Ali Wong

Ali Wong
Ali Wong smiling
Wong in 2024
Born
Alexandra Dawn Wong

(1982-04-19) April 19, 1982 (age 42)
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles (BA)
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • actress
  • writer
  • producer
  • director
Years active2005–present
Spouse
Justin Hakuta
(m. 2014; div. 2024)
Children2
Websitealiwong.com

Alexandra Dawn Wong (born April 19, 1982)[1] is an American stand-up comedian, actress, writer, producer, and director. She is best known for her Netflix stand-up specials Baby Cobra (2016), Hard Knock Wife (2018), and Don Wong (2022).[2][3] She has also starred in the romantic comedy film Always Be My Maybe (2019), on which she also served as a writer and producer. In 2023, she starred in the Netflix dark comedy series Beef, for which she won two Golden Globe Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards, becoming the first Asian woman to win a lead acting Emmy. She was included in Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2020 and 2023.[4][5]

Wong was a cast member on the ABC show American Housewife and appeared on Inside Amy Schumer, Black Box, and Are You There, Chelsea? She was a writer for the first three seasons of the sitcom Fresh Off the Boat. She also voiced the title character Roberta "Bertie" Songthrush on the animated series Tuca & Bertie and Ali on the animated series Big Mouth.

  1. ^ UPI Staff (April 19, 2023). "Famous birthdays for April 19: Ali Wong, Simu Liu". United Press International. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  2. ^ Shady, Justin (July 26, 2011). "Ali Wong: Spitfire standup embraces dark". Variety. Archived from the original on March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  3. ^ Molyneaux, Libby (July 12, 2011). "Ali Wong: L.A.'s Raunchiest Vietnamese-Chinese-American Standup Comic". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  4. ^ Teigen, Chrissy (September 22, 2020). "Ali Wong Is on the 2020 TIME 100 List". Time. Archived from the original on March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  5. ^ "TIME100: The Most Influential People of 2023". Time. Archived from the original on March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.

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