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How Jimmy O. Yang Made a Star Turn Out of Playing a Background Character

The Hollywood Reporter

Story by Nicole Fell

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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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