Jimmy O. Yang

Jimmy O. Yang (, Cantonese Romanisation: Āu Yèuhng Maahn Sìhng; born June 11, 1987 ) is a Hong Kong–American stand-up comedian and actor. As an actor, he is best known for starring as Jian-Yang in the HBO comedy series Silicon Valley, as Dr. Chan Kaifang in the Netflix comedy series Space Force, as Bernard Tai in the Warner Bros. Pictures romantic comedy film Crazy Rich Asians and as Josh Lin in the Netflix romantic comedy film Love Hard.

Early life Yang's parents were both from Shanghai and later moved to Hong Kong, where he was born. In 2000, when Yang was 13, his family immigrated to the United States and settled in Los Angeles, California. then later attended Beverly Hills High School. in North Hollywood, Los Angeles. and voiced roles in the video game Infamous Second Son.

He initially appeared on Silicon Valley in a guest role, making scale, then $900 per episode. He appeared in three episodes and spent the money on a Prius so he could drive for Uber to earn money between the show's first and second seasons. For season 2, he was promoted to series regular. Prior to the announcement, he had landed a series-regular role on the Yahoo! Screen original television show Sin City Saints. He turned down the offer because it would have required him to quit Silicon Valley,

In 2018, he played Bernard Tai in the romantic comedy film Crazy Rich Asians, directed by Jon M. Chu.

On September 26, 2019, it was announced that Yang was cast as Dr. Chan Kaifang in the Netflix comedy series Space Force.

In 2020, he starred opposite Ryan Hansen in two films, Like a Boss and Fantasy Island, released a month apart. In the first film, their characters were business partners; and in the second, they were step-siblings who were strongly fond of each other.

Yang's comedy special Good Deal was released on Amazon Prime Video on May 8, 2020. In 2021, he starred opposite Nina Dobrev in Netflix's Love Hard, his first romantic film. His second comedy special, Guess How Much? was released on Prime Video on May 2, 2023.

Yang starred as the voice of the Monkey King in Netflix's animated movie, The Monkey King, which debuted August 18, 2023.

In 2024, Yang played the lead role in the Hulu series Interior Chinatown as Willis Wu.

Author Yang is also the author of How to American: An Immigrant's Guide to Disappointing Your Parents, a book where "he shares his story of growing up as a Chinese immigrant who pursued a Hollywood career against the wishes of his parents." Mike Judge wrote the foreword.

Yang has also continued doing stand-up comedy; in 2018, he appeared on a tour titled after the book.

Personal life Along with English, Yang speaks Shanghainese, Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese. later signed with the same talent agency and has appeared in several films, including playing the father of his son's character in Patriots Day.

Yang was previously in a relationship with Brianne Kimmel, an American venture capitalist.

Works Television Year Title Role Notes 2012 2 Broke Girls Person in Line Episode: "And the Secret Ingredient"2013 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Chinese Teenager #1 Episode: "Girl in the Flower Dress" It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Tang-See Episode: "Flowers for Charlie"2014 Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight Phil Recurring New Girl Steve Episode: "Dice" Criminal Minds Nathan Chow Episode: "Burn" 2014–2019 Silicon Valley Jian-Yang Recurring role (season 1); main role (seasons 2–6) 2015 Battle Creek Chang Episode: "Mama's Boy"2016 Those Who Can't James Chen Guest, 3 episodes Broken Donny Guest, 3 episodes 2016–2017 American Dad! Hisashi / Frat Guy (voice) 2 episodes2018 Another Period Eng Bunker Episode: "Lucky Chang's" The Simpsons Sun Tzu (voice) Episode: "No Good Read Goes Unpunished" Drunk History Genghis Khan Episode: "The Middle Ages" 2018–2019 Fresh Off the Boat Horace 3 episodes 2020 We Bare Bears: The Movie Joey Raccoon (voice) TV movie 2020–2022 Space Force Dr. Chan Kaifang Recurring role (Season 1); main role (season 2) 2022 Beavis and Butt-Head Doctor #2 (voice) Episode: "The Kidney/The Good Deed" 2023 American Born Chinese Ao Guang Episode: "Make a Splash" 2024 Sausage Party: FoodtopiaEnergy Drink (voice)Episode: "Fifth Course" Gremlins: The Wild Batch Little Big (voice) Episode: "Always Be Ready for Adventure" Interior Chinatown Willis Wu 10 episodes Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld Peng Chau (voice) 4 episodes Natural Habitat Shorts Fathah Christmas Porcupine 1 episode The Happytime Murders Officer Delancey 2019 The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part Zebe (voice)2020 Like a Boss Ron Fantasy Island Brax "Tattoo" Weaver The Opening Act Will Chu2021 Wish Dragon Short Goon (voice) Love Hard Josh Lin 2022 Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe Flight Specialist Jung / Jeff (voice) Minions: The Rise of Gru Henchman #1 (voice) Easter Sunday Marvin Me Time Stan Berman2023 80 for Brady Tony Rally Road Racers Zhi (voice) The Monkey King The Monkey King (voice) 2025 Roofman Used Car Salesman2026 Rock Springs He Yew Kung Fu SoccerStadium manager

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2014 Infamous Second Son Male Pedestrian #5 Voice

Stand-up tours Year Title Notes 2018 How to American Performed six shows at Punch Line San Francisco from May 25 to 27, 2018. 2019–2020 Good Deal Toured cities including San Francisco, Seattle, Philadelphia, New York and San Jose. Later developed into his first comedy special, which premiered on Amazon Prime Video in 2020. Filmed at Neptune Theater in Seattle. 2022–2023 Guess How Much? Tour locations include: USA: San Francisco (Golden Gate Theatre), Chicago and New York Australia: Brisbane (The Tivoli), Melbourne (Playhouse), and Sydney (Just For Laughs, Sydney Opera House). Later developed into his second comedy special, released on May 2, 2023, on Amazon Prime Video. 2024–2025 Big & Tall Tour locations include: USA: San Francisco (Golden Gate Theatre), San Diego (Civic Theatre), New York (Carnegie Hall), Boston, Chicago, Phoenix, Los Angeles (The Forum), Minneapolis, Nashville, Washington D.C., Houston, Honolulu and Las Vegas Canada: Vancouver（Orpheum） Hong Kong Five shows to be performed in Hong Kong at the Hong Kong Coliseum from June 13 to 16. Macau Three shows to be performed in Macau at Broadway Macau from July 4 to 6. UK: London (Wembley Arena) Netherlands: Amsterdam (RAI Theater) Australia: Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne

Books How to American: An Immigrant's Guide to Disappointing Your Parents'' (2018)