Born in Columbus, Ohio, raised in the Bay Area, Brian Yang (Wei) is a second-generation Chinese American who began his acting career after attending the University of California, at Berkeley where he studied biology and dramatic arts. Brian Yang has appeared in Saving Face which had its US debut at Sundance in 2005. He has also been on screen in West 32nd and the short Red Shoes which both premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2007. On television, his credits include VIP, The Tonight Show, and General Hospital. Most recently, he was the host for a reality show in China called Shanghai Rush – China’s biggest budgeted reality show to date.