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Andrew Kim

**Andrew Kim** is a concept designer and illustrator on the Disney+ original series *American Born Chinese*.

## General overview

He works in the Film/Entertainment industry and is a member of IATSE Local 800/839. Kim is a Senior Concept Artist with broad experience in all aspects in concepting/visual development. He is flexible in different styles for games, films, animations, and any other entertainment media. His specialties are: Characters, architectural/environments, keyframes, props/weapons, vehicles, storyboards and events. On May 25, 2023, Kim released some character designs of Sun Wukong which alongside Cretton, Phillip Lim also helped bring it to fruition. Then on June 7, 2023, Kim released some earlier rough concepts that led to the final character design of Guanyin. Kim went onto say that the lotus was a big theme for her and the shades of green overall was a nice complementary color to lots of reds we expected to see in the background throughout the show. They tried white hair for her at one point to really push the goddess feel but felt it was too much toward the western fantasy look. Then his designs were eventually brought to life by the likes of costume designers Joy Cretton and Prabal Gurung.

## External links

* Andrew Kim on the Internet Movie Database
* Andrew Kim (@andrewkimart) on Instagram

## References

1. ↑ About Andrew Kim - andrewkimart.com
2. ↑ May 8, 2023 Gene Luen Yang IG Post - Instagram
3. ↑ About Andrew Kim - Linkedin
4. ↑ May 25, 2023 IG Post - Instagram
5. ↑ Andrew Kim June 7, 2023 IG Post - Instagram
Joni The Red

> I'm Joni The Red. Tactician, Survivor, Defender of the of the innocent. And I'm gonna kick your ass whether you like it or not. Now, Let's dance.
>
>

Joni The Red is a Side Character in Fortnite: FOR. She is a Vampire Hunter and is apart of The High Stakes Club.

## Joni The Red

Joni about to kill some vampires. She also looks like one, too...

## Appearances

### Debut

At the end of Episode 1: Keeping the Peace
Fusion

> Very rarely can a universe be created with perfection. It takes time. Not everything is meant to be perfect. But you, you're perfect. You were created with perfection. Both of us were. These moments we spend together.. I cherish them dearly.
>
> - Fusion comforting Zero.

## Fusion

### Relatives

Zero (Husband)The Zero Point (Creation)

Deadeye (Son)

Absenz (Son)

## Appearances

### Appears in

Chapter 2 Season 1

**Fusion** is a neutral character in Fortnite: FOR. He is the God of The Void, and is the one of the creators of Reality Zero.
Cinderberry

Cinderberry

Cinderberry was advised by Firestar in the first moons of her training, and had plans to continue to follow in his paws steps to be a mentor, but then was hit by a monster and later decided to take the life of a Healer and was then mentored by Yellowfang. She would go on to mentor her old advisor's daughter, Leafpool.

## Affiliation

### Past

Thunderclan, Lionclan, Shadowclan (kidnapped), Windclan
Etheria

> Humans are.. an interesting species. They say they see Eye to Eye; yet fight for Peace and Love. When will they give up? You know what i'm talking about, Don't you my dear?
>
>

Etheria is a character in Fortnite: FOR.

## Appearances

### Appears in

Chapter 2, Season 6

She is a demon who only likes to be seen if she wants to. She tends to bother Amy most of the time.

Etheria has a very demanding and bossy personality and refuses to listen to the other demons.
Big Mouth

> Stop! They has feelings too, you know! It can still be useful to us, Sister.. It isn't just a failed experiment, no no no.. They are my creation!
>
> - Amy, talking about Big Mouth.

**Big Mouth** is a minor character in Fortnite: FOR. He is Amy's failed experiment, and is used as a distraction to confuse The Peace Syndicate.

## Big Mouth

### Aliases

Failed Experiment (Amy), Beautiful Child (Amy)

### Relatives

Amygdala (Creator)Thunder (Former Brother)

## Physical description

### Species

Failed Experiment, Originally A Kaiju Lizard Like Thunder
Evie

Evie was a character in the normal Fortnite Lore, and appears in Fortnite: FOR as a deuteragonist.

She works for The Peace Syndicate and is stated to be their Secret Weapon.

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## Evie

### Occupation

The Peace Syndicate's secret weapon and Vigilante.

## Appearances

### Appears in

Fortnite, First Introduced in Chapter 3 Season 3
Dinh Thai

**Dinh Thai** is a Vietnamese director, producer, and writer on the Disney+ original series *American Born Chinese.*

## General overview

Thai is an Asian American award-winning writer and director by way of commercial directing. Born in Vietnam, fled to France, and finally settled in Los Angeles, the 80s and 90s nurtured a cultural mix that strongly informs Dinh’s filmic approach and aesthetic. He brings a youthful, multicultural viewpoint to his storytelling. His work blends visual style with realism, focusing on comedy and drama with strong musical influences.

Dinh’s narrative work has been featured on HBO, Cinemax, Amazon, etc. Specifically, "MONDAY", a short film he wrote and directed has garnered 50+ festival awards, including first place in the inaugural HBO Asian Pacific American Visionaries competition, Outstanding Director, Outstanding Actor, and Next Generation Filmmaker Award at the prestigious NBCU Shorts Festival, Best Direction at the New York Television Festival and The One Screen Festival, Best Short Film at "CATALYST", and recognized as Best New Filmmaker of the Year by NFMLA.

Along with being an alumnus of the Disney TV Director Program, Ryan Murphy's Half-Initiative, and NBC’s Emerging Director Program, Dinh has gone on to direct TV episodes of *Wu-Tang: An American Saga* (Hulu), *Warrior* (HBOMax), *New Amsterdam* (NBC), *The Good Doctor* (ABC), *In The Dark* (CW), and the season finale of *Career Opportunities* in *Murder and Mayhem* (Hulu). He has also co-written and directed *AZNBBGRL*, an Asian American pilot for Freeform.

