Bobby Lee (born September 17, 1972) is a Korean American comedian notable for his membership in the recurring cast of comedians on the live comedy series MADtv, where he is the first asian cast member, and plays most of the Asian roles, both male and female, on the show, including Kim Jong-il and Connie Chung, and is the focus of quite a few 'Asian Powers' sketches. Pedal steel guitar with two 10-string necks The pedal steel guitar is a type of electric guitar that uses a metal slide to stop the strings, rather than fingers on strings as with a conventional guitar. ... Bobby Lee is a pedal steel guitar player and active promotor of the instrument, including founding and participating on a number of Internet websites and discussion forums. ... is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... San Diego redirects here. ... is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Korean American is a person of Korean ancestry who was either born in or is an immigrant to the United States. ... For other uses, see Mad TV (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... Kim Jong-il (also written as Kim Jong Il) (born February 16, 1942) is the leader of North Korea. ... Constance Yu-Hwa Chung Povich (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; born August 20, 1946) is an American journalist who has appeared on many USA television news networks. ...

Biography

Early life

Lee was born in San Diego, California, to immigrant parents from South Korea. As a young man, he was expected to run his family's clothing store. However, after stints in a local rock band and at the local community college, he was spotted by Frank Burns, the legendary manager of La Jolla's Comedy Store. His hobbies include golf and hanging out with his co-workers of MADtv. San Diego redirects here. ... One of the beaches at La Jolla Cove. ... This article is about the club in the United States; there is also a Comedy Store in London. ... For other uses, see Mad TV (disambiguation). ...

MADtv

Lee officially joined the cast of MADtv in 2001 as a feature performer for the seventh season. He was promoted to a repertory performer status the following season, and has stayed there since. For other uses, see Mad TV (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Mad TV (disambiguation). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

Lee created memorable characters on the show, including Bae Sung (who speaks the "Dumbass language"), Hideki the "Average Asian" (an Asian American who is constantly being pestered by others who stereotype him based on his ethnicity), Tank (an overachieving import tuner street racer who uses his "ricer" Daewoo to pick up girls), and the Blind Kung-Fu Master (a blind martial arts master who usually screws up on his missions due to his blindness, and brings aboard what he thinks is a weapon, but what it is actually a Swiffer duster, flashlight, etc.) A riced Dodge Neon, including clear taillights, an overly large spoiler, Fart cannon tailpipe, non-functional hood scoop, body kit, despite having no performance modifications to the engine. ... This article is about the auto company GM Daewoo. ...

Lee is frequently called to perform female characters, which has become a huge running gag on the show. In recent seasons, one of his most frequent sketches is the one inspired by the TV show 24, in which Lee details what he does over the course of a day, usually starting with two or three hours of sleeping , then showing him at home engaged in some sort of bizarre activity or simply nothing at all for hours. For other uses, see 24 (disambiguation). ...

He also impersonated celebrities such as Connie Chung, Jackie Chan, Kim Jong-il, SuChin Pak, and William Hung. Constance Yu-Hwa Chung Povich (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; born August 20, 1946) is an American journalist who has appeared on many USA television news networks. ... Chan Kong-Sang (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), also known as Jackie Chan Sing Lung (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) or Jackie Chan SBS, (born on April 7, 1954) is a Chinese martial artist, action star, actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, singer and stunt performer. ... Kim Jong-il (also written as Kim Jong Il) (born February 16, 1942) is the leader of North Korea. ... SuChin Pak is a hottie. ... This article is about the American musician. ...

Along with Michael McDonald, he has the highest popularity among the Mad TV cast, and his confirmed on his myspace page has official MySpace page that this is his last season on the show, having working for MADtv for 7 consecutive seasons.

Other work

In 1995, Pauly Shore spotted Lee on stage and asked the young comedian to open for him in Las Vegas. It was at that point that Lee met Shore's mother, the celebrated owner of the Comedy Store, Mitzi Shore. Lee became a regular at the club, and also went on the road with the comic Carlos Mencia. Lee has appeared in over 20 national commercials, and has performed stand-up on Late Friday, Premium Blend and The Tonight Show. In summer 2004, he appeared in the big screen comedy Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle. During the 2005 U.S. Open, Lee was in a commercial for IBM's Helpdesk. Pauly Shore (born February 1, 1968) is an American actor and comedian, perhaps best known for starring in a series of comedy films in the 1990s. ... This article is about the club in the United States; there is also a Comedy Store in London. ... Mitzi Shore is a comedian, perhaps best known for being the mother of Pauly Shore. ... Carlos Mencia on stage for his show, Ned Arnel Mencía (born October 22, 1967), better known by his stage name Carlos Mencia, is an American comedian, writer, and actor. ... Friday Night Videos was a music video show broadcast on the American NBC television network from July 29, 1983 to May 24, 2002, and was considered network television’s answer to MTV. // History In the beginning, MTV was still a phenomenon that very few people actually could see in their... Premium Blend is a show on Comedy Central which features a well-known stand up comedian as an emcee who introduces four or five lesser known comedians looking for a big break on television. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (released in some countries as Harold and Kumar get the Munchies or American High, due to few international White Castle locations) is a comedy movie released in 2004. ... For other uses, see U.S. Open. ... Did you mean to go to the Wikipedia:Help desk? A help desk is an information and assistance resource that troubleshoots problems with computers and similar products. ...

