Bobby Lee
Biography
Bobby Lee is an American stand-up comic, actor and podcast host. He was born in San Diego, grew up in Poway, California, and first entered comedy through a job at The Comedy Store in San Diego, where he tried an amateur stand-up night. Within a year he received offers to open for Pauly Shore and Carlos Mencia, and he later became a regular performer at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles. In 2001 he joined the cast of MADtv, where he was the sketch show's first Asian cast member, and he stayed until it ended in 2009. He has appeared in films such as Pineapple Express (2008) and The Dictator (2012). From 2018 to 2019 he co-starred on the ABC sitcom Splitting Up Together, and he played Dr. Kang on Reservation Dogs. His podcast work includes TigerBelly, which began in 2015, and Bad Friends, which he started co-hosting with Andrew Santino in 2020.
55years old
Turns 56 on September 17in 338 days
- Born San Diego
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Robert Young Lee, Jr. (birth name)Also credited as Bobby Young Lee, Jr., Robert Young Lee, Bobby Young Lee, Robert Lee, Jr. and Robert Lee
Movie Career
- Films
- 18
- Career span
- 27 years1999 to 2026
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A first
Lee became the first and only Asian cast member when he joined MADtv in 2001, and he stayed with the show until its cancellation in 2009.
First role
Lee got his start in comedy when the coffee shop where he worked closed in 1994 and he took a job next door at The Comedy Store in San Diego, trying stand-up there months later.
Bobby Lee movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Wish Dragon2021 Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romanceas Tall Goonvoice
IMDb rating 7.240K votes
Most often with
Fourteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
James Remar's page
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Patton Oswalt's page
Kevin Hart's page
Bill Hader's page
John Cho's page
Also two films together8 more actors
- Nick KrollGOAT (2026) and How It Ends (2021)
- Chris KattanGuest House (2020) and Hard Breakers (2010)
- Joe Lo TruglioPaul (2011) and Pineapple Express (2008)
- Brian Van HoltSweet Dreams (2024) and The Underground Comedy Movie (1999)
- Al MadrigalDrugstore June (2024) and Hero Mode (2021)
- Erik GriffinHero Mode (2021) and Guest House (2020)
- Angela KinseyExtracurricular Activities (2019) and Laid in America (2016)
- Jon ParkDrugstore June (2024) and Sweet Dreams (2024)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Bobby Lee's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$493 million
7 of the 18 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 18 films: 7 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 3 figure not found.
- 7Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 3Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The seven biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$194M39.3% of the total
- 2$102M20.6% of the total
- 3$98M19.9% of the total
- 4$36M7.3% of the total
- 5$33M6.7% of the total
- 6$26M5.2% of the total
- 7$4.7M1.0% of the total
