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Steven He
Birth Name:Steven He O'Byrne
Birth Date:31 December 1996
Birth Place:Shenzhen, China
Nationality:Irish
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Years Active:2019–present
Genre:Sketch comedy
Subscribers:
  • 12.4 million (Steven He)
  • 519 thousand (Steven He Live)
  • 1.72 million (Steven He Shorts)
  • 398 thousand (Steven He官方中文頻道)
Views:
  • 3.2 billion (Steven He)
  • 31.6 million (Steven He Live)
  • 312 million (Steven He Shorts)
  • 97.7 million (Steven He官方中文頻道)
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Steven He O'Byrne (born 31 December 1996), known professionally as Steven He, is a Chinese-born Irish social media personality, actor, comedian, and pianist currently based in United States. Primarily known for his satirical comedy sketches on YouTube and TikTok, he rose to prominence in the 2020s through his portrayal of a fictionalised version of his father, whose personality parodies East Asian parenting stereotypes. He also popularised the phrase "emotional damage".[1]

Biography

Steven He was born on 31 December 1996, in Shenzhen, China, where he lived until the age of 8. He moved to Ireland in 2004 and continued to travel between both China and Ireland. He moved to West Covina, California, intending to become an actor and YouTuber.

He started his YouTube channel in 2019. Before this, He was known for performing short comedy skits on TikTok.[2] Since then, he became known for the Internet meme "emotional damage", a catchphrase that went viral after the release of his YouTube video, 'When "Asian" is a difficulty mode'. In 2020, he appeared on the sitcom Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens with Awkwafina.[3] He also starred in the dramedy series, Groundbreaking.[4] In 2023 he started the Ginormo! series on YouTube.[5]

He owns and uploads videos to three YouTube channels: his eponymous channel Steven He, Steven He Live, and Steven He Shorts.[6]

Filmography

Film & TV shows

Awards

YearAwardDateCategoryResult
20222022 Winner Septimius Award8 June 2022Best Content Creator[7]
2023Show Awards27 August 2023Scripted Series[8]

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wu . Julie . 12 May 2022 . Celebrating AAPI Influencers Who Are Following Their Passions . 3 May 2023 . Yahoo Life . en-US.
  2. Web site: Salkowitz . Rob . 20 April 2022 . YouTube Comedy Star Steven He Is Definitely Not A Failure . Forbes.com. en.
  3. Web site: 'Easy, Medium, Hard and Asian': The origins of the viral 'emotional damage' TikTok meme . 2 May 2023 . Yahoo News . 30 December 2021 . en-US.
  4. Web site: 23 February 2022 . Press Release: Groundbreaking TV Series Re-frames Hollywood Portrayal of Archaeologists Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology . 27 July 2023 . en-US.
  5. Ginormo! is a YouTube-based show made by Steven He and Ken Mok, featuring: Kallmekris and more

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  6. Web site: 23 March 2022 . Creators On The Rise: Steven He got 3,000 rejections as an actor. So he decided to catch the studios' attention by going viral on youtube.. . 3 May 2023 . Tubefilter . en-US.
  7. Web site: PAST NOMINEES – Septimius Awards. 2024-03-16. septimiusawards.com. English.
  8. Web site: 13th Annual Winners. 2024-03-16. streamys.org. English.