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Bobby Lee

Bobby Lee is an American comedian notable for his membership in the recurring cast of comedians on the live comedy series MADtv, where he is the first Asian cast member, and plays most of the Asian roles, both male and female, on the show, and is the focus of quite a few 'Asian Powers' sketches. Lee was born in 1972 in San Diego, California, to immigrant parents from South Korea. As a young man, he was expected to run his family's clothing store. At the local community college, he was spotted by Frank Burns, the legendary manager of La Jolla's Comedy Store. Lee officially joined the cast of MadTV in 2001 as a feature performer for the seventh season. He was promoted to a repertory performer status the following season, and has stayed there since. Lee created memorable characters on the show, including Bae Sung, Hideki the "Average Asian" (an Asian American who is constantly being pestered by others who stereotype him based on his ethnicity), Tank (an overachieving import tuner street racer who uses his "ricer" Daewoo to pick up girls), and the Blind Kung-Fu Master. Lee is frequently called upon to perform female characters, which has become a huge running gag on the show. In recent seasons, one of his most frequent sketches is the one inspired by the TV show 24, in... Next

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