Speaker Steven He
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Steven He is a Chinese-Irish comedian, actor, Youtuber and TikToker. His renowned sketches and skits encompass his hilarious expression of Asian-American family life – one of his most impressionable characters being “Asian Dad,” not to mention his iconic and meme-worthy token phrase “Emotional Damage.”
Steven He was born in China, and raised between Shenzhen and Limerick. Upon finishing highschool, he obtained a Bachelor's degree in Acting in Regent's University London, then completed training at the prestigious Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. He started auditioning and performing as an actor at 13, first in Theatre where he performed in the prestigious venues such as London's West End and the Edinburgh Fringe Theatre Festival. Then He went on to screen acting, landing small roles in film and tv such as Comedy Central's "Awkwafina is Nora From Queens".
Due to the pandemic and industry shut down, He was left with no auditions and all productions canceled, leading him to create his first comedy sketch with his phone at home. Since January of 2022, Steven He’s Main channel became the second most viewed longform comedy sketch channel on YouTube, second to SNL and holding YouTube's US Trending #6, #7, #1 surpassing over 5 Billion views and counting.
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