- Born
- Birth nameSang-Yeop Yeun
- Height1.73 m
- Steven Yeun was born in Seoul, South Korea, to June and Je Yeun. His family first immigrated to Canada and stayed there for one year, and then moved to the U.S. He has a brother named Brian. He began acting while at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, MI, where he studied Psychology as a major (BS in Psychology, 2005). When he realized his love for acting he went to study theatre in college instead of med school. He was a member of Stir Friday Night, a sketch-comedy group made up of Asian-American performers, and was also a member of the Second City comedy troupe in Chicago. He earned roles on The Big Bang Theory (2007) (as Sebastian), in Jerry (2009) (as Chaz) and in different commercials for Best Buy, Apple, and Milky Way. He lives in L.A.
Steven enjoys playing guitar. His parents own beauty supply stores in Detroit, MI.- IMDb mini biography by: dy and Monica Choudhury
- SpouseJoana Pak(December 3, 2016 - present) (2 children)
- ChildrenJude Malcolm
- ParentsJune YeunJe Yeun
- RelativesBrian Yeun(Sibling)
- Gender / Gender identityMale
- He received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Kalamazoo College in 2005. His interest in acting and improv came during his freshman year at Kalamazoo, when he watched the college's improv group, Monkapult.
- Was invited to join the actor's branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences in 2021.
- If you work in Chicago in the improv scene, anyone is happy for you if you get a job.
- I'm stupidly curious. I will go and touch anything until I find out that it's very harmful.
- I'm not much of a horror fan. When it comes to ghost stuff and demon stuff, I can't watch that.
- I'm good at keeping secrets, but if it's not something super serious I usually tell people not to tell me because I'll tell someone else.
- I was raised in a Christian household and heard a lot of praise music, so that's what helps me get to an emotional place.
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