He directed the second episode: "A Monkey on a Quest".

## External links

* Dinh Thai on the Internet Movie Database
* Dinh Thai (@dinhster) on Instagram
Fall of Reality Wiki

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## Important articles

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Nezumi

> They say I'm out of control, but I've never felt more like me.
>
>

Nezumi in his Loading Screen

Nezumi is a Side character in Fortnite: FOR. He's a powerful psychic and is apart of The Dropouts. Nezumi is a Tracker, which means he can find out a lot about a person by holding their hand. He can also pinpoint how someone died.

### History (Before FN: FOR)

Nezumi was a part of a cult, The Whispered Conclave. He left them after finding out their true intentions, which was summoning an ancient demon to end the world. He joined The Academy as a change of pace, perhaps somewhere to wind down. But there, he met the most beautiful, most stunning, the most lovely woman to ever grace his eyes. Lennox Rose. As the episodes continued, the more they grew closer to each other. The audience loved their relationship. Even when the cameras weren't rolling, they were still talking. Eventually, Nezumi made the big move to ask Lennox, on live TV, to be his girlfriend. Lennox, of course, said yes.

But things aren't all as they seem. Nezumi had happened to see Lennox be abused beyond human comprehension. He tried to stop them, but they grabbed him, and they... ***changed him.*** His hair had to be covering his eyes at all cost. Together, along with Erisa, Lexa
Lucy Liu

Liu on the set of American Born Chinese

**Lucy Liu** (Traditional Chinese 劉玉玲; Simplified Chinese 刘玉玲) is an actress, producer, director and has hosted her own art exhibitions for charity, on the *American Born Chinese* series on Disney+.

## General overview

On May 29, 2022, Lucy Liu revealed on social media that she had been added as a director for sixth episode of the series titled "Hot Stuff".

## External links

* Lucy Liu on the Internet Movie Database
* Lucy Liu on Wikipedia
* Lucy Liu (@lucyliu) on Instagram

## References

1. ↑ Lucy Liu May 19, 2022 IG Post - Instagram
Herbert Krūger

> Amygdala, you're a beautiful women. The most beautiful, horrifying, monster I've ever loved. You're my daughter, and you mean the world to me. I don't care if you're a Shadow.. You're still my daughter, and you are everything to me. I'm Proud of you, Amygdala. I truly am. But as much as I love you, this isn't the real you. I'm sorry...- STYX, NOW!
>
> - Doctor Krūger distracting The Scourge from killing Styx, and betraying Scourge.

## Doctor Herbert Krūger

* Plague Doctor Outfit
* Unmasked
* As Sword

### Aliases

Herbert, Herb, Doctor Krūger, Father (Amygdala), Master (Amygdala), The Creator (Dahlia)

### Relatives

Unnamed Parents (Deceased)Amygdala (Foster Daughter)

Dahlia (Creation and Daughter)

Styx (Brother)

### Affiliation

The Nothing (Formerly)The Peace Syndicate (Formerly)

## Physical description

### Eye color

Heterochromia (Green and Blue)

Herbert Krūger (Otherwise known as Doctor Krūger to many), is a Character in Fortnite: FOR. He is an important side character in the series, and is somewhat a main character in Season 4.
The Scientist

> She's great, right? I mean.. she won't stop calling me **Daddy**.. but not a problem.
>
>

The scientist is a major protagonist in Fortnite, and is a Major Character in Fortnite: FOR.

The Scientist is The Seven's Brilliant Engineer and claims he is the "Handsomest member of The Seven."

## The Scientist

### Aliases

Daddy (AMIE) Attractive Father (AMIE)

The Handsomest Member of The Seven (Himself)
Erin O'Malley

**Erin O'Malley** is a executive producer and director of the *American Born Chinese* original series for Disney+.

## General overview

O'Malley is known for *New Girl* (2011), *Curb Your Enthusiasm* (2000) and *Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.* (2021). She has been married to Windy Morgan Bunts since 26 June 2004. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the Producers Guild of America. On April 24, 2023, O'Malley revealed that she is great friends with Gene Luen Yang, who wrote graphic novel.

## External links

* Erin O'Malley on the Internet Movie Database
* Erin O'Malley (@eeomalley) on Instagram

## References

1. ↑ Michelle Yeoh Tries to Save the World in ‘American Born Chinese’ Trailer - Hollywood Reporter
2. ↑ April 24, 2023 IG Post - Instagram
Lisa Lu

**Lisa Lu** (simplified Chinese: 卢燕; traditional Chinese: 盧燕; pinyin: Lú Yàn) is a Chinese actress. She portrays the recurring character of Ni Yang in the Disney+'s original series *American Born Chinese*.

## General overview

She won the Golden Horse Awards three times in the 1970s. She is the only person who is a member of both the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

During the 1958–59 television season, she had a recurring role as Miss Mandarin on the cult western show *Yancy Derringer*, set in New Orleans in 1868. In 1961 she had a recurring role as "Hey Girl" on the television series *Have Gun – Will Travel*. She made numerous other appearances on television, with guest starring roles on *Bonanza*, *The Big Valley*, *The Richard Boone Show*, *The Virginian*, *Hawaiian Eye*, *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.*, *The Rebel*, *Cheyenne*, *Bat Masterson*, *Kentucky Jones*, etc.

In 1960, she was the female lead in the antiwar film *The Mountain Road*, which starred James Stewart and which was based on the novel of the same name by the China war correspondent Theodore H. White. Her film career took off in the 1970s with supporting roles in films like Demon Seed and Peter Bogdanovich's *Saint Jack*. During this time, she received three Best Actress Golden Horse Awards for her Chinese-language films *The Arch*, *The Empress Dowager*, and *The Fourteen Amazons*.

