Dat Phan
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| Dat Phan | |
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 Dat Phan in 2005 | |
| Born | January 25, 1975 Saigon, South Vietnam |
| Medium | Stand-up |
| Nationality | Vietnamese American |
| Genres | Observational comedy |
| Subject(s) | everyday life, self-deprecation, racial stereotypes |
| Website | datphan.com |
Dat Phan (born January 25, 1975 in Saigon, South Vietnam), is a Vietnamese American stand-up comedian. When he was a child, he, his mother, and nine of his siblings immigrated to the United States. They suffered financial hardships throughout his childhood. He grew up in the City Heights neighborhood of San Diego, California, then spent his teenage years in Santee, California, a suburb of San Diego. Phan was voted most successful of his class at his West Hills High School ten year reunion, and was voted into Grossmont College's Walk of Fame.
In 2003, he entered NBC's stand-up comedy competition reality show, Last Comic Standing, and became The Original Winner of Last Comic Standing. He was picked on by the other contestants due to his relative youth in the comedy world. Dat Phan was the surprise winner of Last Comic Standing, and subsequently has made cameo appearances in Hollywood films such as Cellular and Love is the Drug. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
In 2008, Dat Phan Productions is working on several upcoming projects including a live DVD & CD to be released later this year and preproduction on a movie titled Yellow Fever. He recently agreed to endorse the Jade Ribbon Campaign established to fight against hepatitis B and liver cancer. [1]
Filmography
TV appearances
- Last Comic Standing 1 (2003)
- Good Morning, Miami (March 20, 2003)
- Comedy Central Presents: The Commies (2003)
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (August 6, 2003)
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (August 8 2003)
- The Award Show Awards Show (2003)
- The Wayne Brady Show (January 29, 2004)
- Comedy Central Presents: Dat Phan (2004)
- Danny Phantom (2004)
- The West Wing (February 18, 2004)
- Last Comic Standing 2 (August 12, 2004)
- Super Bowl XXXIX
- Last Comic Standing 3 (2004)
- Family Guy Episode 59 - Breaking Out Is Hard To Do (July 17, 2005)
- Asian Excellence Awards on May 28 2007, nominated for Outstanding Comedy Performance
- Comedy Zen (2007)
- BET ComicView (December 11, 2007)
- The Tyra Banks Show Racial Stereotypes (September 30, 2009)
Last Comic Standing
Phan was the original winner of Last Comic Standing and won in the finals against Ralphie May in 2003. He has made at least one appearance in every season. In Fall 2004, he returned for the third season dubbed "Battle of the Best" which was season 1 against season 2. In the fifth round, he and Ralphie May got eliminated and contestant Dave Mordal who would become the runner-up stayed in. The Season 2 elimination results had winner and future third placeman John Heffron staying in and Kathleen Madigan and Jay London eliminated.
Filmography
References
- ^ "Dat Phan Joins Jade Ribbon Campaign". AsianWeek. Retrieved on 2008-09-17.