Asian-American, maybe; I feel like action movies lead overall, even in Hollywood. And then there's Daniel Dae Kim, who I can't remember making any jokes in anything.
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I don't think of BD Wong as a comedian, either, and there was a period where he was probably the best known male Chinese-American actor
aug 5, 2025, 7:09 am • 1 0 • view
on the other hand: Bowen Yang Manny Jacinto Kal Penn John Cho Joel Kim Booster Kumail Nanjiani Danny Pudi
aug 5, 2025, 7:16 am • 0 0 • view
On the other other hand: Lou Diamond Phillips
aug 5, 2025, 7:30 am • 1 0 • view
I think if you include South Asians and Polynesians the comedy trend doesn't hold up, though. If anything I think it's harder for South Asians to be taken seriously as funny people in Hollywood
aug 5, 2025, 7:32 am • 0 0 • view
I've only seen Hoon Lee in serious roles, too, although he sometimes makes jokes. And the funniest I've seen Steven Yeun is in Nope. Maybe there's a Korean-American exception.
aug 5, 2025, 7:04 am • 1 0 • view
I feel like within my lifetime there's been a shift away from the martial arts asian character in hollywood and toward the comedic asian character. (or this could represent a shift in my own taste in movies)
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I think having comedy chops makes it easier for people to be cast in a more "race-blind" way. And it's usually what they're looking for in male supporting actor roles
aug 5, 2025, 7:13 am • 1 0 • view
yeah they sure do love the comedy-relief best friend of color trope, don't they
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