10 Facts About Dat Phan

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Dat Phan was born on January 25,1975 and is a Vietnamese American stand-up comedian.

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Dat Phan first rose to fame in 2003 after defeating runner-up Ralphie May to win Season 1 of Last Comic Standing.

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Dat Phan immigrated to the United States as a child with his mother and nine other siblings.

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Dat Phan grew up in the City Heights neighborhood of San Diego, California then spent his teenage years in Santee, California, a suburb of San Diego.

5.

Dat Phan dropped out of Grossmont College to pursue comedy.

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Dat Phan was later voted into Grossmont College's Walk of Fame.

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Dat Phan was picked on by the other contestants due to his relative youth in the comedy world.

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Nonetheless, Dat Phan was the surprise winner of Last Comic Standing and has subsequently made cameo appearances in Hollywood films such as Cellular and Love Is the Drug.

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Dat Phan Productions released the DVD Dat Phan: Live and the CD You Touch, You Buy, in stores January 2010, and began pre-production on a movie titled Yellow Fever.

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Dat Phan has endorsed the Jade Ribbon Campaign established to fight against hepatitis B and liver cancer.