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Jimmy O. Yang
Jimmy O. Yang
Chinese Actor
Born: Jun 11, 1987
Asian Comedy Good Me People You
Related authors: Andy Lau Chow Yun-Fat Daniel Wu Donnie Yen Jackie Chan Jet Li Jiang Wen Stephen Chow
You'd see Asian faces on TV, but it was so rare, especially in the comedy space - that for me was Ken Jeong doing stand-up... it's amazing that I can call him a friend now and a colleague. Jimmy O. Yang
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But my comedy hero was Stephen Chow. His deadpan comedy, all the stuff he wrote like 'From Beijing with Love,' it's incredibly funny. Jimmy O. Yang
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I know Asian actors out there won't even audition for a role that have an accent. But for me, I was the kid with an accent. I still have an accent to some degree. Jimmy O. Yang
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Nico Santos I've known from Bay Area stand-up, and he lives right by me so we hang out all the time. Jimmy O. Yang
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Normal people don't become stand-up comedians. Jimmy O. Yang
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But I try to play everything very authentically, even if it is an accented immigrant, Jian Yang, that I play on 'Silicon Valley.' Jimmy O. Yang
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When you're 1 out of 5 Asian people on TV, all the pressure is on you and you have to represent. Jimmy O. Yang
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I don't know why people feel the need to do this to me, but my friend asked my dad, 'Aren't your proud of Jimmy now that he's a successful actor?' And my dad was like, 'No, not really. I wish he was a scientist.' I guess scientist is more noble in the Asian culture. Jimmy O. Yang
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I've learned to not have expectations. I think the first movie I did, I was like, 'Oh my God, I'm going to win an Oscar!' You can't do that, you're going to let yourself down. Jimmy O. Yang
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I was always pretty good with making deals. When I was in sixth grade, when Pokemon cards were hot, I might have started with, like, three or four cards, and then at the end of the year, through trading with my friends and everything, I ended up with the biggest card collection in my school. Jimmy O. Yang
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I guess I've lived my whole life as an outsider. Jimmy O. Yang
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I came to this country when I was 13 years old, I couldn't really speak English, and I had an accent. Jimmy O. Yang
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I've heard other actors saying they don't want to play a character with an accent at all. To me, that's kind of an insult to somebody like me who did have an accent. Jimmy O. Yang
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I understand the whole constant foreigner stereotype, but for me it's important to portray immigrant characters like Jian-Yang and Danny Meng with humanity. Jimmy O. Yang
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It's maybe a better thought to change the perception of an accent than to avoid it all together. Jimmy O. Yang
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I'm generally pretty excited about new gadgets, new tech, A.I., stuff like that. Jimmy O. Yang
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Silicon Valley,' I mean, the comedy is amazing, and it's one of the best-written shows with some of the best talent. I'm really happy to be a part of it. Jimmy O. Yang
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You know something like 'Patriots Day' that I did a few years ago, which is a drama, is very different than comedy. That was super rewarding. I want to do more of that and also my own writing. Jimmy O. Yang
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I went to school for economics, and especially in Asian culture it's not really a viable job for my family to be an artist. Jimmy O. Yang
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Immigrant characters now are getting much more well-rounded, and they have personalities, which is important because we do need to portray immigrants in a humanizing way. Jimmy O. Yang
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As far as stand-up, a lot of Asians and Chinese are not as apt to stand-up, especially the older generation since they don't even know what stand-up is. Jimmy O. Yang
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Whatever ethnicity you are, yes, absolutely you have to be proud of who you are man. I am really really proud to be Asian, I got to say. Jimmy O. Yang
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I love everyone on 'Silicon Valley.' Jimmy O. Yang
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One of my first big paychecks, I used it to buy a Rolex. I bought a used 1968 vintage Rolex. I was too cheap to buy a new one. Jimmy O. Yang
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Just because I don't speak English with an accent anymore doesn't mean that I'm better than the people who do. Jimmy O. Yang
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I obeyed my parents' rules inside our Chinese household while I pursued my dreams in the American world outside. Jimmy O. Yang
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