Jimmy Wong

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Jimmy Wong
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Wong in 2012
Born
James Franklin Wong

(1987-03-28) March 28, 1987 (age 37)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Alma mater Middlebury College
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
Years active2010–present
Known for Video Game High School
Notable work"Ching Chong: Asians in the Library Song"
Spouse
Children1
Relatives

James Franklin Wong [1] (born March 28, 1987) [2] [3] 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.

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Wong has appeared in feature films such as John Dies at the End, The Circle , and the live-action version of Mulan .

Early life

Wong grew up in Normandy Park, Washington. [4] He graduated from Middlebury College in 2009, where he majored in theater and drama. [4] [1] After graduating, he moved to Los Angeles to become an actor. [1]

Career

Wong garnered national news coverage in March 2011, when he uploaded his music video, "Ching Chong: Asians in the Library Song" to YouTube. He created the video as a response to a UCLA student's vlog rant against Asian students using mobile phones in the UCLA library, [5] [6] one which MSNBC qualified as "offensive." [7] NPR suggested that Wong's video response was one that "effectively turn[ed] the tables on the original rant," offering an alternative method of defense against cyberbullying. [8] Wong later said in an MSNBC interview that while he was initially frustrated by the video rant, he realized that humor offered a better response, as he hoped to "put a positive spin on all of it." Furthermore, he stated, an eye for an eye approach would only encourage "this behavior to continue." [7] "Ching Chong: Asians in the Library Song" went viral and was covered nationally by the American media. [9] [10] [11] [12]

That same year, he co-launched and co-hosted the YouTube cooking show Feast of Fiction with Ashley Adams.

Wong later portrayed Ted in the web series Video Game High School . [13] He was also invited by Lionsgate and Google to create the web series District Voices. [14] In 2014, Wong was ranked #73 on New Media Rockstars Top 100 Channels. [15]

Wong played Ling in Disney's 2020 live action remake of the 1998 Mulan animated movie.

Gaming

Wong is an avid player of Magic: The Gathering , specifically the Commander format. He hosts a podcast with co-hosts Josh Lee Kwai and Rachel Weeks called The Command Zone, where they discuss their experiences playing the Commander format. Wong is referred to by his co-hosts as "Jimmy the Red" due to fact that he often plays red decks when playing commander. [16] He has also been called upon by Wizards of the Coast to preview new sets at exhibitions and on their YouTube channel. [17] In 2021, he appeared in the podcast Dungeons & Daddies, where he played a demonic human-paladin character named Jodie Foster. [18]

Wong portrays the character Jay in the 2022 video game BONELAB. [19]

Personal life

His father is Chinese, from Canton, and his mother is of Chinese and Mongol ancestry. [4] He is the younger brother of filmmaker Freddie Wong. [20] Wong announced his engagement to his girlfriend, Rosanna Wang, in December of 2020. A few months later, the two married on February 28, 2021. The couple welcomed their first son, Mason, in February 2022.

Partial filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011"Ching Chong: Asians in the Library Song"Composer and singerYouTube music video
2012 John Dies at the End Fred ChuFeature film
2012–2013 MyMusic LeaderWeb series
2012–2014 Video Game High School Ted WongWeb series
2014The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – District VoicesDistrict 9 VoiceTV mini-series
2015 Dude Bro Party Massacre III SizzlerFeature film
2016Edgar Allan Poe's Murder Mystery Dinner PartyConstable JimmyYouTube series, 4 episodes
2017 The Circle MitchFeature film
Polaris PrimetimeCo-hostwith Meghan Camarena, broadcast on Disney XD's "D|XP" block [21]
2017–2018 Parker Plays Recurring guestTV series, 8 episodes
2020 Mulan Ling Feature film [22]
2021 Wish Dragon Din Song Feature film [23]

Awards

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