For the remainder of her career, Lu alternated between theatre and film. She may be best known by English-speaking audiences for her roles in the 1988 TV miniseries *Noble House*, and the films *The Last Emperor* (1987), *The Joy Luck Club* (1993), and *Crazy Rich Asians* (2018).

## External links

* Lisa Lu on the Internet Movie Database
* Lisa Lu on Wikipedia
* Lisa Lu (@lisaluofficial) on Instagram

## References

1. ↑ Lisa Lu Honored with Lifetime Achievement at Asian World Film Festival - Golden Globes
2. ↑ Disney+'s American Born Chinese Debuts an Emotional, Action-Filled Trailer - CBR
3. ↑ Golden Globes Analysis: Plenty of Wins and Controversy to Go Around - Hollywood Reporter
The Cube Queen

> You thought you saved your Little Reality.. All you did was prepare it for **Us**.
>
>

The Cube Queen is a Main Antagonist in Fortnite, and is an Overarching Antagonist in Fortnite: FOR: Season 2.

## The Cube Queen

### Aliases

Queen of The Cubes, Her Majesty, Mistress

### Relatives

The Cubes (Children)The Origin (Ex-Husband)

## Appearances

### Appears in

Chapter 2, Season 8

She is the leader of The Cube Army and is the Ruler of The Last Reality. She is also The I.O. and The Seven's main nemesis.
Mahi Alam

**Mahi Alam** is a Bengali-American actor, singer and songwriter. He portrays the recurring character of Anuj in Disney+'s original series *American Born Chinese*.

## General overview

He was born in Tangail, Bangladesh to a Bengali mother and father. At the age of 6, Alam came to America with his family in order to pursue the arts. Some of his most notable roles are Yakub in the NBC series *New Amsterdam*, and Samir in the Facebook Web Series *Strangers*. In addition, Alam is also majoring in Music Technology at the school of Steinhardt in New York University.

## External links

* Mahi Alam on the Internet Movie Database
* Mahi Alam (@mahialam03) on Instagram
Styx

> I don't think YOU understand, Scourge. What you're doing isn't right. Put down the axe, and maybe, just maybe, we can come to a resolution..
>
> -Styx pleading for mercy.

**Styx** is the protagonist of Fortnite: Fall Of Reality, and is an Anti-Hero.

## Styx

### Aliases

Idiot (Dahlia), GoofBall (Dahlia and Highwire), King of Chaos (Himself), Babe (Highwire), Darling (Highwire)

### Relatives

Dahlia (Former Partner in crime and niece)Highwire (Wife)

Charlotte (Daughter)

Grimoire (Son)

Amy (Niece)

Doctor Krūger (Brother)

Unnamed Parents (Deceased)

### Affiliation

The Nothing (Formerly)The Unseen (Leader)

## Appearances

### History (Before FOR)

Styx Krūger was the brother of Herbert Krūger, and would like watching him experiment with different types of corpses. One day, Krūger poisoned Styx's tea, and he died, waking up facing his brother. He turned him into a doll. A voodoo doll. He was confused and scared, as he saw God before waking up in the mortal world. To escape, he burned down the old Krūger household, killing his mother, father and Herbert, but to his unknowing, he survived.

Styx found a rift later on, and was rifted to Reality Zero, where he joined The Nothing, consisting of Dahlia, Bytes, Nadia and Triarch Nox.

### History (During FOR)

Styx and Dahlia were sent to Frenzy Fields to spy on the Dropouts, and destroy their shack. They approached the farm, and found Evie. Styx suggested that they take her, and give her to Bytes.

When The Dropouts and Peace Syndicate attacked, he met Highwire, and they flirted during the fight. Styx said he had to go, and he went to go help Dahlia, who's eyes got ripped out.

During Season 2's finale, he was stabbed by Cube Queen, but destroyed the Rift Gate, saving Reality Zero from the Army of The Last Reality. This did result in him passing, but he was in hell during the first episode of Season 3. He fought the queen of hell, Desdemona, and easily won, waking up in the real world again, just in time, because of a new threat. They weren't as big as The Nothing or Last Reality, but dangerous nevertheless. Styx and Renzo defeated the Sirens, and saved MEGA City.

Season 4 comes along, and he's going through alot. Highwire was taken by the Shadows, and he was, for the first time in 2 years, alone. Etheria came, and told him a plan the demons had. Sending him to Amy's Mindscape, to hopefully save her. During the final attack of the Shadows, Styx entered her Mindscape, and was met with Teen Amy. Teen Amy took him to see Amy, his Amy. She was trapped in a glass box, which was what Scourge was trapped in. Styx pressed his hand against the glass, looking at Amy. He was told that the only way to save them was to kill Scourge. He woke up, and on the brink of death, was saved by Krūger. Styx stabbed Amy in the neck and catched his axe, cutting Scourge's head off, and does the same with Shadow Midas, defeating the Shadow Army.
Ronny Chieng

**Ronny Chieng** (Chinese: 钱信伊) is a Malaysian comedian, writer, producer and actor. He portrays the recurring character of Ji Gong, commonly known as the Mad Monk, a mythical figure in Disney+'s original series *American Born Chinese*.

## General overview

He attended the University of Melbourne in Australia, living at Trinity College and graduating in 2009 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in finance and a Bachelor of Laws degree. He also obtained a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Australian National University in 2012. He started performing stand-up in 2009 after graduating with a dual degree in Law and Commerce from The University of Melbourne, Australia. His act caught the attention of the esteemed Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival, where he performed in 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2016. There he was noticed by comedians and talent scouts who helped him launch sold-out stand-up tours in Australia, Hong Kong, and Canada. In 2018, he made his film debut in *Crazy Rich Asians*, as Eddie Cheng, an obnoxious banker. On February 10, 2023, in a teaser trailer for *American Born Chinese* it displayed a long list of an all-star international cast and featured guest stars. Among the guest stars listed are Chieng, Rosalie Chiang,James Hong, Stephanie Hsu, Poppy Liu, Lisa Lu,Jimmy O. Yang and Leonard Wu to name a few.

