Charlyne Yi

Charlyne Yi: Biography in Details

Who is Charlyne Yi?

Charlyne Yi is an American actress, comedian, writer, and musician. She is best known for her prominent roles as Dr. Chi Park on the Fox medical drama, House.

Lately, she starred in the guest role in the 2020 crime comedy-drama series, Good Girls in the role of Lucy.

How many siblings does Charlyne Yi have?

Charlyne’s full name is Charlyne Amanda Yi. She was born on January 4, 1986. At present, she is 37 years old.

The birthplace of Charlyne is Los Angeles Country, California, U.S, and raised in Fontana, California. Her Sun sign is Capricorn.

She holds American citizenship and is of mixed ancestry of Filipino, Spanish, Korean, Irish, Mexican, German, French, and Native American.

The name of her parents is Luciano Yi and Lydia Yi. She hasn’t shared his sibling’s information so, she is possibly an only child of her parents.

Moving towards her academics, she attended Bloomington High School and later enrolled at the University of California, Riverside.

Charlyne Yi: Professional Life, Career

Acting career

Charlyne Yi started her career as a theater artist. She has performed in various shows and theaters like The Steve Allen Theater, The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, New York Comedy Festival (2005 & 2006), and HBO’s U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado (2007), and more.

Yi made her film debut in the year 2007 in Judd Apatow‘s film, Knocked UP where she portrayed the role of Jodi.

In 2009, she starred as a fictional version of herself in the film Paper Heart, a hybrid documentary alongside Michael Cera. She is also an executive producer and co-writer of the film.

Similarly, she has appeared in the music video for the song ‘Rabbit Habits’ by the experimental rock band, Man Man along with Fred Armisen. Lately, she made an appearance in a 2021 black comedy thriller film, Happily where she was cast in the role of Gretel.

Moreover, she contributes her voice to the 2020 films like Trolls World Tour (Pennywhistle) and We Bare Bears: The Movie (Chole Park).

Music Career

Yi now performs as a solo artist and in the band Sacred Destinies.’ Earlier, she performed in a band called ‘The Glass Beef’ along with Paul Rust.

In 2006, the band released their debut album titled ‘The Farewell Album.’

Similarly, Charlyne Yi plays music in a band like Moses Campbell, Keychain, and Rangdang.

Other Work

Currently, she runs her own non-profit organization called Caring is Cool, established in 2011. Also, she often hosted a benefit show to raise money for the organization.

Since 2010, she has been involved with Oxfam America, an organization that serves to raise awareness about poverty and hunger around the world.

Furthermore, she has written books such as oh the Moon (2015) and You Can’t Kill Me Twice (so please treat me right) (2019).

Awards & Achievements

• Yi was awarded the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.
• In the following year, she was listed in Venus Zine’s ’25 under 25′ women for 2009.

Is Charlyne Yi involved in any rumors and controversies?

In February 2018, Charlyne Yi accused Marilyn Manson stating that he harassed every woman on the set of House by making inappropriate sexual and racial remarks toward them.

Similarly, she accused David cross of being bullying, racist, and loathing in a Twitter post published in October 2018.

Charlyne Yi: Net Worth, Salary

As of 2023, Charlyne Yi has an estimated net worth of around $1 million throughout her multiple profession as an actress, writer, painter, and musician.

Moreover, her yearly income, other assets, and real estate are still under review.

Body Measurement: Height, Weight

The musician Charlyne Yi stands at the height of 5 feet 3 inches and her weight is around 54 kg. She has dark brown hair color and her eye color is black.

Her shoe size is 2 (US). Further, her other body measurement is not available.

Social Media

Charlyne Yi has a verified Instagram account where she has more than 40.9k followers.

Furthermore, she is not available on other social media sites including Facebook and Twitter.

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