Steven He (born 31 December 1996) is a Chinese-born Irish social media personality, actor, comedian, and pianist currently based in the United States. Primarily known for his satirical comedy sketches on

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and

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, he rose to prominence in the 2020s through his portrayal of a fictionalised version of his father, whose personality parodies East Asian parenting stereotypes. He also popularised the phrase "emotional damage".

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Steven He was born on 31 December 1996, in

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, China, where he lived until the age of 8. He moved to

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in 2004 and continued to travel between both China and Ireland. He moved to

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, intending to become an actor and YouTuber. He started his YouTube channel in 2019. Before this, He was known for performing short comedy skits on

. Since then, he became known for the Internet meme "emotional damage", a catchphrase that went viral after the release of his YouTube video, 'When "Asian" is a difficulty mode'.< in the dramedy series, ''Groundbreaking''. In 2023 he started the ''Ginormo!'' series on YouTube.Ginormo! is a YouTube-based show made by Steven He and

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, featuring: Kallmekris and more
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/ref> He owns and uploads videos to three YouTube channels: his eponymous channel ''Steven He'', ''Steven He Live'', and ''Steven He Shorts''.

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Steven He YouTube Channel

Steven He Live YouTube Channel

Steven He Shorts YouTube Channel

Ginormo! on ColorTV online

Ginormo! on YouTube
{{DEFAULTSORT:He, Steven 1996 births Living people 21st-century Irish comedians 21st-century Irish male actors Chinese emigrants to Ireland Comedy YouTubers Irish emigrants to the United States Irish male comedians Irish parodists Irish YouTubers

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