Jimmy O. Yang

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Jimmy O. Yang talks about his early difficulties landing bit parts in Hollywood, to now playing the lead in Hulu’s “Interior Chinatown.”

‘I have to fight for each little bit of it’: Jimmy O. Yang on his Hollywood career

Jimmy O. Yang talks about his early difficulties landing bit parts in Hollywood, to now playing the lead in Hulu’s “Interior Chinatown.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Jimmy O. Yang says his character Jian Yang on HBO’s “Silicon Valley” is just a younger version of himself. At age 13, he immigrated to Los Angeles from Hong Kong.

Jimmy O. Yang on 'Big Pimpin' as the American dream, and importance of immigrant characters

Jimmy O. Yang says his character Jian Yang on HBO’s “Silicon Valley” is just a younger version of himself. At age 13, he immigrated to Los Angeles from Hong Kong.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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