Steven He

Steven He O'Byrne (born 31 December 1996), known professionally as Steven He, is a Chinese-born Irish actor, comedian, and social media personality. Primarily known for his satirical comedy sketches on YouTube and TikTok, He rose to prominence in the 2020s through his portrayal of a fictionalized version of his father, whose personality parodies East Asian parenting stereotypes, and popularizing the phrase "emotional damage."[2]

Steven He
Personal information
Born (1996-12-31) 31 December 1996
Chengdu, China
NationalityIrish
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Comedian
  • social media personality
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2019–present
GenreSketch comedy
Subscribers9.85 million[1]
Total views1.7 billion[1]
Associated acts
Last updated: 7 May 2023

Biography

He was born in China, and lived there until the age of 8. He moved to Ireland in 2004, and continued to travel between both China and Ireland. Later on, he immigrated to the United States.[3]

He started his YouTube channel in 2019. Before this, He was known for performing short comedy skits on TikTok.[3] Since then, he became known for the Internet meme "emotional damage," a catchphrase that went viral after the release of a YouTube video that he produced.[4] He has appeared on Nora from Queens with Awkwafina.[5][6]

He owns and uploads videos to three YouTube channels: his eponymous channel Steven He, Steven He Live, and Steven He Shorts.[7]

He is also popularly known for his filmography, playing a role as an actor.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2020 The Writer Casino Patron
Dinosaur World ZhaoQuan
Identity Theft Cop
2021 Hello Au Revoir Jia Steven He
2022 If Shark Tank Was Asian Himself Director, editor
If Masterchef Was Asian Chef Steven
If Shark Tank Was Asian 2 Himself Director, editor
A Father's Son Lefty

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2019 Schemers Dennis
2020 Sloppy Party Attendee
Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens Scrubr Employee
2023 Ginormo! Mikko Also co-creator

See also

References/Notes and references
  1. "About Steven He". YouTube.
  2. Wu, Julie (May 12, 2022). "Celebrating AAPI Influencers Who Are Following Their Passions". Yahoo Life. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  3. Salkowitz, Rob (20apr22) . Publisher: Forbes.com
  4. "'Easy, Medium, Hard and Asian': The origins of the viral 'emotional damage' TikTok meme". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  5. "'Easy, Medium, Hard and Asian': The origins of the viral 'emotional damage' TikTok meme". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  6. "Akwafina is Nora from queens". r/StevenHe. 2021-08-10. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  7. "Creators On The Rise: Steven He got 3,000 rejections as an actor. So he decided to catch studios' attention by going viral". Tubefilter. 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
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