# Jimmy Wong

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{{Short description|American actor and singer (born 1987)}}
{{about||the Malaysian badminton player|Jimmy Wong (badminton)|other people|Jimmy Wang (disambiguation)}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox person 
| name               = Jimmy Wong
| image              = Jimmy Wong by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| alt                = 
| caption            = Wong in 2012
| birth_name         = James Franklin Wong
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1987|3|28}}
| birth_place        = [Seattle](/source/Seattle), [Washington](/source/Washington_(state)), U.S.
| alma_mater         = [Middlebury College](/source/Middlebury_College)
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|musician}}
| years_active       = 2010–present
| known_for          = ''[Video Game High School](/source/Video_Game_High_School)''
| notable_works      = "Ching Chong: Asians in the Library Song"
| spouse             = {{ubl|[Rosanna Wang](/source/Rosanna_Wang)}}
| children           = 1
| relatives          = {{ubl|[Freddie Wong](/source/Freddie_Wong) (brother)|[Corey Yuen](/source/Corey_Yuen) (uncle)}}
}}
'''James Franklin Wong<ref name="mc">{{cite web|last=Sydney|date=2011-05-05|title=Interview with Jimmy Wong Of Alexandra Wallace Fame|url=https://untemplater.com/untemplate/interview-with-jimmy-wong/|access-date=2015-10-18|publisher=Untemplater}}</ref>''' (born March 28, 1987)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wong|first=Jimmy|date=March 28, 2018|title=For my birthday this year, I present my own personal Top 32 bracket for March. If you like it Twitter, yall know what to do.|url=https://twitter.com/jfwong/status/979129611052228609|access-date=2020-09-13|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Wong|first=Jimmy|date=August 12, 2020|title=also lol i'm 33, they wanted a 12-14 year old to play aang. so not really in the books for me anyway.|url=https://twitter.com/jfwong/status/1293593421030944768|access-date=2020-09-13|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref> is an American [actor](/source/actor) and [musician](/source/musician). He is best known for his 2011 music video, "Ching Chong: Asians in the Library Song" and for his role as Ted in the [web series](/source/web_series) ''[Video Game High School](/source/Video_Game_High_School)''. In 2017, he and YouTuber [Meghan Camarena](/source/Meghan_Camarena) co-hosted the video game themed variety show ''Polaris Primetime'', which was created as part of Disney's "D{{vbar}}XP" programming block on [Disney XD](/source/Disney_XD).

Wong has appeared in feature films such as ''[John Dies at the End](/source/John_Dies_at_the_End_(film)),'' ''[The Circle](/source/The_Circle_(2017_film))'', and the live-action version of ''[Mulan](/source/Mulan_(2020_film))''.

== Early life ==
Wong grew up in [Normandy Park, Washington](/source/Normandy_Park%2C_Washington).<ref name="nwasianweekly" /> He graduated from [Middlebury College](/source/Middlebury_College) in 2009, where he majored in theater and drama.<ref name="nwasianweekly">{{cite news|last=Nguyen|first=Stacy|title=Hit singer Jimmy Wong on Alexandra Wallace and why angry responses are unproductive|url=https://www.nwasianweekly.com/2011/04/hit-singer-jimmy-wong-on-alexandra-wallace-and-why-angry-responses-are-unproductive|access-date=17 April 2011|newspaper=Northwest Asian Weekly|date=2011-04-07}}</ref><ref name="mc" /> After graduating, he moved to [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) to become an actor.<ref name="mc" />

