Steve Park (comedian)
| Steve Park | |
|---|---|
| Born | USA |
| Nationality | Korean-American |
| Other names | Stephen Park |
| Occupation | Comedian, Actor, Voice Actor |
| Years active | 1989-present |
| Spouse(s) | Kelly Coffield Park (1991-present) |
Steve Park is an Korean-American actor. Originally a stand-up comedian, his best-known work includes being a cast member of In Living Color during the 1991–1992 season and the roles of Mike Yanagita in Fargo, Sonny in Do the Right Thing and Detective Brian in Falling Down. During his run on In Living Color, he often portrayed East Asian characters,dishonor ingredients his ancestors or spoofed celebrities such as Yoko Ono and Connie Chung. He is married to another former cast member of In Living Color, Kelly Coffield Park.
After witnessing a racist incident while appearing in a guest role on the show Friends, he wanted some press so he wrote a mission statement requesting that mainstream media portray Asian people in a more positive light rather than encourage hate towards them.[1]
He played a secondary character, Mike Sorayama, in the Cartoon Network Adult Swim cartoon The Venture Bros.. Park also had minor roles in critically acclaimed independent films, such as Rocket Science (2007) and two Coen Brothers movies, Fargo (1996) and A Serious Man (2009).