Jimmy O. Yang on His Dad Acting in Space Force, Dating a Kimmel & Writing for Harlem Globetrotters
Jimmy O. Yang shares his comedy career beginnings and his dad's acting journey on Space Force with John Malkovich.
00:00:00 Jimmy O. Yang talks about his acting career, stand-up comedy, and being on Space Force. He also mentions his girlfriend's last name and his love for Jimmy's on the show.
🎥 Jimmy O. Yang talks about his roles in 'Crazy Rich Asians' and 'Silicon Valley', and his current role in 'Space Force'.
đź’‘ Jimmy shares a fun fact about his girlfriend's last name being 'Kimmel', which leads to a humorous discussion about potentially changing his last name to 'Jimmy Kimmel'.
🎤 Despite his success in movies and TV shows, Jimmy reveals that stand-up comedy is still his first love and he has been doing it since he was young.
00:01:19 Jimmy O. Yang shares his humble beginnings in comedy, starting at a young age and working multiple jobs to support his passion.
🎠Jimmy O. Yang started his comedy career at a young age, performing at comedy clubs in San Diego and LA.
đź’° In the beginning, Jimmy didn't make any money from comedy and had to take on different jobs, including DJing, selling used cars, and driving for Uber.
đźš– Jimmy worked as an Uber driver for a few months, seeing it as a great job for comedians.
00:02:39 Jimmy O. Yang talks about odd jobs including writing for Harlem Globetrotters and the unique experience of working with them.
đź’Ľ Jimmy O. Yang discusses odd jobs he had before becoming an actor.
đź’° He shares his different tipping habits and experiences with Uber.
✍️ Jimmy briefly wrote for the Harlem Globetrotters and talks about his experience.
00:03:57 Comedian Jimmy O. Yang talks about his experience writing for 'Space Force' and how he avoided offensive cultural references in the script, including Hello Kitty.
🎥 Jimmy O. Yang discusses his role in writing for 'Space Force' during the pandemic.
đź“ť He shares about giving advice on cultural authenticity in the script, specifically regarding the use of Hello Kitty in China.
đź’¸ He mentions being paid $200 to review the script and highlights the value of his input.
00:05:18 Jimmy O. Yang talks about his experience writing for Space Force and his dad's acting journey.
đź“ş Jimmy O. Yang talks about his experience working on the show 'Space Force'.
🤝 He discusses collaborating with the showrunners and pitching ideas for episodes.
🎠Jimmy's dad started acting after seeing his success and eventually got a role on the show.
00:06:36 Jimmy O. Yang's dad becomes an actor on Space Force after Jimmy recommends him to the showrunner. Jimmy trains his dad and sends a reel to the producer. His dad's scenes involve John Malkovich.
🎥 Jimmy O. Yang shares the story of how his dad got a role on 'Space Force'.
👨‍🎓 Jimmy O. Yang trained his dad to act and created a sizzle reel to showcase his work.
🤣 Jimmy O. Yang's dad acted alongside John Malkovich and was nervous about knowing his lines.
00:07:56 Jimmy O. Yang discusses his dad's experience acting on Space Force and their casual approach to the set. They even wrote him into season two.
đź’¤ Jimmy O. Yang's dad fell asleep on set during filming.
🎬 Jimmy and John Malkovich were honing their lines while Jimmy's dad was asleep.
đź“ť Jimmy's dad's casual approach to acting launched his career.
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