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Ali Wong
Turning frank stand-up storytelling into major comedy specials and starring in Beef.
Baby Cobra · Always Be My Maybe
- Born
- 19 April 1982
- Birthplace
- San Francisco, United States
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Ali Wong
Ali Wong is an American comedian, actor and writer. Her career spans live comedy, television, voice acting and romantic comedy.
Early life
San Francisco family
Grew up with a Vietnamese mother and Chinese-American father.
UCLA
Studied Asian American studies and spent time studying in Vietnam.
Career
- 2000s
Stand-up beginnings
Started performing in San Francisco before moving to New York.
- 2016
Baby Cobra
Her Netflix special brought a major breakthrough.
- 2020s
Screen and stage
Starred in Beef and continued stand-up with specials including Single Lady.
Selected work
Baby Cobra
Performed a candid stand-up set while pregnant.
Always Be My Maybe
Co-wrote and starred in the romantic comedy.
Beef
Played Amy Lau in the dark comedy, earning major acting awards.
Beyond work
Memoir
Published Dear Girls, written as letters to her daughters.
Family
Has two daughters with former husband Justin Hakuta.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Institutional source ↗Photo: CleftClips. CC BY 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