## External links

* Ronny Chieng on the Internet Movie Database
* Ronny Chieng on Wikipedia
* Ronny Chieng (@ronnychieng) on Instagram

## References

1. ↑ About Me - Ronny Chieng
2. ↑ Ronny Chieng Defends Dangerous Comedy - New Yorker
3. ↑ ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Adds Awkwafina - Hollywood Reporter
4. ↑ Stephanie Hsu, Ronny Chieng and More to Guest Star on 'American Born Chinese' - Collider
Asher Goldstein

**Asher Goldstein** is an American producer, and serves as an executive producer of the *American Born Chinese* original series for Disney+.

## General overview

Goldstein is known for his work on: *Short Term 12* (2013), *Green Room* (2015) and *Just Mercy* (2019). He currently resides in Los Angeles, California, and graduated from New York University with a degree in film.

## External links

* Asher Goldstein on the Internet Movie Database

## References

1. ↑ Michelle Yeoh Tries to Save the World in ‘American Born Chinese’ Trailer - Hollywood Reporter
2. ↑ About Asher Goldstein - Linkedin
Aaron Izek

**Aaron Izek** is an actor, producer and writer on the *American Born Chinese* series on Disney+.

## General overview

As an actor, some of his credits include: "The Weeklings" (2017), "Why the Sea Is Boiling" (2016), "Why the Sea Is Boiling", "Dropout", "I Bee-lieve You Can Fly" (2015), "101 Ways to Get Rejected" (2013), "101 Ways to Get Rejected" (2014) and "The First & Last Dates" (2013). He has also been an associate producer, "CW FanTalk: The Flash" and the short "Semblance". As a writer, his credits include: *Broke* (2020), *The Neighborhood* (2018) and *Mexican Beverly Hills*.

He was confirmed as a writer for the fourth episode "Make a Splash".

## External links

* Aaron Izek on the Internet Movie Database
Rosalie Chiang

**Rosalie Chiang** is an American actor and author. She portrays the recurring character of Suzy Nakamura in the Disney+'s original series *American Born Chinese*.

## General overview

Chiang's mother is Taiwanese, while her father is Singaporean.Chiang is fluent in the Mandarin Chinese language. Her mother called her Mei-Mei as a child. Before entering acting, Chiang was an author and wrote two poetry books *A is for Albatross: Birds A to Z* and *A is for Arowana: Freshwater Fish A to Z*. She is best known as playing the starring role of Meilin Lee in the 2022 Pixar film *Turning Red*, but what many might not know is that during the film's development, Chiang was hired at the age of 12 as a temporary placeholder until the team could hire another voice actress for the character. As the film continued with development, Chiang was hired as a permanent cast member for the film.

## External links

* Rosalie Chiang on the Internet Movie Database
* Rosalie Chiang on Wikipedia
* Rosalie Chiang (@rosaliecchiang) on Instagram

## References

1. ↑ Bay Area teen Rosalie Chiang is the ‘overnight’ star in Disney Pixar’s ‘Turning Red’ - Datebook
2. ↑ 專訪／台灣女兒配音皮克斯「青春養成記」 吳珊卓招認想當海豚 - Stars.udn
3. ↑ TURNING RED STARS SANDRA OH, ROSALIE CHIANG AND CO-STARS TALK TORONTO, FRIENDSHIP, AND FIERCE MOMS - The Gate
4. ↑ AVATAR THE WAY OF WATER STAR SAYS WORKING WITH 'ROLE MODEL' DIRECTOR 'A DREAM COME TRUE' - Hitc
5. ↑ Star Rosalie Chiang Says ‘Turning Red’ Was Her ‘Guide to Puberty and Coming of Age’ While Making It - Indiewire
Brian Le

**Brian Le** is a stunt performer and actor portraying the recurring character of Zhu Bajie, also referred to as Pigsy on the Disney+ original series *American Born Chinese*.

## General overview

Le is a stunt performer in *Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings*. He worked with his brother Andy Le previously in *The Paper Tigers* and worked again with him, as well as Michelle Yeoh and Stephanie Hsu in *Everything Everywhere All at Once*. Moreover, he is also the co-founder of the Martial Club Stunt Team with Andy Le and Daniel Mah. Their videos can be seen on YouTube.

## External links

* Brian Le on the Internet Movie Database
* Brian Le (@brianle\_officia) on Instagram

## References

1. ↑ Stephanie Hsu, Ronny Chieng and More to Guest Star on 'American Born Chinese' - Collider
Kelvin Yu

Kelvin at the premiere of American Born Chinese

**Kelvin Yu** is a Taiwanese-American actor, writer and is the series creator, executive producer and showrunner on the *American Born Chinese* series on Disney+.

## General overview

Yu grew up in Los Angeles, where he currently resides. He is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles majoring in Film, Theatre, and Television. In addition, he is also the Emmy® Award-winning writer/producer for hit shows like *Bob's Burgers* and Central Park. Other credits include *Cloverfield* (2008), and *Grandma's Boy* (2006). His other achievements include his Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production for the episode "The Hauntening" for Bob’s Burgers. In October 2021, it was announced that Disney+ had given a series order to a television adaptation of the graphic novel, *American Born Chinese*. It will be produced by 20th Century Television with Yu and his brother Charles Yu as writers and executive producers, Marvin Mar and Jake Kasdan as executive producers, and Destin Daniel Cretton as director and executive producer.

