Person

Charles Yu

Writing · Born 1976-01-03 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Charles Chowkai Yu (born January 3, 1976) is an American writer and lawyer. He is the author of the novels How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe and Interior Chinatown, as well as the short-story collections Third Class Superhero and Sorry Please Thank You. In 2007 he was named a "5 under 35" honoree by the National Book Foundation. In 2020, Interior Chinatown won the National Book Award for fiction. Yu created a television adaptation of Interior Chinatown which premiered in 2024.

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  The Daily Show

  Self - Guest

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  Westworld

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  Legion

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  Lodge 49

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  Interior Chinatown

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  American Born Chinese

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  Dream Corp LLC

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  Here and Now

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• 2024Interior ChinatownExecutive Producer
• 2023American Born ChineseExecutive Producer
• 2018Lodge 49Writer
• 2018Here and NowWriter
• 2017LegionWriter
• 2016Dream Corp LLCWriter
• 2016WestworldWriter
• 1996The Daily ShowSelf - Guest