Vivian Bang
Birth Name:
Vivian Bang
Birth Place:
Seoul, South Korea
Profession
Actress, Writer, Producer
Fast Facts
- Decided to be an actress because of the encouragement of one of her high school teachers
- Many of her roles have been in comedy, a genre that she enjoys because she believes laughter helps people cope with the harsh realities of life
- One of her best known roles is that of a disgruntled wedding stationary employee in "Yes Man․"
- Stated that if she owned her own restaurant she would want it to be a co-op espresso bar that served locally grown and made food and doubled as a gallery for her friends' art
- Is a fan of Anton Chekhov's plays and cited Nina from his "The Seagull" as one of her dream roles
- Was awarded a scholarship to NYU based on her audition as Blanche Du Bois from "Streetcar Named Desire," complete with southern dialect
- Can speak both Korean and English, and sometimes had to help her Korean parents with English when she was a child