaahn-sìhngJyutpingAu1-joeng4Maan6-sing4IPA[ɐ́u.jœ̏ːŋ màːn.sȅŋ] Websitejimmycomedy.com JimmyO.Yang(Chinese:歐陽萬成;bornJune11,1987)isaHongKong-bornAmericanactor,stand-upcomedian,andwriter.Asanactor,heisbestknownforstarringasJian-YangintheHBOcomedyseriesSiliconValley,[1][2]asDr.ChanKaifangintheNetflixcomedyseriesSpaceForce,andasJoshLinintheNetflixromanticcomedyfilmLoveHard(2021). Contents 1Earlylifeandeducation 2Career 2.1HowtoAmerican 3Personallife 4Filmography 4.1Television 4.2Film 4.3Videogames 5References 6Externallinks Earlylifeandeducation[edit] YangwasborninHongKongduringBritishrule.HisparentswerebothfromShanghaiandlatermovedtoHongKong.[3]In2000,whenYangwas13,hisfamilyimmigratedtotheUnitedStatesandsettledinLosAngeles,California.[4][5][6][7]HisauntandgrandmotherwerealreadylivingintheUS;hisparentsjoinedthemprimarilytoallowYangandhisbrother,Roy,accesstobetterschools.[5]YangenrolledatJohnBurroughsMiddleSchoolforeighthgrade,[7]thenlaterattendedBeverlyHillsHighSchool.[6] YanggraduatedfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiegowithadegreeineconomicsin2009.[5]ThecommencementspeakerathiscollegegraduationwashisfutureSiliconValleyshowrunnerandfellowUCSDalumnusMikeJudge.[7] Career[edit] Yangdidhisfirststand-upsetat21yearsoldas"LowballJim"attheHaHaComedyClubinNorthHollywood,LosAngeles.[7] Aftergraduation,heinternedatthefinancialconsultingfirmSmithBarneyinBeverlyHills,California,butfounditunfulfillingandturneddownitsreturnoffer.[6][7]Instead,hereturnedtoSanDiegotofinishhisgraduationrequirements.Hestayedinthecityafterward,wherehesoldusedcars,DJedatastripclub,andseatedcustomersatacomedyclubtosupporthimselfwhiledoingstand-upsetsforfreeatTheComedyPalace.[7]Therehemethismentor,SeanKelly,astand-upcomedianwhoranthevenueandlatercreatedtherealityshowStorageHunters.[8][7] WhenYangmovedbacktoLosAngeles,hesignedupwithCentralCasting,duetotheirlowbarrierofentry,andwithvariouscastingwebsites.Hewasspurredtoconsideractingwhenafriendtoldhimtherewasmoneytobemadeinresidualchecksfromcommercials.Intheinterim,hedidstand-upsetsaroundSouthernCaliforniaandsignedupforactingclasses.HeeventuallyfoundactingrepresentationthroughtheVestaTalentAgency.[7] YangmadehistelevisiondebutontheCBSseries2BrokeGirlsin2012,andhisfirstlate-nightstand-upappearanceonTheArsenioHallShowin2014.[7]HeplayedTang-Seeinseason9ofIt'sAlwaysSunnyinPhiladelphia,andappearedinanepisodeofCriminalMindsasNathanChow,ahigh-schoolstudentwhosufferedapsychoticbreak.Hewasawriter/consultantfortheHarlemGlobetrotters,[9]andvoicedrolesinthevideogameInfamousSecondSon.[10] HeinitiallyappearedonSiliconValleyinaguestrole,makingscale,then$900perepisode.HeappearedinthreeepisodesandspentthemoneyonaPriussohecoulddriveforUbertoearnmoneybetweentheshow'sfirstandsecondseasons.Forseason2,hewaspromotedtoseriesregular.