Wonho Chung
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About
Comedian and television personality best known for his Wonho Chung: Live in New York comedy special. He has hosted a number of television programs such as Inside Asia and covered multiple red carpets. He was a judge on the reality talent competition show Al Fursa. In 2010 he was appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador for tourism in Korea by the Korea Tourism Organization. From 2015-2016 he hosted the Arabic travel program Wonho Around the World.
Before Fame
He graduated from Jordan's Applied Science Private University in 2004. He first hit the comedy scene in 2007 when he joined the Axis of Evil comedy tour. In 2008 he covered the red carpet at the Dubai International Film Festival and in 2010 he hosted the awards ceremony and closing gala.
Trivia
He has 850,000 followers on his wonhochung TikTok account, where he makes comedy videos in Arabic with English captions, playing different characters. He is a singer and posts some music covers made with friends to his wonhochung Instagram which has 800,000 followers.
Family Life
He was born to a South Korean father and a Vietnamese mother. He was given an Arab upbringing and is a polyglot, having learned 5 languages including Arabic and English. His sister is Sencha Degroot. He has a white cat and a terrier named Bella.
Associated With
At the 2008 Dubai International Film Festival he interviewed celebrities Goldie Hawn and Danny Glover.
