Steven Yeun has been a staple on TV screens since first getting into the enduring function of Glenn on the AMC adaptation of the “The Walking Dead” comic-book sequence. Now, he is starring on Netflix’s new comedy-thriller “Beef” alongside Ali Wong. The present follows two characters who’re disillusioned with their lives for various causes within the lead-up to and aftermath of a road-rage incident that begins to eat their each thought and motion.
In actual life, nonetheless, Yeun appears far much less discontented. He’s married to skilled photographer Joana Pak, they usually have a household collectively. Ahead, study all there may be to learn about Yeun’s relationship with Pak.
How Did Steven Yeun and Joana Pak Meet?
Yeun met Pak when he was down on his luck, very similar to his “Beef” character. According to the couple’s March 2018 interview with Martha Stewart journal, they met as soon as in passing in 2008 however did not actually join till 2009, when she — a scholar at Columbia College Chicago — visited the bar Yeun was bartending at. Yeun was working there to make ends meet whereas he was a part of the Second City comedy theater group in Chicago.
“She walked into the bar the place I used to be a extremely sh*tty bartender, and it was kismet,” Yeun informed Martha Stewart. “After that, I noticed her every single day for six months.”
When Did Steven Yeun Propose to Joana Pak?
Things began falling into place for Yeun in his performing profession quickly after he met Pak, which meant they needed to go lengthy distance as he pursued performing gigs and bagged his breakout function on “The Walking Dead.”
“He was based mostly in Atlanta for half the yr,” Pak recalled to Martha Stewart journal. “I used to be in Chicago. We have been sort of in all places.
However, the pair caught it out, and Yeun proposed in August 2015.
Steven Yeun and Joana Pak’s Wedding
The couple married on Dec. 3, 2016, on the historic Paramour Estate in Los Angeles in a laid-back ceremony with 220 visitors in attendance — together with Yeun’s “The Walking Dead” costars Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Sarah Wayne Callies, Chandler Riggs, Emma Bell, and Alanna Masterson.
“We did not make something sacred,” Yeun informed the journal concerning the event, including, “[It] made the ceremony very relaxed and targeted on a larger message of affection.”
Steven Yeun and Joana Pak’s Life Together
Yeun and Pak share two youngsters. Their son, Jude Malcolm Yeun, was born in March 2017, and their daughter (whose identify has not been revealed) was born two years later, in May 2019.
The pair are a comparatively non-public couple, however Pak is thought to attend crimson carpet occasions with Yeun often. Additionally, Pak typically helps Yeun put together for his varied roles.
“‘Minari’ is basically the story of my spouse’s household,” Yeun informed W journal in February 2021 about how Pak helped him put together for his function within the Oscar-winning movie. “My spouse is Korean however grew up in Arkansas, and her household first made their cash by hen sexing. They gave me some tips about how one can work with the chicks.”
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