[11]Priortotheannouncement,hehadlandedaseries-regularroleontheYahoo!ScreenoriginaltelevisionshowSinCitySaints.HeturneddowntheofferbecauseitwouldhaverequiredhimtoquitSiliconValley,[7]whichranfrom2014to2019. Yang'sfirstdramaticrolewasasDun"Danny"Meng,aChineseimmigrantwhoiscarjackedbytheTsarnaevbrothers,inthe2016actiondramaPatriotsDay.[12] In2018,heplayedBernardTaiintheromanticcomedyfilmCrazyRichAsians,directedbyJonM.Chu.[13] OnSeptember26,2019,itwasannouncedthatYangwascastasDr.ChanKaifangintheNetflixcomedyseriesSpaceForce.[14] In2020,hestarredoppositeRyanHansenintwofilms,LikeaBossandFantasyIsland,releasedamonthapart.Inthefirstfilm,theircharacterswerebusinesspartners;andinthesecond,theywerestep-siblingswhowerestronglyfondofeachother. Yang'scomedyspecialGoodDealwasreleasedonAmazonPrimeVideoonMay8,2020.[15]HestarsoppositeNinaDobrevinNetflix'sLoveHard,hisfirstromanticfilm.[16] HowtoAmerican[edit] YangisalsotheauthorofHowtoAmerican:AnImmigrant'sGuidetoDisappointingYourParents,abookwhere"heshareshisstoryofgrowingupasaChineseimmigrantwhopursuedaHollywoodcareeragainstthewishesofhisparents."[17]MikeJudgewrotetheforeword.[18] Yanghasalsocontinueddoingstand-upcomedy;in2018,heappearedonatourtitledafterthebook.[19] Personallife[edit] AlongwithEnglish,YangspeaksShanghainese,CantoneseandMandarinChinese.[7] Yang'sfather,RichardOuyang,[20]latersignedwiththesametalentagencyandhasappearedinseveralfilms,includingplayinghisson'scharacter'sfatherinPatriotsDay.[6] YangbecameanAmericancitizenin2015.[7]HehasaYouTubechannelwithafocusoncooking. Filmography[edit] Television[edit] Year Title Role Notes 2012 2BrokeGirls PersoninLine Episode:"AndtheSecretIngredient" 2013 AgentsofS.H.I.E.L.D. ChineseTeenager#1 Episode:"GirlintheFlowerDress" 2013 It'sAlwaysSunnyinPhiladelphia Tang-See Episode:"FlowersforCharlie" 2014 ThingsYouShouldn'tSayPastMidnight Phil Recurring NewGirl Steve Episode:"Dice" CriminalMinds NathanChow Episode:"Burn" 2014–2019 SiliconValley Jian-Yang Recurringrole(season1);mainrole(seasons2–6) 2015 BattleCreek Chang Episode:"Mama'sBoy" 2016 ThoseWhoCan't JamesChen Guest,3episodes Broken Donny Guest,3episodes 2016–2017 AmericanDad! Hisashi/FratGuy(voice) 2episodes 2018 AnotherPeriod EngBunker Episode:"LuckyChang's" TheSimpsons SunTzu(voice) Episode:"NoGoodReadGoesUnpunished" DrunkHistory GenghisKhan Episode:"TheMiddleAges" 2018–2019 FreshOfftheBoat Horace 3episodes 2020 GoodDeal Himself StandupComedySpecial WeBareBears:TheMovie JoeyRaccoon(voice) TVMovie 2020–2022 SpaceForce Dr.ChanKaifang Mainrole Film[edit] Year Title Role Notes 2013 TheInternship WaZao Uncredited 2016 PatriotsDay DunMeng 2017 ElCaminoChristmas MiketheCameraman 2018 Juliet,Naked Elliot Uncredited LifeoftheParty Tyler CrazyRichAsians BernardTai [21] TheHappytimeMurders OfficerDelancey 2019 TheLegoMovie2:TheSecondPart[22] Zebe(voice) 2020 LikeaBoss Ron FantasyIsland Brax"Tattoo"Weaver