| Jimmy Wong | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | James Franklin Wong |
| Also known as | Jimmy |
| Born | March 28, 1987 Seattle, Washington |
| Origin | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock, indie, pop rock, folk, acoustic rock, soft rock |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, musician, producer, actor, graphic designer |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals, piano, drums, bass, harmonica, whistling |
| Years active | 1998–present |
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.
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Wong grew up in Seattle, WA and then attended and graduated from Middlebury College in 2009.[1] 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.
Jimmy majored in Theatre and Drama at Middlebury College. 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.
Wong's began focusing on singing while at Middlebury College. 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.[2] He posts new music on his YouTube channel weekly.
He formed the band The Keep[3] 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.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | XFX Secret Weapon | Robbie Yung | Webseries |
| Days of our Lives | Process Server | TV Series | |
| 2011 | "Prism" | Vadim | |
| 2012 | "John Dies at the End" | Fred Chu | |
| 2012 | "VGHS" | Ted Wong | Webseries |