== Career ==
Wong garnered national news coverage in March 2011, when he uploaded his music video, "Ching Chong: Asians in the Library Song" to [YouTube](/source/YouTube). He created the video as a response to a [UCLA](/source/University_of_California%2C_Los_Angeles) student's [vlog](/source/vlog) rant [against Asian students using mobile phones in the UCLA library](/source/Ching_chong),<ref name="theotherasians">{{cite web|last=Zhan|first=Julie|date=July 7, 2011|title=Never stop working. If you're doing something you love, then it shouldn't be a problem|url=http://theotherasians.com/2011/07/jimmywong/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412071817/http://theotherasians.com/2011/07/jimmywong/|archive-date=April 12, 2013|access-date=May 18, 2013|website=The Other Asians}}</ref><ref name="laobserved">{{cite web|last=Roderick|first=Kevin|date=March 24, 2011|title=Jimmy Wong as Internet savior|url=https://www.laobserved.com/archive/2011/03/jimmy_wong_as_internet_sa.php|access-date=May 9, 2012|publisher=LA Observed}}</ref> one which [MSNBC](/source/MSNBC) qualified as "offensive."<ref name=msnbc>{{cite web
|url=https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/jimmy-wong-makes-ching-chong-a-love-song-45140035657
|title=Jimmy Wong makes 'ching chong' a love song
|access-date=2015-10-18
|date=2011-03-23
|publisher=[MSNBC](/source/MSNBC)
|archive-date=January 1, 2016
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101194403/http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/jimmy-wong-makes-ching-chong-a-love-song-45140035657
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> [NPR](/source/NPR) suggested that Wong's video response was one that "effectively turn[ed] the tables on the original rant," offering an alternative method of defense against [cyberbullying](/source/cyberbullying).<ref name="NPR2">{{cite web
|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2011/03/23/134736937/jimmy-wong-saves-the-internet
|title=Jimmy Wong Saves The Internet
|access-date=2015-10-18
|last=Pell
|first=Dave
|date=2011-03-21
|publisher=[NPR](/source/NPR)
}}</ref> Wong later said in an [MSNBC](/source/MSNBC) interview that while he was initially frustrated by the video rant, he realized that humor offered a better response, as he hoped to "put a positive spin on all of it." Furthermore, he stated, an [eye for an eye](/source/eye_for_an_eye) approach would only encourage "this behavior to continue."<ref name="msnbc" /> "[Ching Chong](/source/Ching_chong): Asians in the Library Song" went viral and was covered nationally by the American media.<ref name=NPR1>{{cite web
|url=https://www.npr.org/2011/03/24/134827085/a-racial-quarrel-inspires-an-internet-balladeer
|title=A Racial Rant Inspires An Internet Balladeer
|access-date=2015-10-18
|last=All Things Considered
|author-link=All Things Considered
|date=2011-03-24
|publisher=[NPR](/source/NPR)
}}</ref><ref name=today>{{cite web
|url=http://www.today.com/money/ucla-students-asians-rant-ignites-youtube-responses-124457
|title=UCLA student's 'Asians' rant ignites YouTube responses
|access-date=2015-10-18
|last=Chansanchai
|first=Athima
|date=2011-03-18
|publisher=[Today (U.S. TV program)](/source/Today_(U.S._TV_program))
}}</ref><ref name=observer>{{cite web
|url=http://observer.com/2011/03/ching-chong-shot-heard-around-social-media-world/
|title='Ching Chong' Shot Heard Around Social Media World
|access-date=2015-10-18
|last=Samuel
|first=Sharon
|date=2011-03-17
|publisher=[The New York Observer](/source/The_New_York_Observer)
}}</ref><ref name=NYT>{{cite news
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/01/magazine/on-youtube-amateur-is-the-new-pro.html?_r=0
|title=On YouTube, Amateur Is the New Pro
|access-date=2015-10-18
|last=Walker
|first=Rob
|date=2012-06-28
|work=New York Times
}}</ref>

That same year, he co-launched and co-hosted the YouTube cooking show ''Feast of Fiction with Ashley Adams.''