TheOpeningAct WillChu 2021 WishDragon ShortGoon(voice) LoveHard JoshLin 2022 BeavisandButt-HeadDotheUniverse (voice) Minions:TheRiseofGru Henchman#1(voice) EasterSunday Marvin Post-production MeTime Stan Post-production TBA 80forBrady Filming Videogames[edit] Year Title Role Notes 2014 InfamousSecondSon MalePedestrian#5 Voice References[edit] ^"'SiliconValley'PromotesJimmyO.YangtoSeriesRegular(Exclusive)-HollywoodReporter".hollywoodreporter.com.Retrieved2014-10-23. ^"TalkingWithJianYang,TheGreatestPrankCallerIn'SiliconValley'".UPROXX.17June2016.Retrieved20December2016. ^Friedrich,Adam(24April2018)."FromHongKongToLA—JimmyO.Yang'sJourneyToTheAmericanDream".WisconsinPublicRadio.Retrieved23May2020. ^JimmyO.Yang(Comedian,HBOSiliconValley)-FunWithDumb-Ep.1.DUMBFOUNDEAD.25July2018.Archivedfromtheoriginalon29January2021.Retrieved14November2021–viaYouTube. ^abc"JimmyO.Yang".TexasTravesty.Archivedfromtheoriginalon17April2019.Retrieved24May2017. ^abcdSanders,Sam(May8,2018)."JimmyO.Yangon'SiliconValley'and'HowToAmerican'".NPR.Retrieved7July2019. ^abcdefghijklYang,JimmyO.(2018-03-13).HowtoAmerican:AnImmigrant'sGuidetoDisappointingYourParents.HachetteBooks.ISBN 978-0-306-90350-2. ^"JimmyO.YangDroveforUbertoSurviveDuring'SiliconValley'Season1".NextShark.2018-08-15.Retrieved2020-01-13. ^"JimmyOuyang|SanFranciscoComedyCompetition".Archivedfromtheoriginalon2012-04-20.Retrieved2014-07-28. ^SuckerPunchProductions.Infamous:SecondSon.SonyComputerEntertainment.Scene:Credits,3:43in,AdditionalVoiceTalent. ^"'SiliconValley'PromotesJimmyO.YangtoSeriesRegular(Exclusive)".TheHollywoodReporter.Retrieved2018-06-09. ^"SiliconValley'sJimmyO.YangisAbrahamLincoln'swingman".TheA.V.Club.15December2016.Retrieved20December2016. ^Yamato,Jen(August10,2018)."'CrazyRichAsians':JimmyO.Yangmovesbeyond'SiliconValley'".LosAngelesTimes.Retrieved2020-05-10. ^Porter,Rick(September26,2019)."JohnMalkovich,BenSchwartzJoinSteveCarellinNetflix's'SpaceForce'".TheHollywoodReporter.RetrievedSeptember26,2019. ^Clifford,Katey(May8,2020)."'JimmyOYang:GoodDeal'|Catchthe'SiliconValley'star'sstand-upcomedyspecialonAmazonPrimeVideo".ThePatriot-News.Retrieved2020-05-10. ^"'LoveHard':NinaDobrev,JimmyO.Yang,CharlesMeltonStarinNetflix'sDatingAppRomantic-Comedy"./Film.2020-08-14.Retrieved2020-10-14. ^"HowtoAmerican".www.goodreads.com.Retrieved2018-05-27. ^"JimmyO.YangtalksSiliconValley,MikeJudgeandhisbook".CNET.2018-04-05.Retrieved2018-06-09. ^"JimmyO.Yangbrings'HowtoAmerican'toS.F."SFGate.Retrieved2018-06-09. ^Rana,Sambridhi."HowJimmyO.Yang'sDadGotOn'PatriotsDay'".hollywoodmask.Retrieved2021-11-29. ^"CrazyRichAsian(2018)".IMDb.RetrievedJanuary28,2019. ^https://twitter.com/FunnyAsianDude/status/1086428704689946624[deadlink] Externallinks[edit] WikimediaCommonshasmediarelatedtoJimmyO.Yang. 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