Matthew "Matt" and John Yuan, also known collectively as The Yuan Twins, (born December 14, 1973) are American twin actors, writers and comic book artists. They wrote the micro-budget zombie film, ''
Death Valley: The Revenge of Bloody Bill'' for
The Asylum
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in 2004 for producer
David Michael Latt
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.
Biography
They made their acting debut in 2009, in
Jody Hill
Jody Hill (born October 15, 1976) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. In 2006, he directed, co-wrote, co-produced and co-starred in his first film '' The Foot Fist Way'', which he based on his experience as a Taekwondo b ...
's ''
Observe and Report
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'' as Ronny Barnhardt's (
Seth Rogen
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) security guard underlings. Both are fans of
Dungeons and Dragons
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and have filmed a series of zombie survival videos for MTV Iggy. They are also currently the unofficial spokesmen for
BOOM! Studios
Boom! Studios (styled BOOM! Studios) is an American comic book and graphic novel publisher, headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States.
History
Origins
In the early 2000s, Ross Richie and Andrew Cosby had been working in Holly ...
and have guest blogged for ''
Wired
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'' magazine's Underwire website.
In September 2012, the Yuan Brothers began writing, drawing, and publishing comic books, starting with a self-published titled ''Declan and Chang: Sweet F.A.'' According to the commentary in issue number two and an interview for the website Fanboycomics.net, the characters and story are based upon a
MechWarrior RPG campaign that they have, as of 2013, been running with their friends for the past fifteen years. As of 2015, they have created the comic book series ''Serving Supes'', ''Inspector Oh'', and ''Love Town'' for
First Comics
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.
On February 27, 2022, they were named Deputy Publishers for 1First Comics.
Filmography
References
External links
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Yuan Twins' Official DeviantArt PageYuan Twins' official Instagram page
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1973 births
American male television actors
Living people
American twins
American male film actors
21st-century American male actors
Identical twin male actors