Chinese internet personality and actor (born 1996)
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Years active | 2019–present | ||||||||||||
Genre | Sketch comedy | ||||||||||||
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Last updated: 3 November 2024 | |||||||||||||
Steven He (born 31 December 1996) is a Chinese-born Irish social media personality, actor, comedian, and pianist currently based in the United States. Primarily known for his satirical comedy sketches on YouTube and TikTok, he rose to prominence in the 2020s through his portrayal of a fictionalised version of his father, whose personality parodies East Asian parenting stereotypes. He also popularised the phrase "emotional damage".
Biography
Steven He was born on 31 December 1996, in Shenzhen, China, where he lived until the age of 8. He moved to Ireland in 2004 and continued to travel between both China and Ireland. He moved to West Covina, California, intending to become an actor and YouTuber.
He started his YouTube channel in 2019. Before this, He was known for performing short comedy skits on TikTok. Since then, he became known for the Internet meme "emotional damage", a catchphrase that went viral after the release of his YouTube video, 'When "Asian" is a difficulty mode'. in the dramedy series, Groundbreaking. In 2023 he started the Ginormo! series on YouTube.
He owns and uploads videos to three YouTube channels: his eponymous channel Steven He, Steven He Live, and Steven He Shorts.
In September 2024, He was announced to making an appearance as a "special guest" in the second episode of the 19th season of the BYU TV sketch-comedy series, Studio C.
Awards
Year | Award | Date | Category | Result | Ref |
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2023 | Show Awards | 27 August 2023 | Scripted Series | Won |
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References
- Wu, Julie (12 May 2022). "Celebrating AAPI Influencers Who Are Following Their Passions". Yahoo Life. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- Salkowitz, Rob (20 April 2022). "YouTube Comedy Star Steven He Is Definitely Not A Failure". Forbes.com.
- "Press Release: Groundbreaking TV Series Re-frames Hollywood Portrayal of Archaeologists | Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology". 23 February 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- Ginormo! is a YouTube-based show made by Steven He and Ken Mok, featuring: Kallmekris and more YouTube
- "Creators On The Rise: Steven He got 3,000 rejections as an actor. So he decided to catch the studios' attention by going viral on youtube." Tubefilter. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- "13th Annual Winners". streamys.org. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
External links
- Steven He at IMDb
- Steven He YouTube Channel
- Steven He Live YouTube Channel
- Steven He Shorts YouTube Channel
- Ginormo! on ColorTV online
- Ginormo! on YouTube