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Awkwafina was born in Stony Brook, New York, [4] the only child of Wally Lum, a Chinese American, and Tia Lum, a Korean American. [5] Her father worked in the information technology field, [4] and comes from a family of restaurateurs—her great-grandfather immigrated to the United States in the 1940s, and opened the Cantonese restaurant Lum's in Flushing, Queens, [6] one of the neighborhood's ...
She is Chinese on her father’s side and Korean on her mother’s. Her stage name “Awkwafina” is something she came up with at the age of 16, a nod to how awkward she felt in real life.
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (or simply Nora from Queens) is an American television sitcom starring Awkwafina that first aired on January 20, 2020, on Comedy Central. The series was renewed for a second season before the series premiere, and received generally favorable reviews from critics. [ 1 ]
And in March 2021, it was announced that Kim would star in the second season of Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens as the young version of Wally, the father of title character Awkwafina. [9] In January 2022, Kim was cast in the film IF written and directed by John Krasinski. [10]
Awkwafina, who was born in New York to a Chinese-American father and Korean mother, said that her “immigrant background” allowed her to “carve an American identity off the movies and TV ...
This year, L.A.'s biggest Korean culture event was spread across three venues and reached millions of fans, airing on American television for the first time. ... with actor Awkwafina as the ...
Musician and actress Awkwafina (born Nora Lum) may be known for making people laugh, but her origins are tinged with sadness. Her mother died when she was just 4 years old, according to People...
In 2014, Awkwafina debuted as an actress from the third season of Girl Code. [1] Before rising to prominence, she played supporting roles in the comedy films Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), [2] Ocean's 8 (2018), [3] and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019). [4] In 2018, Awkwafina starred in Jon M. Chu's romantic-comedy Crazy Rich Asians. [5]