1. From 2001 to 2009, Bobby Lee was a cast member on MADtv, and he co-starred in the ABC single-camera sitcom series Splitting Up Together alongside Jenna Fischer and Oliver Hudson between 2018 and 2019.
25 Facts About Bobby Lee
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Bobby Lee had a guest appearance as the cynical, burned-out Dr Kang on FX on Hulu's TV comedy series Reservation Dogs.
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Bobby Lee was born on September 17,1971 in San Diego to Korean immigrant parents Jeanie and Robert Bobby Lee.
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Bobby Lee's parents owned clothing stores in both Escondido and Encinitas, California.
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Bobby Lee attended Painted Rock Elementary School, Twin Peaks Middle School, and Poway High School.
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Bobby Lee worked at cafes and restaurants before pursuing a career in comedy.
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Bobby Lee then began working regularly at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles, a comedy club owned by Pauly Shore's mother Mitzi.
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Bobby Lee has said that his parents had hoped he would continue on with the family business and were less than supportive of his comedic pursuits at first.
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Bobby Lee has included his family in some of his work; his brother has appeared in several non-speaking roles on MADtv, and his entire immediate family has appeared in a sketch on the show.
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In 2012, Bobby Lee was hired to reboot Maker Studios' YouTube comedy channel, The Station.
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Bobby Lee hosted the 9th MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit Concert in 2013.
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In 2020, Bobby Lee began co-hosting the Bad Friends podcast with Andrew Santino.
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In 2001, Bobby Lee joined the cast of MADtv, making him the show's first and only Asian cast member.
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Bobby Lee has stated that he dreaded playing the characters Bae Sung and Connie Chung, as well as the "Average Asian" skits.
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Bobby Lee remained with the cast until the series' cancellation in 2009 and returned briefly when MADtv was revived in 2016 on The CW.
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Bobby Lee assisted her with its creation and eventually appeared on her show.
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Bobby Lee then decided to focus on a podcast with Kuhn instead of with Griffin.
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Bobby Lee began taking methamphetamine and marijuana around age 12, as well as heroin by age 15, and went through three drug-rehabilitation attempts before becoming sober when he was 17.
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Bobby Lee relapsed on Vicodin and ended 12 years of sobriety after receiving negative feedback from a producer.
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Bobby Lee got sober after MADtv producer Lauren Dombrowski fought for him after he was fired from the show a second time, a story which Lee discusses in his appearance on the pilot episode of Comedy Central's TV series This Is Not Happening.
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On TigerBelly episode 224, Bobby Lee admitted to guest Theo Von that he had relapsed after his father's death in August 2019 from Parkinson's disease.
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Bobby Lee subsequently went to rehab and became sober again.
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Bobby Lee is an avid fan of video games, including FIFA, Stardew Valley, The Elder Scrolls, Red Dead Redemption 2, and The Witcher series.
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Bobby Lee's younger brother, Steve Bobby Lee, is a musician, podcaster, and comedian.
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Bobby Lee was in a ten year relationship with Khalyla Kuhn, an influencer and content creator.