## External links

* Kelvin Yu on the Internet Movie Database
* Kelvin Yu on Wikipedia
* Kelvin Yu (@internetkelvin) on Instagram

## References

1. ↑ Milk's man: Kelvin Yu - Fridae.Asia
2. ↑ A Chat with Actor Kelvin Yu - Taiwanese American. org
3. ↑ Disney+ Greenlights ‘American Born Chinese’ Series From Melvin Mar, Kelvin Yu & Jake Kasdan; ‘Shang-Chi’s Destin Daniel Cretton To Direct - Deadline
Peng Zhang

**Peng Zhang** is stunt performer, actor, and director on the Disney+ original series *American Born Chinese*.

## General overview

Zhang was a fight coordinator in *Ant-Man* and a fight choreographer in *Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings* and a second unit director in *The Marvels* miniseries. Aside from his work with Marvel, Zhang has been a stunt performer in the 20th Century Fox production *X-Men: The Last Stand*, in the New Line Cinema production *Blade: Trinity* and the DC Extended Universe production *Wonder Woman*. Coincidentally, as a director in China to have his film pulled out of the theater after 3 days: *Asura (A Xiu Luo)* 2018.

He directed the fourth episode: "Make a Splash".

## External links

* Peng Zhang on the Internet Movie Database
* Peng Zhang (@sanfeng1975) on Instagram
Charles Yu

**Charles Yu** (Chinese: 游朝凯; pinyin: Yóu Cháokǎi) is a is an American author, lawyer and writer on the *American Born Chinese* series on Disney+.

## General overview

He is the author of the novels How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe and Interior Chinatown, as well as the short-story collections Third Class Superhero and Sorry Please Thank You. In 2007 he was named a "5 under 35" honoree by the National Book Foundation. In 2020, his book *Interior Chinatown* won the National Book Award for fiction. Together with TaiwaneseAmerican.org, he has also sponsored the Betty L. and Jin C. Yu Creative Writing Prizes for Students. In 2016, Yu was a story editor for ten episodes of the first season of the 2016 HBO series *Westworld*, and co-wrote the episode "Trace Decay". For his work on the show, he received two Writers Guild of America Award Nominations in 2017: Drama Series and New Series.

On October 4, 2021, it was reported that Disney+ had greenlit the adaptation of Gene Luen Yang's graphic novel and ordered it straight to series with Destin Daniel Crettonn attached to direct. Yu and his brother Kelvin Yu were announced as writers of the series.

## External links

* Charles Yu on the Internet Movie Database
* Charles Yu on Wikipedia

## References

1. ↑ Discover the 5 Under 35 Honorees - National Book.org
2. ↑ Charles Yu Wins National Book Award for ‘Interior Chinatown’ - NY Times
3. ↑ About Charles Yu - Personal website
4. ↑ 2017 Writers Guild Awards Television, New Media, News, Radio, & Promotional Writing Nominations Announced - WGA
5. ↑ Disney+ Greenlights ‘American Born Chinese’ Series From Melvin Mar, Kelvin Yu & Jake Kasdan; ‘Shang-Chi’s Destin Daniel Cretton To Direct - Deadline
Joy Cretton

**Joy Cretton** is American costume designer on the Disney+ original series *American Born Chinese*.

## General overview

On April 28, 2022 it was revealed that Asian-American fashion designers Prabal Gurung and Phillip Lim joined the production in April 2022 to work alongside costume designer Joy Cretton, who is the sister of Destin Daniel Cretton.

## External links

* Joy Cretton on the Internet Movie Database
* Joy Cretton (@joycretton) on Instagram

## References

1. ↑ ‘American Born Chinese’: Fashion Designers Prabal Gurung & Phillip Lim Team To Create Costumes For Disney+ Series - Deadline
2. ↑ Director Destin Daniel Cretton Has Always Lived in The Glass Castle - Vanity Fair
Leonard Wu

Producer

**Leonard Wu** is a Chinese American actor and producer who also previously worked in the camera and electrical department. He portrays the recurring character of Niu Mowang otherwise known as the Bull Demon King, that is also translated as the Ox King in Disney+'s original series *American Born Chinese*.

## General overview

Wu graduated from the UCLA with a BA degree in English. From 2004 to 2013, he has appeared in a series of short films which lasted for nine years. He has appeared in various television shows, including *NCIS* and *Bones*and several feature films including *17 Again*. In 2016, he portrayed Orus in the second and final season of the Netflix drama television series *Marco Polo*. In 2019, he portrayed Kinuba in the science-fiction action film *Alita: Battle Angel*. In 2020, he then went on to provide the voice and motion-capture of Ryuzo, a leader of the Straw Hat ronin who is a childhood friend of the main character, Daisuke Tsuji's character, in the PlayStation 4 video game *Ghost of Tsushima*. Wu also recently appeared on the gritty feature film based on the New York gang warfare of the 1990s, *Revenge of the Green Dragons*, from director Andrew Lau. featured guest stars. He was listed as part of the confirmed guest stars for the series alongside Ronny Chieng, Rosalie Chiang,James Hong, Stephanie Hsu, Poppy Liu, Lisa Lu and Jimmy O. Yang.