Wong later portrayed Ted in the web series ''[Video Game High School](/source/Video_Game_High_School)''.<ref name="HRglance">{{cite web
|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/rep-sheet-roundup-uta-signs-756787
|title=THR's at-a-glance look at the week in representation news
|access-date=2015-10-18
|last=Sun
|first=Rebecca
|date=2014-12-12
|work=[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)
}}</ref> He was also invited by [Lionsgate](/source/Lionsgate_Studios) and [Google](/source/Google) to create the web series ''District Voices''.<ref name="HR2">{{cite web
|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/youtube-stars-create-web-series-742063
|title=Jimmy Wong, Rob Czar and iJustine's Justine Ezarik made videos for Lionsgate and Google
|access-date=2015-10-18
|last=Vlessing
|first=Etan
|date=2014-10-20
|work=[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)
}}</ref> In 2014, Wong was ranked #73 on [New Media Rockstars](/source/New_Media_Rockstars) Top 100 Channels.<ref>{{cite web|title=The NMR Top 100 YouTube Channels: 75-51!|url=http://newmediarockstars.com/2014/12/the-nmr-top-100-youtube-channels-75-51/|website=New Media Rockstars|access-date=6 January 2015}}</ref>

Wong played [Ling](/source/List_of_Disney's_Mulan_characters) in Disney's [2020 live action remake](/source/Mulan_(2020_film)) of [the 1998 ''Mulan'' animated movie](/source/Mulan_(1998_film)).

=== Gaming ===
Wong is an avid player of ''[Magic: The Gathering](/source/Magic%3A_The_Gathering)'', specifically the [Commander format](/source/Magic%3A_The_Gathering_Commander). He hosts a podcast with co-hosts Josh Lee Kwai and Rachel Weeks called ''The Command Zone'', where they discuss their experiences playing the Commander format. Wong is referred to by his co-hosts as "Jimmy the Red" due to fact that he often plays red decks when playing commander.<ref>{{cite web|title = Podcasts - RocketJump|url = https://www.rocketjump.com/listen/deckbuilding-101|website = RocketJump|access-date = 2016-02-04|language = en-US}}</ref> He has also been called upon by [Wizards of the Coast](/source/Wizards_of_the_Coast) to preview new sets at exhibitions and on their YouTube channel.<ref>{{Citation|last=Magic: The Gathering|title=Access Magic: Eldritch Moon, Episode 1|date=2016-06-20|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TN0b8ik0B8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/7TN0b8ik0B8 |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|access-date=2017-06-13}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2021, he appeared in the podcast [Dungeons & Daddies](/source/Dungeons_%26_Daddies), where he played a demonic human-paladin character named Jodie Foster.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 8, 2020 |title=Ep. 48 - Carry On My Wayward Son |url=https://play.acast.com/s/dungeons-and-daddies/ep.48-carryonmywaywardson |access-date=December 12, 2020 |website=Acast |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=S2 Ep. 28 - King of the Hell |url=https://www.dungeonsanddaddies.com/episodes/s2e28 |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=Dungeons and Daddies |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=S2 Ep. 29 - S.O.C.C.E.R.: Shadow Of Scorenogoal |url=https://www.dungeonsanddaddies.com/episodes/s2e29 |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=Dungeons and Daddies |language=en-US}}</ref>

Wong portrays himself in the hit 2022 physics based virtual reality game [BONELAB](/source/Bonelab).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Danielson |first=Matthew |date=2022-10-17 |title=Bonelab: Jimmy Wong Key Guide (Where to Get it & What it’s For) |url=https://screenrant.com/bonelab-jimmy-wong-key-location/ |access-date=2025-11-03 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
His father is [Chinese](/source/Chinese_Americans), from Canton, and his mother is of Chinese and [Mongol](/source/Mongols) ancestry.<ref name="nwasianweekly" /> He is the younger brother of filmmaker [Freddie Wong](/source/Freddie_Wong).<ref name="wired">{{cite web|last=Austen|first=Ben|date=2011-12-16|title=The YouTube Laugh Factory: A Studio System for Viral Video|url=https://www.wired.com/2011/12/ff_youtube/|access-date=2015-10-18|publisher=[Wired](/source/Wired_(magazine))}}</ref> Wong announced his engagement to his girlfriend, Rosanna Wang, in December of 2020. A few months later, the two married on February 28, 2021. The couple welcomed their first son, Mason, in February 2022.

