Stephen Park

Oh, my God. It was kind of a long, kind of torturous journey. Because my father, I grew up, my father was a doctor. I was born in Brooklyn, New York. I was born in Clinton Hill. And I lived there until about eight. And then we moved two years to Manhattan. And then we moved upstate. We landed in a town called Vestal, which is adjacent to Binghamton. Okay. And so I did most of my growing up there.

So... I first started, when I went to college, I really did not know what I wanted to do with my life. And so I was pursuing medicine because my dad was a doctor. So I thought, okay. But I never had any kind of interest or proclivity towards chemistry or any of these. Which hurts medicine a little bit.

So... I first started, when I went to college, I really did not know what I wanted to do with my life. And so I was pursuing medicine because my dad was a doctor. So I thought, okay. But I never had any kind of interest or proclivity towards chemistry or any of these. Which hurts medicine a little bit.

So... I first started, when I went to college, I really did not know what I wanted to do with my life. And so I was pursuing medicine because my dad was a doctor. So I thought, okay. But I never had any kind of interest or proclivity towards chemistry or any of these. Which hurts medicine a little bit.

but I was like failing these classes. I mean, just like looking at different like organisms and biology class and like, I can't tell one from the other. So I just felt like this was not for me. And then I ended up transferring to school, which was closer to me, which was SUNY Binghamton. And same thing. I was just signing up for classes. I didn't know what I was doing.

but I was like failing these classes. I mean, just like looking at different like organisms and biology class and like, I can't tell one from the other. So I just felt like this was not for me. And then I ended up transferring to school, which was closer to me, which was SUNY Binghamton. And same thing. I was just signing up for classes. I didn't know what I was doing.

but I was like failing these classes. I mean, just like looking at different like organisms and biology class and like, I can't tell one from the other. So I just felt like this was not for me. And then I ended up transferring to school, which was closer to me, which was SUNY Binghamton. And same thing. I was just signing up for classes. I didn't know what I was doing.

And then I would end up like dropping classes. And so I was kind of ready to drop out. And my girlfriend at the time just said, before you drop out, just, you owe yourself just take one semester of classes. And the only criteria is that they have to be fun, which was such an alien concept to me.

And then I would end up like dropping classes. And so I was kind of ready to drop out. And my girlfriend at the time just said, before you drop out, just, you owe yourself just take one semester of classes. And the only criteria is that they have to be fun, which was such an alien concept to me.

And then I would end up like dropping classes. And so I was kind of ready to drop out. And my girlfriend at the time just said, before you drop out, just, you owe yourself just take one semester of classes. And the only criteria is that they have to be fun, which was such an alien concept to me.

That's great advice. I took an acting class. I took a mind class, a vocal class and a body movement class. And, um, It was to me because, you know, when I was growing up as a kid, I was always like class clown. I was always making super eight movies. Like it was something that I always enjoyed doing, but never considered it a career. So anyway, I ended up getting my, my theater degree and,

That's great advice. I took an acting class. I took a mind class, a vocal class and a body movement class. And, um, It was to me because, you know, when I was growing up as a kid, I was always like class clown. I was always making super eight movies. Like it was something that I always enjoyed doing, but never considered it a career. So anyway, I ended up getting my, my theater degree and,

That's great advice. I took an acting class. I took a mind class, a vocal class and a body movement class. And, um, It was to me because, you know, when I was growing up as a kid, I was always like class clown. I was always making super eight movies. Like it was something that I always enjoyed doing, but never considered it a career. So anyway, I ended up getting my, my theater degree and,

And because, you know, I thought that was funny. A lot of people were funny. So I went to New York City and started doing stand-up comedy. And I was doing open mic nights. And then I got involved with theater. I did my first play with Pan-Asian Repertory Theater. And that got me started with basically doing plays. And then, so I came, you know, I was down in New York. I started my career in 1987.

And because, you know, I thought that was funny. A lot of people were funny. So I went to New York City and started doing stand-up comedy. And I was doing open mic nights. And then I got involved with theater. I did my first play with Pan-Asian Repertory Theater. And that got me started with basically doing plays. And then, so I came, you know, I was down in New York. I started my career in 1987.

And because, you know, I thought that was funny. A lot of people were funny. So I went to New York City and started doing stand-up comedy. And I was doing open mic nights. And then I got involved with theater. I did my first play with Pan-Asian Repertory Theater. And that got me started with basically doing plays. And then, so I came, you know, I was down in New York. I started my career in 1987.

And it was 1988 when I booked my first film, which was Do the Right Thing. And I mean, who knew? I mean, but it wasn't like there were I was at a time when there were kind of a small pool of Asian American actors. So. for the first maybe 10 years, I knew every Asian American actor in both coasts. I mean, we all knew each other.

And it was 1988 when I booked my first film, which was Do the Right Thing. And I mean, who knew? I mean, but it wasn't like there were I was at a time when there were kind of a small pool of Asian American actors. So. for the first maybe 10 years, I knew every Asian American actor in both coasts. I mean, we all knew each other.

And it was 1988 when I booked my first film, which was Do the Right Thing. And I mean, who knew? I mean, but it wasn't like there were I was at a time when there were kind of a small pool of Asian American actors. So. for the first maybe 10 years, I knew every Asian American actor in both coasts. I mean, we all knew each other.

Um, so it wasn't like there was a big, uh, pool of actors. And anyway, um, uh, then soon after that happened, I moved to Los Angeles and then in living color happened.