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2002
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Sep 17, 2023 · Galen Yuen, who often played minor Asian roles in movies and wrote screenplays, was a member of the Chinatown gang Suey Sing.
- Han Li
- Asian American Communities Reporter
Galen Yuen was born on 4 January 1952 in the USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Kindergarten Cop (1990), Crank: High Voltage (2009) and Rescue Dawn (2006). He died on 8 September 2015.
- Actor, Writer, Director
- January 4, 1952
- Galen Yuen
- September 8, 2015
Sep 12, 2023 · Lin Sugarman’s journey to uncover Yuen’s true story is now a podcast titled Magnificent Jerk. Across seven engrossing episodes, we find out that Yuen had been a member of notorious Chinese-American gangs in the Chinatowns of both San Francisco and Oakland. He had acted as a pimp, served time in prison and survived serious drug addiction.
Sep 24, 2023 · A Chinese-American actor who picked up minor roles in films for decades had a secret past as a San Francisco gangster, his niece has revealed in a new podcast. Galen Yuen, who died in 2015 ...
- Joe Hutchison
Sep 18, 2023 · Yuen died in 2015 at 63. Fast forward a few years later, when journalist Maya Lin Sugarman finds a box of forgotten screenplays -- written by her late uncle, Galen -- that sets her on a journey to uncover the truth about his tumultuous life.
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Sep 13, 2023 · Hosted by journalist Maya Lin Sugarman, “Magnificent Jerk” uncovers the real story of her eccentric uncle, actor and writer Galen Yuen. Press Release September 13, 2023. Apple Original podcast “Magnificent Jerk” will premiere globally with the first two episodes on September 18, 2023, followed by new episodes weekly on Apple TV+.
Sep 13, 2023 · The movie, which told the story of powerful mafia families vying for control of the arms trade, was written by Galen Yuen, who is the focus of a new original podcast series for Apple.
