Ali Wong is an American actress, stand-up comedian, and writer. She was born in San Francisco, California on April 19, 1982.
Ali Wong Net Worth
Ali Wong has an estimated net worth of $4 million USD. The majority of her fortune comes from her career in the entertainment industry.
As an actress, she is popular for her leading role in the Netflix series “Always Be My Maybe.” She was also a cast member on the ABC television show “American Housewife” and previously appeared on “Are You There, Chelsea?,” “Black Box,” and “Inside Amy Schumer.”
She is also a very successful stand-up comedian and has Netflix specials titled “Baby Cobra” and “Hard Knock Wife.” She is the writer of the first three seasons of the series “Fresh Off the Boat” which is loosely inspired by the life of Eddie Huang.
She is also a voice actress. She voices the character Roberta “Bertie” Songthrush in the animated series “Tuca & Bertie” and new student Ali on the hit series “Big Mouth.”
Personal Life
Ali Wong was born in San Francisco, California, particularly in the Pacific Heights neighborhood. Her father was Adolphus Wong, a Chinese-American anesthesiologist. Her mother, Tammy Wong, was a social worker who immigrated from Huế, Central Vietnam in 1960 to the US. Ali is the youngest of four siblings.
Wong graduated from San Francisco University High School in 2000 where she was also the student body class president. She then attended UCLA, where she got a degree in Asian American studies. At the university, she joined LCC Theatre Company, where she discovered her love for performing. When she was in her junior year, she spent time in Hanoi, Vietnam.
She graduated summa cum laude in 2005. After college, she studied in Vietnam through a Fulbright scholarship program.
Professional Career
After graduating, she moved to New York City to pursue a career in comedy. In 2011, Variety named her one of the “10 Comics to Watch.”
She had many guest appearances on various television shows before she was cast as a series regular in the NBC comedy series “Are You There, Chelsea?” She also appeared on “Chelsea Lately.”
In 2013, she appeared in VH1’s “Best Week Ever” and MTV’s “Hey Girl.”
The following year, Ali played Dr. Lina Lark in the ABC medical drama “Black Box.” She also guested in some episodes of “Inside Amy Schumer.” She has worked as a writer of the series “Fresh Off the Boat.”
On Mother’s Day of 2016, Netflix released “Baby Cobra” which is a stand-up special shot in September 2015, when Ali Wong was seven months pregnant with her first baby.
In October 2016, Wong became a part of the main cast of ABC’s “American Housewife.” In 2018, her second Netflix special, “Hard Knock Wife,” The comedian also starred in “Always Be My Maybe” opposite Randall Park in 2019.
Wong was included in Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2020.
Ali Wong Dating History
Ali Wong met her husband, Justin Hakuta, in 2010. He is the son of inventor and TV personality Ken Hakuta. Justin is the vice president of product at healthcare startup GoodRx. The two said their vows in 2014 and have two daughters, Mari and Nikki.
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