Jimmy O. Yang
Born | June 11, 1987 |
Hometown | British Hong Kong |
Net worth | $5 million |
Height | 5'6" (1.68m) |
Parents | Richard Ouyang |
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A 'risk-averse' lawyer quit his job to write for TV. Now, he's adapted his own novel into a Hulu show.
- Charles Yu adapted his novel "Interior Chinatown" as a Hulu series. A decade ago, he left his law career to pursue TV writing full time.
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I'm Still Aching': Chloe Bennet Admits To Sitting Out 'Interior Chinatown' Stunts After Going Too Hard On Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.
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‘Everyone Had A Spotlight’: Jimmy O. Yang Shares How Crazy Rich Asians Made Him Feel Like A Main Character In An Ensemble
The actor now leads Hulu's Interior Chinatown.
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How ‘Interior Chinatown’ Creator Tackled the Book’s Show-Within-a-Show Premise
"We had to play with that ambiguity," Charles Yu tells TheWrap The post How ‘Interior Chinatown’ Creator Tackled the Book’s Show-Within-a-Show Premise appeared first on TheWrap.
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‘Interior Chinatown’ Showrunner Explains the Key to a Taika Waititi Collaboration
National Book Award winner Charles Yu talks to IW about going from author to showrunner and bringing 'Interior Chinatown' to life on screen.
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‘Interior Chinatown’ review: Trapped in a police procedural, a background character breaks out
In the Hulu series “Interior Chinatown,” an average guy named Willis Wu works in his uncle’s Chinatown restaurant. Or so we think. Gradually, it’s revealed that he’s actually a TV character forever trapped in the background of a police procedural. Created by Charles Yu, adapting his 2020 novel, the rules of the premise are never exactly clear, which keeps you on your toes. It’s a funny and ...
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'Interior Chinatown' stars Tzi Ma, Archie Kao praise the 'no ego' set of the Disney+ show with Jimmy O. Yang
Jimmy O. Yang, Chloe Bennet, Ronny Chieng, Archie Kao, Tzi Ma, and Diana Lin star in Interior Chinatown on Disney+ in Canada, Hulu in the U.S.
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‘Interior Chinatown’ Star Jimmy O. Yang Says Hulu Show Mirrors His Hollywood Trajectory: ‘I Was Chinese Teenager No. 1’
The actor tells TheWrap about playing Willis Wu, a man stuck in the background of a police procedural show whose luck starts to change The post ‘Interior Chinatown’ Star Jimmy O. Yang Says Hulu Show Mirrors His Hollywood Trajectory: ‘I Was Chinese Teenager No. 1’ appeared first on TheWrap.
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'I'm Still Aching': Chloe Bennet Admits To Sitting Out Interior Chinatown Stunts After Going Too Hard On Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D
Chloe Bennet's latest series is now streaming on Hulu.
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For background-actor-turned-leading-man Jimmy O. Yang, art imitates life in meta “Interior Chinatown”: 'A project like this is once in a lifetime'
The "Silicon Valley" and "Crazy Rich Asians" star is the true embodiment of "background to main character energy," says series creator Charles Yu.
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'Interior Chinatown' stars loved getting to satirize Hollywood's portrayal of Asian Americans
For “Interior Chinatown” star Jimmy O. Yang, playing an invisible Chinatown extra in the new series hit close to home.
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‘Interior Chinatown’ Review: Jimmy O. Yang Leads Meta Action Adventure Based on Award-Winning Novel
Charles Yu adapts his unique novel into a Hulu series starring Jimmy O. Yang, Ronny Chieng, Tzi Ma, and more.
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