## External links

* Leonard Wu on the Internet Movie Database
* Leonard Wu on Wikipedia
* Leonard Wu (@iamleonardwu) on Instagram

## References

1. ↑ Leonard Wu Talks His Latest Role in ‘Marco Polo’ - Cliche Magazine
2. ↑ Leonard Wu Joins Alita: Battle Angel - Comingsoon.net
3. ↑ Take an inside look at the eye-popping action of American Born Chinese - EW
Shusui

**Shusui** is the sword wielded by Sword God Ryuma and was one of the 21 Great Grade Blade and one of the 2 Black Blade Swords. It was later passed on to Roronoa Zoro after he beat zombie Sword God Ryuma. This sword was later replaced in the Wano Arc as the villagers begged for it as it was an national treasure but it was given to them in exchange for Enma which was once wielded by Kizuki Oden
Jade Emperor

**Jade Emperor** (玉皇) , also known as **Yudi** is a is a supporting character in the Disney+ original series *American Born Chinese* portrayed by James Hong.

## Background

In most tellings, Jade Emperor, or **Yudi**, was born with a heavenly glow and grew up to be a kind and caring individual who tried to help people. Many years ago, the world was a terrible place full of monsters and the Jade Emperor decided to undertake the numerous Taoist teachings. When he was finished, he found that an evil demon had taken over the Heavens and Yudi ascended and managed to defeat him with his new powers. Because of this, combined with him creating the other Gods, Yudi became the Jade Emperor and has since kept a watchful and caring eye over all living things.

### Personality

Jade Emperor is depicted as being slightly immature, yet easy going. He clearly loves to party as it means having to get a lot of attention. He is also shown to be slightly lecherous as he openly tells his wife that he does not like her and prefers her sister instead, making him a bit of scamp in this incarnation.

### Physical appearance

Jade Emperor is very elderly in appearance with long grey hair and beard. As suiting to his name, his clothing is green jade colored with some matching black and gold accents.

### Powers and abilities

Being the leader of all the Gods, it is implied that the Jade Emperor has numerous powers, though what these are have yet to be shown.

## History

### Season 1

In Rockstar Status, Niu Mowang, the Bull Demon, appears and asks Guanyin to join him in his war against the Jade Emperor, but she refuses, mocking him by reflecting a small mirror in front of him.

In Make a Splash, at the Heavenly Banquet, the Queen Mother, wife of the Jade Emperor, announces the final award goes to Ao Guang, with a giant heavenly peach being the reward, Sun Wukong whisks the fake Jingu Bang away and takes the stage. The Jade Emperor is one of the many gods and dmeons that is called out by the future Monkey King.

In Abracadabra, The Bull Demon successfully recruits Ji Gong in his war against the Jade Emperor.

In Hot Stuff, Shiji Niangniang, owner of Jewel of the Orient tells Guanyin that her pet Pixiu, was transformed into a dog for pooping in the Jade Emperor's pond and had his butt sealed up.

In Beyond Repair, Niu Mowang tries and is unsuccessful in getting Wei-Chen to join him against the Jade Emperor.

In The Fourth Scroll, once the Bull Demon is stopped by the combined forces of Sun Wukong, his son, Jin Wang and Anuj. The Monkey then takes the Bull Demon to face his punishment from the Jade Emperor.

## Trivia

* In the original graphic novel, the Jade Emperor refuses to acknowledge Sun Wukong as being a great deity and Wukong responds by beating him up with a magic cudgel. He, along with the rest of the Gods, demand from the emissaries of Buddha to do something about him.
* Jade Emperor's birthday is said to be on the ninth day of the first lunar month.
* There is also a Marvel Comics character named Jade Emperor whose real name is Yu Huang.

## Appearances: 2/8

* What Guy Are You
* Make a Splash
Destin Daniel Cretton

**Destin Daniel Cretton** is an American filmmaker, and serves as an executive producer and director of the *American Born Chinese* original series for Disney+.

## General overview

Maui-born Cretton is fresh off the release of Marvel Studios’ *Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings*, starring Simu Liu, Michelle Yeoh, Awkwafina, and Tony Leung. This is the first film in the MCU that is led by an Asian actor, and mostly Asian cast. Destin's feature film debut, “I Am Not a Hipster”, premiered at Sundance in 2012, and was followed by Short Term 12, which won the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at the SXSW Film Festival in 2013, featuring early performances by Brie Larson, Lakeith Stanfield, Rami Malek, Kaitlyn Dever, and John Gallagher Jr. His third feature, an adaptation of the NY Times best-selling memoir, *The Glass Castle*, starred Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, and Naomi Watts and was released in 2016 by Lionsgate. Following this, Crettom directed *Just Mercy* for Warner Bros, the adaptation of the NY-Times best-selling memoir by civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson. The film starred Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx and Brie Larson. On October 4, 2021, it was announced that Disney+ had greenlit an adaptation of the Gene Luen Yang graphic novel and ordered it straight to series, with Cretton directing and Charles Yu and Kelvin Yu writing the series and starring the likes of Ben Wang, Yeoh, Daniel Wu and Chin Han to name a few. He also worked with his sister Joy Cretton in this project, where she was a costume designer for the *American Born Chinese* series.

## External links

* Destin Daniel Cretton on the Internet Movie Database
* Destin Daniel Cretton on Wikipedia
* Destin Daniel Cretton (@destindaniel) on Instagram

## References

1. ↑ Featured Filmmaker: Destin Cretton, Writer/Director of ‘Short Term 12’ - Maui Film Festival News
2. ↑ Marvel’s ‘Shang-Chi’ Sets Director Destin Daniel Cretton - Hollywood Reporter
3. ↑ Disney+ Greenlights ‘American Born Chinese’ Series From Melvin Mar, Kelvin Yu & Jake Kasdan; ‘Shang-Chi’s Destin Daniel Cretton To Direct - Deadline]
4. ↑ American Born Chinese’ Made Art-in-Motion Out of Its Fantastic Costumes - The Daily Beast
Josh Duvendeck

**Josh Duvendeck** is an American actor and comedian. He portrays the recurring character of Marty K. Morris in Disney+'s original series *American Born Chinese*.

