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jimmy tsai
 jimmy tsai
jimmy tsai

jimmy tsai is a chinese american film director , writer , producer , actor , and editor .
though technically a production accountant , jimmy tsai has been creating projects since his early teens , when the order of the day included everything from crime movie spoofs to commercials for the high school swim team .
his latest film making efforts include writing/acting in a comedy `` ping pong playa '' and writing/directing another chapter in the `` the venom sportswear ad campaign '' , a multi-media commentary on the state of children 's sports endorsement deals , as well as producing `` the killing of a chinese cookie '' , a documentary about the history of the fortune cookie .
with writer john choi , he has been selected as a member of the fox television writer 's program as well as a quarter-finalist for the prestigious nicholl fellowship .
he is a graduate of the high school of performing and visual arts in houston , texas and university of california , berkeley in berkeley , california .
