The Chinese-American actor related to the storyline of the new Disney+ satirical comedy series.
LOS ANGELES – Asian-American stars Jimmy O. Yang and Chloe Bennet have not forgotten what it is like to struggle in Hollywood and be stereotyped because of their ethnicity.
“This guy is a background actor, but he’s really the lead,” says the Hong Kong-born stand-up comedian whose breakout was a small but scene-stealing turn on acclaimed comedy series Silicon Valley . “It was way too hard for me, so I ended up doing the easiest major that would still appease my parents, which was economics.
Chloe Bennet, Jimmy O. Yang, Charles Yu, Ronny Chieng and Taika Waititi at the premiere of Interior Chinatown in Los Angeles on Nov 13. PHOTO: AFP “I remember thinking that was true, and I absorbed that as a young girl in the industry, which is extremely confusing as someone who is mixed race and looks different to other people.”
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