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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 ...
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] The second season premiered on August 18, 2021. [2]
Lori Tan Chinn (born July 7, 1948) is an American actress and comedian. She played a recurring character in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black and Awkwafina's grandmother on Comedy Central's Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (2020–2023).
Awkwafina is no stranger to grief. In 2019, she opened up to PEOPLE about growing up without a mother, who died when Awkwafina (born Nora Lum) was 4 from pulmonary hypertension.
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...
Inspired by Awkwafina’s real-life upbringing, Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens stars the Crazy Rich Asians actress as a young woman leaning on her family — dad Wally (Mr. Robot‘s BD Wong), her ...
Hsiao is the co-creator and an executive producer on the television coming of age comedy Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens. [8] for which she had been in development with Awkwafina since 2016. The series was renewed for a second season on January 14, 2020, [9] prior to the January 22 premiere of its first episode. [10]
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