Alexandra Dawn Wong was born on April 19,1982 and is an American stand-up comedian and actress.
19 Facts About Ali Wong
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Ali Wong is best known for her Netflix stand-up specials Baby Cobra, Hard Knock Wife, and Don Wong.
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Ali Wong was included in Times 100 Most Influential People of 2020 and 2023.
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Alexandra Dawn Wong was born in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, California, on April 19,1982, the youngest of four children.
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Ali Wong's Vietnamese mother, Tam "Tammy" Wong, relocated from Hue in 1960 to work as a social worker in the US Ali Wong's Chinese-American father, Adolphus Wong, was an anesthesiologist who worked for Kaiser Permanente for 30 years.
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In 2000, Ali Wong graduated from San Francisco University High School, where she was student body class president.
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Ali Wong enrolled at UCLA, where she majored in Asian-American studies.
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Ali Wong soon moved to New York City to pursue comedy and began to perform up to nine times a night.
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In 2014, Ali Wong played Dr Lina Lark in the ABC medical drama series Black Box, opposite Kelly Reilly and Vanessa Redgrave.
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Ali Wong has been a writer on Fresh Off the Boat since 2014.
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On Mother's Day 2016, Netflix released a stand-up special called Baby Cobra; the special was filmed in September 2015, when Ali Wong was seven months pregnant with her first child at the Neptune Theater in Seattle.
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On September 11,2016, Ali Wong spoke at, and walked the runway during New York Fashion Week for Opening Ceremony's show.
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In October 2016, Ali Wong began starring in the ABC sitcom American Housewife.
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Ali Wong starred with Randall Park in the 2019 Netflix film Always Be My Maybe, a film directed by Nahnatchka Khan, and written by Ali Wong, Park, and Michael Golamco.
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On October 15,2019, Ali Wong published a book entitled Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets and Advice for Living Your Best Life.
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Ali Wong described it as a life guide for her daughters to read when they reach adulthood.
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In February 2022, Ali Wong released her third Netflix stand-up special, Don Ali Wong.
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Ali Wong co-starred with Steven Yeun in the 2023 Netflix drama-comedy series Beef, and was credited as an executive producer alongside Yeun.
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Ali Wong met entrepreneur Justin Hakuta, the son of inventor Ken Hakuta, at the wedding of their mutual friends in 2010.