Eugene Lee Yang

Eugene Lee Yang is an American filmmaker, actor, author, and activist born January 18, 1986 in Waco, Texas. He studied cinema production at University of Southern California and began his career with freelance work in music videos and commercials. From 2013 to 2018 he produced content for BuzzFeed, creating viral videos on topics including Asian American identity and body image. He co-founded The Try Guys comedy group in 2014 with three colleagues and they left BuzzFeed in 2018 to establish 2nd Try LLC. The Try Guys ended in May 2024 as Yang pursued other artistic ventures.