1. Alexandra Dawn Wong was born on April 19,1982 and is an American comedian and actress.
27 Facts About Ali Wong
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Ali Wong is best known for her Netflix stand-up specials Baby Cobra, Hard Knock Wife, Don Wong, and Single Lady.
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Ali Wong won another Golden Globe and two Primetime Emmy Awards for her starring role in the Netflix dark comedy series Beef, becoming the first Asian woman to win a lead acting Emmy.
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Ali Wong was named one of Times 100 most influential people in 2020 and 2023.
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Ali Wong was a cast member on the ABC show American Housewife and served as a writer for two episodes of the sitcom Fresh Off the Boat in 2015.
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Alexandra Dawn Ali Wong was born in the neighborhood of Pacific Heights, which is next to Nob Hill, San Francisco on April 19,1982.
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Ali Wong is the youngest of four children in her family.
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Ali Wong's Vietnamese mother, Tam "Tammy" Wong, moved from Hue, Vietnam 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 near the Richmond district of San Francisco where she was student body class president.
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Ali Wong went to UCLA, majoring in Asian American studies.
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Ali Wong soon moved to New York City to pursue comedy and began performing as often as nine times in one 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 guest-starred in three episodes of Inside Amy Schumer.
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Ali Wong worked as a writer on Fresh Off the Boat, which premiered in 2015.
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On Mother's Day 2016, Netflix released a stand-up special called Baby Cobra; the special was filmed at the Neptune Theater in Seattle in September 2015, when Ali Wong was seven months pregnant with her first child.
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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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Also in 2016, Ali Wong starred in the ABC sitcom American Housewife until its cancellation in 2021.
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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 become adults.
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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 was the first actress of Asian descent to win a Golden Globe in the category.
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Ali Wong won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie making her the first actress of Asian descent to win a lead acting Emmy Award.
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In October 2024, Ali Wong was featured on the YouTube talk show Hot Ones.
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Ali Wong met entrepreneur Justin Hakuta, the son of inventor Ken Hakuta, at the wedding of mutual friends in 2010.
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In December 2023, Ali Wong filed for divorce citing "irreconcilable differences".