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Golden Globes Final Predictions: Conclave, Emilia Perez and Wicked?
Golden Globes Final Predictions: Conclave, Emilia Perez and Wicked?
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Why 'Krampus' Is the Perfect Anti-Christmas Movie
Why 'Krampus' Is the Perfect Anti-Christmas Movie
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Why Is Post-Thanksgiving Weekend a Box Office Dead Zone?
Why Is Post-Thanksgiving Weekend a Box Office Dead Zone?
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Is Hollywood’s Addiction to Sequels Cannibalizing Its Future?
Is Hollywood’s Addiction to Sequels Cannibalizing Its Future?
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How Jimmy O. Yang Made a Star Turn Out of Playing a Background Character
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Rising comedic star Jimmy O. Yang transforms his background character role into a layered, meta-commentary on Asian representation in Hollywood.
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Yang went method for his role in Hulu's
buying a beat-up old car and thrifting grungy clothes to immerse himself in the mindset of his character, a humble background actor named Willis Wu.
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Jimmy O. Yang, Hulu, Fox, Interior Chinatown, Black & White, Silicon Valley, Space Force, Jimmy's Kitchen
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