== Partial filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
| 2011
| "[Ching Chong](/source/Ching_chong): Asians in the Library Song"
| Composer and singer
| YouTube music video
|-
| 2012
| ''[John Dies at the End](/source/John_Dies_at_the_End_(film))''
| Fred Chu
| Feature film
|-
| 2012&ndash;2013
| ''[MyMusic](/source/MyMusic)''
| Leader
| Web series
|-
| 2012&ndash;2014
| ''[Video Game High School](/source/Video_Game_High_School)''
| Ted Wong
| Web series
|-
| 2014
| ''The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – District Voices''
| District 9 Voice
| TV mini-series
|-
| 2015
|''[Dude Bro Party Massacre III](/source/Dude_Bro_Party_Massacre_III)''
| Sizzler
| Feature film
|-
| 2016
| ''Edgar Allan Poe's Murder Mystery Dinner Party''
| Constable Jimmy
| YouTube series, 4 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| ''[The Circle](/source/The_Circle_(2017_film))''
| Mitch
| Feature film
|-
| ''Polaris Primetime''
| Co-host
| with [Meghan Camarena](/source/Meghan_Camarena), broadcast on Disney XD's "D{{vbar}}XP" block<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lafayette |first1=Jon |title=Disney XD Set to Launch Gamer Programming Block |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/disney-xd-set-launch-gamer-programming-block-166529 |website=Broadcasting Cable |access-date=25 June 2020 |date=14 June 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2017&ndash;2018
| ''[Parker Plays](/source/Parker_Plays)''
| Recurring guest
| TV series, 8 episodes
|-
| 2020
| ''[Mulan](/source/Mulan_(2020_film))''
| [Ling](/source/List_of_Disney's_Mulan_characters)
| Feature film<ref>[https://deadline.com/2018/08/disney-mulan-jimmy-wong-doua-moua-1202445269/ Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Casts Jimmy Wong & Doua Moua] Deadline Hollywood, Retrieved August 14, 2018</ref>
|-
| 2021
| ''[Wish Dragon](/source/Wish_Dragon)''
| [Din Song](/source/Wish_Dragon)
| Feature film<ref>{{Cite news |last=Parkes |first=Douglas |date=June 11, 2021 |title=Netflix’s Wish Dragon is a Chinese take on Aladdin: star Jimmy Wong talks anti-Asian hate, Disney’s Mulan controversy – and why he idolises the film’s producer Jackie Chan |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/3136926/netflixs-wish-dragon-chinese-take-aladdin-star-jimmy-wong-talks |work=South China Morning Post}}</ref>
|}

==Awards==
*2015: '''Won''': [International Academy of Web Television Awards](/source/International_Academy_of_Web_Television) – Best Ensemble Performance/Comedy, ''[Video Game High School](/source/Video_Game_High_School)'' (shared with other cast members)
*2014: '''Won''': [Streamy Awards](/source/Streamy_Awards) – Best Action or Sci-Fi Series, ''[Video Game High School](/source/Video_Game_High_School)'' (shared with cast and crew members)
*2014: '''Won''': [Streamy Awards](/source/Streamy_Awards) – Best Ensemble Cast, ''[Video Game High School](/source/Video_Game_High_School)'' (shared with other cast members)
*2017: '''Won''': [Guinness World Records](/source/Guinness_World_Records) - Most videogame characters identified in one minute<ref>{{Cite web |title=Most videogame characters identified in one minute |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/449615-most-videogame-characters-identified-in-one-minute |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=Guinness World Records |date=June 27, 2017 |language=en-gb}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|id=4136296|name=Jimmy Wong}}
*{{YouTube|user=jimmy|Jimmy Wong}}
*{{Twitter}}
*{{Facebook|therealjimmy|Jimmy Wong}}

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