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Jimmy Wong

Actor / YouTuber / Television Producer | * 03/28/1986 (38) | Seattle (United States of America (USA))
James Franklin Wong (born March 28, 1987) is an American actor and musician. He is best known for his 2011 music video, "Ching Chong: Asians in the Library Song" and for his role as Ted in the web series Video Game High School. In 2017, he and YouTuber Meghan Camarena co-hosted the video game themed variety show Polaris Primetime, which was created as part of Disney's "D|XP" programming block on Disney XD. Wong has appeared in feature films such as John Dies at the End, The Circle, and the live-action version of Mulan. ()
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Jimmy Wong is a Chinese American actor, host, chef, and singer songwriter. Most recently, he was announced as a cast member of Disney's Mulan (2020) playing the character Ling, one of Mulan's friends in the army. Previously, he starred in the hit webseries Video Game High School (2012-2014), created the cooking show Feast of Fiction online to over 1 million subscribers, cohosts the popular Magic the Gathering podcast The Command Zone and Game Knights, and is the face of DisneyXD's gaming show Polaris Primetime. Online, his content has been viewed over 300 million times across his numerous projects. He is the younger brother of popular director and creator Freddie Wong of RocketJump. His content can be found all across the internet, representing the entertainment, geek, gaming, and cooking worlds.Jimmy first became known after a racist incident at UCLA, when a sorority student posted a vlog rant against Asians studying too loudly in the library, openly mocking their accent and language. Jimmy responded with the "Ching Chong, It Means I Love You" song, which garnered national attention and over 5 million views. Later that year, Jimmy created the cooking show Feast of Fiction, dedicated to bringing foods seen in movies, video games, cartoons, and TV shows to real life. In 2012, Jimmy starred as one of the three titular characters in the massively popular webseries Video Game High School for three seasons. In 2018, Jimmy was announced as a main cast member of Mulan (2020), playing the role of Ling, one of Mulan's friends in the army.Jimmy has hosted for a wide range of projects, creating the top show Game Knights for Magic: the Gathering alongside cohost Josh Lee Kwai, and has represented brands across various projects such as Disney XD, Nintendo, Riot Games, Wizards of the Coast, Food Network, Starbucks, PepsiCo, Showtime, Google, Lionsgate, Walmart, IGN, Bon Appetit, State Farm, Conagra, and more.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Action

Known for these Movies & Shows

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Movies with Jimmy Wong as Actor(10)

as Din (voice)2021 Wish Dragon
as Ling2020 Mulan
as Foreign Born Circler2017 The Circle
as SYNC China Employee2014 Sync
as Fred Chu2013 John Dies at the End
as Ted Wong2012 VGHS: The Movie
as Chu Liu Hsiang1990 Best Friend of the Cops

TV Shows/Series with Jimmy Wong as Actor(9)

as Bank Manager2021 The Equalizer
as Chang Rodriguez2015 RocketJump: The Show
as himself2012 TableTop
as Leader2012 MyMusic
as Ted Wong2012 Video Game High School
as Frankie2010 BlackBoxTV Presents
as Slacker #32007 The Guild

Movies with Jimmy Wong as Crew(1)

Camera/Steadicam Operator2011 Overheard 2

Additional Information

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Born: Friday, 03/28 1986 (March) in Seattle (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 38 years + 28 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Middlebury College
Siblings: Freddie Wong
Other names for Jimmy Wong (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"黄谷悦"
Jimmy Wong frequently works together with these people:
Freddie Wong (14x, Crew)
Felicia Day (9x, Actress)
Benny Fine (8x, Crew)
Ashly Burch (7x, Actress)
Matthew Arnold (7x, Crew)
Kenny Mittleider (7x, Actor)
Sean Becker (6x, Crew)
Kim Evey (6x, Actress)
Andrew Seely (6x, Actor)
Aaron Jackson (5x, Actor)
Brian Kameoka (5x, Actor)
Don Coscarelli (4x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1320020, Added: 09/03/2019, Last updated: 04/22/2024