## General overview

Duvendeck can be seen performing improv and sketch comedy as a Main Company member of The Groundlings. He can also be seen in the films, *Ted*, and *Allegiant*. His TV credits include *For All Mankind*, *911*, *Dave*, *Good Girls*, *Parks and Recreation*, *Teen Wolf*, and many more.

## External links

* Josh Duvendeck on the Internet Movie Database
* Josh Duvendeck (@jduvee) on Instagram

## References

1. ↑ About Josh Duvendeck - Josh Duvendeck.com
Yeo Yann Yann

**Yeo Yann Yann** is a Malaysian actress who has worked in theatre, television, and film. She portrays the main character of Christine Wang in Disney+'s original series *American Born Chinese*.

## General overview

Yann Yann is a multi-award-winning actress from Malaysia, who won Best Leading Actress at the 56th Golden Horse Awards for her starring role in the feature "Wet Season." In the film, Yann Yann plays a lonely teacher who forms a special bond with her student who has been abandoned
by his parents. She became a household name in Asia when her film "Ilo Ilo" won the Caméra d'Or award, at the Festival de Cannes that year. Subsequently, she won Best Supporting Actress at the 50th Golden Horse Awards and took home the same prize at the 8th Asia Film Awards for her role as a pregnant mother fighting for the love of her son with his nanny. Her very nuanced performance also won her Best Actress at numerous international film festivals including India, Vladivostok, and Dubai. She began her career in theater and has been acting since her early 20s, winning many theatre awards along the way. She has also starred in many television shows and is a two-time Asian Television Awards Best Actress nominee. Yann Yann received her first Best Actress nomination at the 2020 International Emmy Awards for her powerful performance as a mother of an autistic child, in the HBO series "Invisible Stories," for which she also won the Best Actress Award at the 2020 Asian Film and Television Creative Awards. Most recently, in 2023, Yann Yann was nominated for Best Supporting Actress by the Indian Critics Choice Short Series Awards and Best Actress (Drama) at the Indian Filmfare OTT Awards for her role in Amazon Prime’s "Modern Love, Mumbai," based on stories from the New York Times. In the anthology series, she speaks entirely in Hindi. Next up for Yann Yann is Gareth Evan’s latest action feature "Havoc" for Netflix opposite Tom Hardy and Forest Whitaker. In the Disney+ Original series "American Born Chinese," she stars as Jin’s mom Christine Wang, a strong-willed, opinionated mother and wife with a sly wit, who loves her family deeply.

In February 2022, it was reported that Yann Yann along with, Michelle Yeoh, Ben Wang, Chin Han, Daniel Wu, Ke Huy Quan, Jim Liu, and Sydney Taylor were cast in starring roles for the aforementioned series..

## External links

* Yeo Yann Yann on the Internet Movie Database
* Yeo Yann Yann on Wikipedia
* Yeo Yann Yann (@yeoyannyann) on Instagram

## References

1. ↑ ‘Shang-Chi’s Michelle Yeoh & Destin Daniel Cretton Reunite For Disney+ Series ‘American Born Chinese’; Chin Han, Yeo Yann Yann & Daniel Wu Also Star - Deadline
Lark Pien

**Lark Pien** is an American cartoonist and colorist who has created the minicomics since 1997, and worked on the *American Born Chinese (graphic novel).*

## General overview

Pien was tasked with being the colorist in the *American Born Chinese (graphic novel)*, which was written by Gene Luen Yang. Pien went onto receive the 2007 Harvey Award for Best Colorist for her work on the book. Aside from that, Pien has worked on minicomics like*Stories from the Ward*, *Mr. Boombha*, and *Long Tail Kitty*, the last of which won her the Friends of Lulu Kimberly Yale Award for Best New Talent in 2004. Subsequently, Pien earned her Bachelor of Architecture in 1995 from California Polytechnic State University. She currently lives in Oakland, California.

## External links

* Lark Pien on Wikipedia
* Lark Pien (@larkpien) on Instagram

## References

1. ↑ 2007 Harvey Award winners - Comics Beat
2. ↑ About Lark Pien - Bookroo
Sydney Taylor

**Sydney Taylor** is an American actress, who portrays the main character of Amelia in Disney+'s original series *American Born Chinese*.

## General overview

Taylor began studying acting and performing at a young age. She booked her first role in 2017 on the hit drama series *Nashville*, starring Connie Britton and Hayden Pannetierre which she filmed while living in Tennessee before moving to California. Once in Los Angeles, she quickly landed the recurring role of Lexi on the Amazon Prime series *Just Add Magic: Mystery City*, as well as a recurring arc on the ABC series *Splitting Up Together* with Jenna Fisher and Oliver Hudson. Taylor will make her movie debut starring in the feature *Marked Men*, alongside Chase Stokes. In this film , she plays Shaw Landon, a young, independent woman who rejects any help from her wealthy parents and is the love interest of Rule Archer (Stokes). Directed by Nick Cassavetes *The Notebook*, *Alpha Dog*), it is the first of a six-part series adapted from the popular books by author Jay Crownover, and is set to release early 2024. In the Disney+ Original series *American Born Chinese*, Taylor stars as Amelia, a friendly "All American" girl who is Jin Wang’s classmate and crush. As the series progresses, we discover there is more to Amelia than meets the eye.

In February 2022, it was reported that Taylor, along with Michelle Yeoh, Ben Wang, Yeo Yann Yann, Chin Han, Daniel Wu, Ke Huy Quan and Jim Liu were cast in starring roles for the aforementioned series *American Born Chinese*.

