Eugene Lee Yang (born January 18, 1986) is an American filmmaker, actor, author, activist, and internet personality.

He struggled with body image issues and low self-esteem as, in his own words, no one looked like him, and suffered bullying due to his appearance.

He attended the University of Southern California[1] and, during his studies, wrote and directed six short films discussing social and political topics, including mental health care, gay marriage, and school shootings.

According to Glamour, "Yang's videos work because they're funny-with-a-message riffs on all-American cultural touchstones—like high school vs. college, awkward private moments, and, pet ownership.

"[13] Reaction to some of his early works was positive particularly on their distinct candor and reliability, which led to more provocative sketches such as The Try Guys,[1] which was established at Buzzfeed in 2014[6] with co-stars Ned Fulmer, Keith Habersberger, and Zach Kornfeld.

The show is a mix of social commentary and humor depicting scenarios such as men going through labor pains and prostate cancer check at a doctor's office.

[1] The cast initially were hesitant about stepping out from behind the camera as they had limited experience being talents, but they continued producing videos for the show after receiving positive feedback.

[14] Yang became a recognized name on social media, taking on challenges,[8] such as the first season's first episode, "Guys Try Ladies' Underwear For the First Time".

[22] Yang has announced that his YA fiction writing debut will be a two-part queer fantasy epic called The Unders, with the first book scheduled to release in spring 2025.

[7] The Buzzfeed video parody, Awkward Moments Only Asians Understand,[26] in which he starred, listed a slew of racial stereotypes and daily microaggressions.

Marcie Bianco wrote in her critique, "The microaggressions detailed in this BuzzFeed video don't have to do with the size of the Asian population, but rather highlight how stereotypes are perpetuated by generalizations.

[29] In her review, Lauren Davidson wrote, "That's the first racist stereotype turned on its head in BuzzFeed Yellow's latest video, which shows, with that classic trick of role reversal, how ridiculous Asian typecasting has become.

[40] On October 11, 2018, commemorated as the 30th year of National Coming Out Day, he took over the website of the advocacy group Human Rights Campaign, publicly sharing his experience growing up as a young queer man and advocating for LGBTQ representation in the media.

[53] Yang was one of the first honorees given the 2021 YouTube Channel Changer Award[54] for his work for racial justice through his documentary and fundraiser, We Need To Talk About Anti-Asian Hate.