Steven He
Personal information
Born (1996-12-31) 31 December 1996
Shenzhen, China
NationalityChinese, Irish
EducationRegent's University London Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater, New York
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • pianist
  • social media personality
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2019–present
GenreSketch comedy
Subscribers11.5 million[1]
Total views2.6 billion[1]
Associated acts
Last updated: 4 January 2024

Steven He O'Byrne (born 31 December 1996), known professionally as Steven He, is a Chinese-born Irish actor, comedian, social media personality, and pianist. 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, and popularising the phrase "emotional damage".[2]

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.

Steven 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 his YouTube video, 'When "Asian" is a difficulty mode'.[4] In 2020, he appeared on the sitcom Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens with Awkwafina.[5] He also starred in the dramedy series, Groundbreaking.[6] In 2023 he started the Ginormo! series on YouTube.[7]

He owns and uploads videos to three YouTube channels: his eponymous channel Steven He, Steven He Live, and Steven He Shorts.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "About Steven He". YouTube.
  2. ↑ Wu, Julie (12 May 2022). "Celebrating AAPI Influencers Who Are Following Their Passions". Yahoo Life. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  3. ↑ Salkowitz, Rob (20 April 2022). "YouTube Comedy Star Steven He Is Definitely Not A Failure". Forbes.com.
  4. 1 2 "Creators On The Rise: Steven He got 3,000 rejections as an actor. So he decided to catch studios' attention by going viral". Tubefilter. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "'Easy, Medium, Hard and Asian': The origins of the viral 'emotional damage' TikTok meme". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Press Release: Groundbreaking TV Series Re-frames Hollywood Portrayal of Archaeologists | Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology". 23 February 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  7. ↑ Ginormo! is a YouTube based show made by Steven He and Ken Mok, featuring: Kallmekris and more YouTube


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