Brian Yang
Actor

Brian Yang Net Worth

He is also a producer and has produced several films and television shows. Brian Yang is a second generation Chinese American actor and producer born on October 28, 1973 in Columbus, Ohio and raised in the Bay Area. After attending the University of California (Berkeley) where he studied biology and dramatic arts, he began his acting career. He is best known for hosting Shanghai Rush, China's biggest budgeted reality show to date, and for producing several films and television shows.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor, Producer
Birth Day October 28, 1973
Birth Place American
Age 50 YEARS OLD
Occupation Actor and producer
Known for Charlie Fong (Hawaii Five-0)
Chinese 楊明燊
TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu Pinyin Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yáng Míngshēn Yáng Míngshēn
Hanyu Pinyin Yáng Míngshēn

💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M

Biography/Timeline

1932

In addition to playing "Charlie Fong" on Hawaii Five-0, Yang has also starred in films such as The Man with the Iron Fists as Hyena, Quentin Lee's The People I've Slept With as Jefferson (Archie Kao)'s right-hand man (and was also an Executive Producer of the film), Alice Wu's Saving Face as Little Yu, Joan Chen's love interest, Michael Kang's West 32nd as Jahnkeh, and in the upcoming film, Someone I Used to Know, directed by Nadine Truong and written by West Liang, which he also produced. Yang was also the host of a reality show in China called Shanghai Rush.

1973

Yang was born in 1973 (the Year of the Ox) and grew up in Columbus, Ohio. Yang was also raised in the Bay Area, attending University of California Berkeley where he studied Biology and Dramatic Arts. His parents are immigrants from Taiwan. He speaks both English and Mandarin.

2012

In addition to being a Producer on Quentin Lee's The People I've Slept With (Executive Producer) and Nadine Truong's Someone I Used to Know (Producer), Yang is also a Producer of the 2012 Jeremy Lin documentary directed by Evan Jackson Leong, Linsanity, which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Yang also served as an Executive Producer on Kit Hui's 2010 film, Fog, set during the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's reunification with China.

2013

At the 2013 Asian American International Film Festival in New York, Yang received the Remy Martin Asian American Achievement Award in Film and Television, awarded to "an individual who has made a significant contribution to the Asian American arts community through film and television. As someone who has been involved in the media industry for over 10 years, Brian Yang is recognized for his perseverance and his work in Hawaii FIVE-O and LINSANITY."

2014

In 2014, Yang produced a web series entitled Annie Undocumented, directed by Daniel Hsia, written by Elaine Low (based on her own true story), and starring Nikki SooHoo as a teenage girl who discovers she’s undocumented while trying to get her driver’s license. The series also won the Best Short-Form Web Series award in the Independent Pilot Competition at the New York Television Festival.

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