## External links

* Sydney Taylor on the Internet Movie Database
* Sydney Taylor (@sydney12taylor) on Instagram

## References

1. ↑ ‘Shang-Chi’s Michelle Yeoh & Destin Daniel Cretton Reunite For Disney+ Series ‘American Born Chinese’; Chin Han, Yeo Yann Yann & Daniel Wu Also Star - Deadline
Brian Huskey

**Brian Huskey** is an American character actor, comedian, and writer. He portrays the recurring character of Mr. Larkins in Disney+'s original series *American Born Chinese*.

## General overview

He attended University of North Carolina at Greensboro, graduating with a degree in English and minor in photography. Around this time, he began to play bass guitar in the band Bicycle Face. Huskey is perhaps best known for his roles in comedy programs such as *People of Earth*, *Childrens Hospital*, *Veep*, and *Another Period*. He also provides the voice of Regular Sized Rudy on the animated comedy *Bob's Burgers*.

## External links

* Brian Huskey on the Internet Movie Database
* Brian Huskey on Wikipedia
* Brian Huskey (@thebrianhuskey) on Instagram

## References

1. ↑ Brian Huskey Photography Account - Instagram
James Hong

**James Hong** (Chinese: 吳漢章) is an American actor, producer and director. He portrays the recurring character of the Jade Emperor, also known as Yudi, a mythical figure in the Disney+'s original series *American Born Chinese*.

## General overview

He has worked in numerous productions in U.S. media since the 1950s, portraying a variety of roles. He is known as one of the most prolific character actors of all time. In 2022, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the American film and television industries. Earlier in his career, Hong co-founded East West Players, the first Asian American theatre organization and the longest continuously running minority theatre in the United States, to increase Asian American representation in the industry. Hong became known to audiences through starring in the detective series *The New Adventures of Charlie Chan* (1957–1958), and appeared in numerous shows including *Hawaii Five-O* (1969–1974), *Bonanza* (1960), *Perry Mason* (1962–1963), *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (1965–1966), *I Spy* (1965–1967), and *Kung Fu* (1972–1975). He also guest starred in numerous sitcoms including his memorable role as Bruce in the *Seinfeld* episode "The Chinese Restaurant" (1991). As a voice actor, Hong has voiced numerous roles including Chi-Fu in *Mulan* (1998), Daolon Wong on the animated television series *Jackie Chan Adventures* (2002–2004), Professor Chang in *Teen Titans* (2003–2006), Mr. Ping in the *Kung Fu Panda* media franchise, Zong Shi in *Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans* (2021), Father Level Bests in *Wendell & Wild* (2022), and Mr. Gao in *Turning Red* (2022) with co-star Rosalie Chiang.

A successful campaign to get Hong a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was started by fellow actor Daniel Dae Kim on GoFundMe in 2020. He received a star as a member of the 2022 class of honorees. At 93 years of age, Hong became the oldest person to accept the honor.

## External links

* James Hong on the Internet Movie Database
* James Hong on Wikipedia
* James Hong (@thejameshong) on Instagram

## References

1. ↑ American Born Chinese Completes Everything Everywhere Reunion with James Hong - Gizmodo
2. ↑ He’s probably been in more movies than any actor in Hollywood history - CNN
3. ↑ Michael B. Jordan, Carrie Fisher, Nipsey Hussle, James Hong and DJ Khaled Among 2022 Walk of Fame Honorees - Variety
4. ↑ Daniel Dae Kim Launches Fundraiser to Nominate James Hong for Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame - Variety
5. ↑ Daniel Dae Kim Raises $55,000 to Help Get James Hong a Hollywood Walk of Fame Star - Indie Wire
6. ↑ Watch James Hong perform alongside lion dancers at historic Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony - EW
Suzy Nakamura

**Suzy Nakamura** is a supporting character in the Disney+ original series *American Born Chinese* portrayed by Rosalie Chiang.

## Background

### Personality

Suzy is a vocal and prideful young girl who always speaks from the heart. She easily recognizes when people are hurting, but is also aware when they are being manipulative and disingenuous. She was ashamed at Jin Wang for giving up on being made fun of simply so that he can get into soccer, but respected him for his honesty. She does not hold grudges as she seems to consider him a friend and is shown hanging out with Anuj in a platonic way, though it is implied that she is very much aware of his crush on her.

### Physical appearance

Suzy has fair skin, wears black rimmed glasses, and her is long and black in color.

## History

### Season 1

In A Monkey on a Quest, Suzy meets up with Jin Wang with the rest of the Culture Club. She explains how she wants to make a protest over the video about Jin, because it is a microagression. Not being used to being the center of attention, she inadvertently embarrasses him somewhat. Later, Suzy tries once again to get Jin to make a statement about the video, but he nervously turns her down, which she interprets as him being afraid to speak up and gets Wei-Chen instead. The next day, he tells Suzy that he will make a statement, however, it is of him telling everyone that he is okay with the video and that Greg is a nice person, disappointing her. Jin is later confronted by Suzy who scolds him for giving in to Greg's bribe in favor of a spot on the soccer team. While she criticizes him for his practice, she commends him for his honesty.

In Hot Stuff, she and Jin appear to be on better terms, as she even attends his birthday party at the bowling alley hosted by Amelia Taylor. She later tells Jin that she is also there keep Travis in line should he say something offensive. Once the party ends, Anuj lets it slip that he and Suzy are "together", though she vehemently denies it.

## Trivia

* In the original graphic novel, Suzy was a fellow student who tried to distance herself from Jin due to their classmates' racism.
	+ She ends up dating Wei-Chen, but starts feeling self-conscious at her school. Jin attempts to kiss her following his damaged relationship with Amelia and Greg and she angrily slaps him.
	+ It is later implied that Wei-Chen breaks up with her.
* While Suzy Nakamura is Japanese, her portrayer, Rosalie Chiang, is Taiwanese-Singaporean.

## Appearances:3/8

* What Guy Are You
* A Monkey on a Quest
* Hot Stuff