Dat Phan

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Dat Phan

Dat Phan in 2010 at The Punchline in Sacramento, CA
Born (1975-01-25) January 25, 1975
Saigon, South Vietnam
Medium Stand-up
Nationality Vietnamese American
Genres Observational comedy
Subject(s) everyday life, self-deprecation, racial stereotypes
Influences Benny Hill,[1] Buddy Hackett,[1] Bill Cosby, Brian Regan, Chris Rock, Conan O'Brien, Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Carrey, John Ritter, Pablo Francisco, Robin Williams
Website datphan.com

Dat Phan (born January 25, 1975 in Saigon, South Vietnam), is a Vietnamese American stand-up comedian.

Early life

When he was a child, he, his mother, and nine of his siblings emigrated from South Vietnam to the United States. They suffered financial hardships throughout his childhood. He grew up in the City Heights neighborhood of San Diego, California, then spent his teenage years in Santee, California, a suburb of San Diego. Phan was voted most successful of his class at his West Hills High School ten year reunion, and was voted into Grossmont College's Walk of Fame.[1]

Career

In 2003, he entered the first season of NBC's stand-up comedy competition reality show, Last Comic Standing.[1][2] He was picked on by the other contestants due to his relative youth in the comedy world.[1] Nonetheless, Phan was the surprise winner of Last Comic Standing,[2] and subsequently has made cameo appearances in Hollywood films such as Cellular[2] and Love is the Drug. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

Dat Phan Productions released the DVD Dat Phan: Live and the CD You Touch, You Buy in stores January 2010 and began preproduction on a movie titled Yellow Fever.[2] He has endorsed the Jade Ribbon Campaign established to fight against hepatitis B and liver cancer.[2]

Dat Phan has most recently been featured in the new DirecTV campaign, "The Whale".

Filmography

TV appearances

Last Comic Standing

Phan was the original winner of Last Comic Standing[1][2] and won in the finals against Ralphie May in 2003. He has made at least one appearance in every season. In Fall 2004, he returned for the third season dubbed "Battle of the Best" which was season 1 against season 2. In the fifth round, he and Ralphie May got eliminated and contestant Dave Mordal who would become the runner-up stayed in. The Season 2 elimination results had winner and future third placeman John Heffron staying in and Kathleen Madigan and Jay London eliminated.

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Curran, James (2 January 2008). "Locally raised comedian Phan grateful to be working". North County Times. Retrieved 20 February 2010. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Pang, Angela (16 September 2008). "Dat Phan Joins Jade Ribbon Campaign". AsianWeek. Retrieved 20 February 2010. 

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