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Jimmy O. Yang

Highest Rated: 97% Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe (2022)

Lowest Rated: 7% Me Time (2022)

Birthday: Jun 11, 1987

Birthplace: Hong Kong

Hong Kong-born actor and comedian Jimmy O. Yang, best known for playing Jian Yang on HBO's hit comedy "Silicon Valley" (2014- ), moved with his family to America when he was 13. There, he immediately began absorbing his new country's culture. Yang was especially drawn to American comedy, particularly the works of such comedians as Dave Chappelle and George Lopez, and would spend hours memorizing both comics' best material. Yang secretly harbored a career ambition to one day become a comedian, but throughout his teens, he never saw that as much more than a fantasy. Yang went to college at the University of California San Diego where he studied management science. He spent all four years at the university concentrated on his studies, and had every intention on making a stable career for himself in his chosen field upon graduation. But, as luck would have it, his graduation commencement speech was given by none other than Mike Judge, creator of such iconic shows as MTV's "Beavis and Butt-Head" (1993-97, 2011), whose personal story about quitting physics to pursue a career in comedy inspired Yang to do the same. Hence, after graduation Yang took the few thousand dollars he had saved and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a standup comedian. He quickly landed an agent and started performing at clubs all throughout the country, whilst making a name for himself as a hot young comic on the rise. His breakout moment came in 2014 when he nabbed a spot to perform his standup act on the revamped "The Arsenio Hall Show" (Syndication, 2013-14). Yang's performance earned him a standing ovation, and it wasn't long after that he made his debut as Jian Yang on HBO's "Silicon Valley." The popularity of "Silicon Valley" made Yang a household name amongst the show's devoted fans. In 2016 Yang turned to more serious fare when he played a young man held captive by the Tsarnaev Brothers in "Patriots Day," which was about the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. His role in the film, was widely acclaimed, introduced Yang to a much larger audience, while further cementing his status as one of America's most talked about young entertainers.

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Highest rated movies

97% 84% Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe Watchlist 91% 76% Crazy Rich Asians Watchlist 84% 68% The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part Watchlist 80% 83% The Opening Act Watchlist 80% 86% Patriots Day Watchlist 73% 78% Rally Road Racers Watchlist 71% 79% Wish Dragon Watchlist 58% 89% 80 for Brady Watchlist 56% 64% The Monkey King Watchlist 53% 90% Love Hard Watchlist

Filmography

Movies

Credit
56% 64% The Monkey King Monkey King (Voice) - 2023
73% 78% Rally Road Racers Zhi (Voice) - 2023
No Score Yet 75% Jimmy O. Yang: Guess How Much? Self,
Director,
Writer,
Executive Producer
- 2023
58% 89% 80 for Brady Tony (Character) $39.3M 2023
7% 32% Me Time Stan (Character) - 2022
40% 70% Easter Sunday Unknown (Character),
Executive Producer
$13.0M 2022
97% 84% Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe Unknown (Voice) - 2022
53% 90% Love Hard Josh (Character) - 2021
71% 79% Wish Dragon Small Goon (Voice) - 2021
80% 83% The Opening Act Will O'Brien (Character) - 2020
8% 48% Blumhouse's Fantasy Island Brax (Character) $26.4M 2020
22% 65% Like a Boss Ron (Character) $22.1M 2020
No Score Yet 81% Jimmy O. Yang: Good Deal Unknown (Character) - 2020
84% 68% The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part Enthusiastic Zebra (Voice) $105.8M 2019
91% 76% Crazy Rich Asians Bernard Tai (Character) $174.5M 2018
38% 40% Life of the Party Tyler (Character) $52.8M 2018
No Score Yet 41% El Camino Christmas Mike (Character) - 2017
80% 86% Patriots Day Dun Meng (Character) $31.8M 2016

TV

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Jentry Chau vs the Underworld Unknown (Character) 2024
85% 94% Interior Chinatown Willis Wu (Character) 2024
No Score Yet 61% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2024
No Score Yet 42% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2022 2024
100% 96% Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head Writer 2023
59% 77% Space Force Dr. Chan Kaifang (Character) 2020 2022
94% 93% Silicon Valley Jian Yang (Character),
Jimmy O. Yang (Guest Star)
2014-2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'n Out Guest 2019
94% 79% Fresh Off the Boat Horace (Guest Star) 2018-2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Conan Guest 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Daily Show Guest 2018
No Score Yet 81% Drunk History Unknown (Guest Star) 2018
85% 76% The Simpsons Sun (Guest Voice) 2018
No Score Yet 50% The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Guest 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Party Legends Self 2017
No Score Yet 88% At Midnight With Chris Hardwick Guest 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet East of Main Street Unknown (Character) 2015
96% 67% Battle Creek Chang (Guest Star) 2015
No Score Yet 83% Criminal Minds Unknown (Guest Star) 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Last Call With Carson Daly Guest 2014
No Score Yet 63% 2 Broke Girls Person in Line (Guest Star) 2012