Steven He
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{{Short description|Chinese-Irish internet personality and actor (born 1996)}}
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| name = Steven He
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|12|31|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Shenzhen, China
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| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Social media personality
- actor
- comedian
- pianist
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[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP0_k4INXrwPS6HhIyYqsTg Steven He]|
[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuDz-AQO2KuXzjtxoycrnJg Steven He Live]|
[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-omXuxKA9yEygiG85yI4JQ Steven He Shorts]|
[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCH8pGuf8Bb9n_cC95UL3MQ Steven He官方中文頻道]
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| years_active = 2019–present
| genre = Sketch comedy
| subscribers = {{plainlist|
- 13.5 million (Steven He)
- 553 thousand (Steven He Live)
- 1.68 million (Steven He Shorts)
- 413 thousand (Steven He官方中文頻道)
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| views = {{plainlist|
- 4 billion (Steven He)
- 38.4 million (Steven He Live)
- 312.9 million (Steven He Shorts)
- 107.5 million (Steven He官方中文頻道)
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- Uncle Roger
- Nathan Doan
- TwoSetViolin
- Daniel Thrasher
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Steven He (born 31 December 1996) is a Chinese-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 fictionalized version of his father, whose personality parodies East Asian parenting stereotypes. He also popularized the phrase "emotional damage".{{Cite web |last=Wu |first=Julie |date=12 May 2022 |title=Celebrating AAPI Influencers Who Are Following Their Passions |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/celebrating-aapi-influencers-following-passions-190223265.html |access-date=3 May 2023 |website=Yahoo Life |language=en-US}}
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 performed short comedy skits on TikTok.{{cite web |last=Salkowitz |first=Rob |date=20 April 2022 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robsalkowitz/2022/04/20/youtube-comedy-star-steven-he-is-definitely-not-a-failure/?sh=7a4010e9250b |title=YouTube Comedy Star Steven He Is Definitely Not A Failure |website=Forbes.com| language=en}} 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", and starring in the dramedy series, Groundbreaking.{{Cite press release |title=Press Release: Groundbreaking TV Series Re-frames Hollywood Portrayal of Archaeologists |date=February 23, 2022 |publisher=Kiyo Films |url=https://blogs.brown.edu/joukowsky/2022/02/23/press-release-groundbreaking-tv-series-re-frames-hollywood-portrayal-of-archaeologists/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206234425/https://blogs.brown.edu/joukowsky/2022/02/23/press-release-groundbreaking-tv-series-re-frames-hollywood-portrayal-of-archaeologists/ |archive-date=December 6, 2022}} In 2023 he started the Ginormo! series on YouTube.{{Cite web |title=Ginormo! |url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnTjNwFX3opRohE8AKwHEIF3YBfCc5zg2 |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=YouTube |language=en}}{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (WP:NOTRS).|date=May 2025}}
He owns and uploads videos to three YouTube channels: his eponymous channel Steven He, Steven He Live, and Steven He Shorts.{{Cite web |date=23 March 2022 |title=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.. |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2022/03/23/creators-on-the-rise-steven-he/ |access-date=3 May 2023 |website=Tubefilter |language=en-US}}
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.{{Cite web |last=BYUtv |author-link=BYU TV |title=BYUtv's Viral Comedy "Studio C" Celebrates 3 Billion Views and 20 Seasons with 4 Special Guest Stars and Returning Original Cast Member |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/byutvs-viral-comedy-studio-c-celebrates-3-billion-views-and-20-seasons-with-4-special-guest-stars-and-returning-original-cast-member-302259241.html |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=PR Newswire |language=en}}
Awards
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| 2023
| Show Awards | 27 August 2023 | Scripted Series | {{Won}} |
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|nm8339258}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP0_k4INXrwPS6HhIyYqsTg Steven He YouTube Channel]
- [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuDz-AQO2KuXzjtxoycrnJg Steven He Live YouTube Channel]
- [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-omXuxKA9yEygiG85yI4JQ Steven He Shorts YouTube Channel]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20231119101553/https://sites.google.com/view/colortvonline/shows/ginormo Ginormo! on ColorTV online]
- [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnTjNwFX3opRohE8AKwHEIF3YBfCc5zg2 Ginormo! on YouTube]
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Category:21st-century Irish comedians
Category:21st-century Irish male actors
Category:Alumni of Regent's University London
Category:Chinese emigrants to Ireland
Category:Irish comedy YouTubers