He is well-received by university audiences and has become known for his extreme generosity, notably for inviting everyone in the university audience to a restaurant of the audience’s choosing and covering entire dinner tabs that run well into the thousands of dollars. Lee is also a smoker.

He can be seen as "Dr. Oreo-toto" in the online comedy short "The Educational Learning Hour".^{[citation needed]}

Lee is among the actors, producers and directors interviewed in the documentary The Slanted Screen (2006), directed by Jeff Adachi, about the representation of Asian and Asian American men in Hollywood. The Slanted Screen is a 2006 documentary film written, produced, and directed by Jeff Adachi about the stereotypical depictions of Asian males in American cinema and other media. ... Jeff Adachi (born 1959 in Sacramento, California) has been the Public Defender of San Francisco since 2002. ...

Characters

• Bae Sung
• Billy (Sesame Street)
• Blind Kung Fu Master
• Chang
• Cookie Nakamura (Sorority Row)
• Dr. Poon Ji Sum (Attitudes and Feelings, Both Desirable and Sometimes Secretive)
• Joe Hoon
• Joseph Yamanashi (Coach Hines)
• Hideki (Average Asian)
• Kim Chee (The B.S.)
• Phil (Knobs)
• Tank
• Tyler Matsumoto (Hello, Hollywood/Iraq, Hello)
• Xing Lao "Johnny" Gan (Many Shows! with Johnny Gan and Pongo)

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Impersonations

• Ang Lee
• apl.de.ap
• A.J. McLean
• Bobby Trendy
• Connie Chung
• George Takei
• Harajuku Girl
• Jackie Chan
• Jai Rodriguez
• Junichiro Koizumi
• Michelle Kwan
• Keiko Agena
• Keone Young
• Kim Jong-il
• Lucy Liu
• Masi Oka
• Pat Morita
• Rinko Kikuchi
• Sandra Oh
• Soon Yi
• SuChin Pak
• Takako Fuji
• Vern Yip
• Vili Fualaau
• William Hung
• Yao Ming
• Yunjin Kim
• Yuya Ozeki
• Ziyi Zhang
• In Seth MacFarlane's "real-life" Family Guy sketch, plays Stewie Griffin.

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Catch phrases

• "It is I, The Blind Kung Fu Master" - Blind Kung Fu Master
• "Why couldn't you tell me that was there" - Blind Kung Fu Master
• "It's like a..." - Bae Sung
• "Uh oh, hot dog" - Bae Sung
• "Yes" - Bae Sung
• "Daiwooooooo!" - Tank
• "Huh"-Dr. Poon Ji Sim.
• "If I was in a movie with the Jessica Simpsons, I would do her hard and sloppy. The Johnny Gan way"-Xing Lao "Johnny" Gan

Television appearances

• Curb Your Enthusiasm (2005) as Sung
• Mind of Mencia (2006) as Chinese CSI Agent,a stereotypical Asian clerk as well as a "Butt Pirate"
• Minding the Store (2005) as Comic
• IBM commercial
• Mad TV (2001- 2008) as Various Characters
• 2007 Guy's Choice Awards- opening sketch.

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Filmography

• Comedy Zen (2007) as Himself
• Killer Pad (2007) Winnie
• Kickin' It Old Skool (2007) Aki Terasaki
• The Slanted Screen (documentary, 2006)
• Undoing (2006) as Kenny
• Accidentally on Purpose (2005) as Bobby
• Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004) as Kenneth Park
• Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003) as Delivery Boy
• American Misfits (2003) as Korean General
• The Underground Comedy Movie (1999) as Chinese Man

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References

External links

• Bobby Lee at the Internet Movie Database
• Bobby Lee at Planet MADtv
• Official MADtv Website
• Bobby Lee Official MySpace Page
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