Eugene Lee Yang, an American actor, producer, author, director, activist, and internet star, was born on January 18, 1986.
He is most known for being a member of the YouTube group The Try Guys from 2014 to the present and for his work with BuzzFeed (2013–2018). Yang is renowned for his work with organisations that support LGBTQ+ rights and equality, including The Trevor Project.
What happened to Eugene Lee Yang?
Yang came out as homosexual on June 15, 2019, in a YouTube video that raised more than $150,000 for The Trevor Project. He has been dating Matthew McLean ever since 2012. Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke and Yang had a fundraiser in July 2022.
He participated in artistic pursuits at school, such as visual arts, illustration, theatre, chorus, and dance.
However, a seventh-grade teacher advised him to think about majoring in filmmaking. Later, he attended the University of Southern California, where he wrote and directed six short films about social and political issues such as mental health treatment, gay marriage, and school shootings when he was a student. In 2008, he earned a B.A. in film production.