Jimmy Wong
Encyclopedia
Jimmy Wong is an American
actor, musician, and filmmaker. He maintains the popular YouTube
channel "jimmy
". He is the younger brother of popular YouTuber Freddie Wong
.
in 2009. He now co-owns and runs Overcrank Media, a Los Angeles based media production company specializing in feature film and online video content, having produced an independent film titled Bear
.
. After graduating, he moved to Los Angeles in 2010. His most notable roles to date have been as Ted Wong in the upcoming webseries VGHS directed by brother Freddie Wong
and Fred Chu in the upcoming film John Dies at the End
directed by Don Coscarelli
. He has also been a host on Disney's Backstage Pass and starred in the XFX
webseries Secret Weapon.
. His sophomore year he joined the Middlebury College Mamajamas, a co-ed acapella group. He took a break from the group his junior year after helping produce and organize the recording of the "Madras Album". He also performed on campus with his band The Gremlin's Kremlin. Wong is best known for his musical retort to Alexandra Wallace's infamous vlog
rant against Asian students in the library at UCLA which has garnered over 4 million views. He posts new music on his YouTube channel weekly.
He formed the band The Keep
along with Sam Gorski (lead guitar), Jake Watson
(bass guitar), and Niko Pueringer (drums) in early 2011. They released their debut self-titled EP on July 22, 2011 along with the music video for the single Slow in Reverse on band member's Sam Gorski and Niko Pueringer's YouTube channel.
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actor, musician, and filmmaker. He maintains the popular YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
channel "jimmy
Jimmy
Jimmy is a diminutive form of the given name James which may refer to:-Media and entertainment:* "Jimmy" , by M.I.A.* Jimmy * Jimmy * "The Jimmy", a Seinfeld episode* Jimmy, a stage musical about Jimmy Walker...
". He is the younger brother of popular YouTuber Freddie Wong
Freddie Wong
Freddie Wong is an American filmmaker, musician, VFX expert and e-Sports player. He maintains two popular YouTube channels, freddiew and freddiew2. He is the older brother of fellow YouTuber Jimmy Wong.- Biography :...
.
Biography
Wong grew up in Seattle, WA and then attended and graduated from Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury College
Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college located in Middlebury, Vermont, USA. Founded in 1800, it is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States. Drawing 2,400 undergraduates from all 50 United States and over 70 countries, Middlebury offers 44 majors in the arts,...
in 2009. He now co-owns and runs Overcrank Media, a Los Angeles based media production company specializing in feature film and online video content, having produced an independent film titled Bear
Bear (film)
Bear is a natural horror Z movie directed by John Rebel and stars Patrick Scott Lewis and Katie Lowes. The film was released on June 4th 2010 in the United Kingdom.-Plot:...
.
Acting career
Jimmy majored in Theatre and Drama at Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury College
Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college located in Middlebury, Vermont, USA. Founded in 1800, it is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States. Drawing 2,400 undergraduates from all 50 United States and over 70 countries, Middlebury offers 44 majors in the arts,...
. After graduating, he moved to Los Angeles in 2010. His most notable roles to date have been as Ted Wong in the upcoming webseries VGHS directed by brother Freddie Wong
Freddie Wong
Freddie Wong is an American filmmaker, musician, VFX expert and e-Sports player. He maintains two popular YouTube channels, freddiew and freddiew2. He is the older brother of fellow YouTuber Jimmy Wong.- Biography :...
and Fred Chu in the upcoming film John Dies at the End
John Dies at the End
John Dies at the End is a comedic horror novel written by Jason Pargin that was first published online as a webserial beginning in 2001, then as an edited manuscript in 2004 and printed paperback in 2007 via Permuted Press. An estimated 70,000 people read the free online versions before they were...
directed by Don Coscarelli
Don Coscarelli
Don Coscarelli is an American film director, producer and screenwriter best known for horror films. His credits include the Phantasm series, The Beastmaster, and Bubba Ho-Tep.-Biography:...
. He has also been a host on Disney's Backstage Pass and starred in the XFX
XFX
XFX is the manufacturing division of Hong Kong-based Pine Technology Holdings Limited . The XFX division, begun in 2002, has its major office in Ontario, California and specializes in the manufacturing of video cards based on Nvidia and AMD graphics processing units and motherboards...
webseries Secret Weapon.
Musical career
Wong's began focusing on singing while at Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury College
Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college located in Middlebury, Vermont, USA. Founded in 1800, it is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States. Drawing 2,400 undergraduates from all 50 United States and over 70 countries, Middlebury offers 44 majors in the arts,...
. His sophomore year he joined the Middlebury College Mamajamas, a co-ed acapella group. He took a break from the group his junior year after helping produce and organize the recording of the "Madras Album". He also performed on campus with his band The Gremlin's Kremlin. Wong is best known for his musical retort to Alexandra Wallace's infamous vlog
Vlog
Video blogging, sometimes shortened to vlogging or vidding or vidblogging is a form of blogging for which the medium is video, and is a form of Web television. Entries often combine embedded video or a video link with supporting text, images, and other metadata. Entries can be recorded in one take...
rant against Asian students in the library at UCLA which has garnered over 4 million views. He posts new music on his YouTube channel weekly.
He formed the band The Keep
The Keep
The Keep may refer to:*The Keep , a 1981 novel by F. Paul Wilson*The Keep , 2006*The Keep , 2006 graphic novel by F. Paul Wilson and Matthew Smith...
along with Sam Gorski (lead guitar), Jake Watson
Jake Watson
Jake Watson was an American cyclist. He assisted in the development of the sport of downhill mountain biking, making contributions to industry marketing, bike design and riding techniques....
(bass guitar), and Niko Pueringer (drums) in early 2011. They released their debut self-titled EP on July 22, 2011 along with the music video for the single Slow in Reverse on band member's Sam Gorski and Niko Pueringer's YouTube channel.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | XFX Secret Weapon | Robbie Yung | Webseries |
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Process Server | TV Series | |
| 2011 | "Prism" | Vadim | |
| 2012 | "John Dies at the End John Dies at the End John Dies at the End is a comedic horror novel written by Jason Pargin that was first published online as a webserial beginning in 2001, then as an edited manuscript in 2004 and printed paperback in 2007 via Permuted Press. An estimated 70,000 people read the free online versions before they were... " |
Fred Chu | |
| 2012 | "VGHS" | Ted Wong | Webseries |
Further reading
- NPR: Jimmy Wong Saves the Internet
- Songwriter Jimmy Wong On "Ching Chong" Viral Video Fame
- A Racial Quarrel Inspires an Internet Balladeer
- The Two-Way Blog
- MSNBC Hardball Interview
- Ching Chong Shot Heard Around the Social Media World
External links
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4136296/ IMDB Page