Ronny Chieng
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| 钱信伊 | |||||||||||||||
Chieng in 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| Born | Xin Yi Chieng 1984 or 1985 (age 40–41) Johor Bahru, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||
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| Years active | 2009–present | ||||||||||||||
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Hannah Pham (m. 2016) | ||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 钱信伊 | ||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 錢信伊 | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | ronnychieng | ||||||||||||||
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Ronny Xin Yi Chieng (Chinese: 钱信伊; pinyin: Qián Xìnyī; born 1984/1985) is a Malaysian-American comedian and actor. He is a senior correspondent and rotating host on Comedy Central's The Daily Show, and he created and starred in the sitcom Ronny Chieng: International Student. He has also appeared in films such as Crazy Rich Asians and the English version of Inspector Sun and the Curse of the Black Widow.
Born in Johor, Malaysia, Chieng spent his youth there as well as in Singapore. He graduated from University of Melbourne in 2010 with a bachelor's degree in laws. Since 2012, he was active in the entertainment industry of Australia and the United States. In 2025, Chieng obtained American citizenship and renounced his Malaysian citizenship, as Malaysia does not recognize dual nationality.