Awkwafina – Bio, Age, Height, Boyfriend, Net Worth, Is She Gay Or Lesbian?

Awkwafina's Net Worth as of December 2024 is $8 Million

Quick Facts of Awkwafina

Net Worth	$8 Million
Salary	Not Known
Height	5 ft 2 in
Date of Birth	2 June, 1988
Profession	Actresses
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The internet has brought so many stars to light in the past but only the best such as Carly Rae Jepsen, and now Awkwafina got to make it and become bonafide members of the mainstream entertainment industry.

Awkwafina is a rapper who has come to be known for her vulgar and funny lyrics. She is also an actress as she has appeared in movies such as Ocean’s 8 and Crazy Rich Asians.

Can Awkwafina speak Chinese?

Awkwafina was born in New York, America and her parents never taught her the Chinese language and Chinese accent. But, as she grew up with her yelling Mandarin, she has been able to add accent well in Beijing.

Awkwafina Biography (Age)

Although it is Awkwafina that she is known, the rapper was born Nora Lum on 2 June 1988 in New York City to a South Korean immigrant mother who was a painter and a Chinese American father.

When she was 4, she lost her mother and so she was mainly raised by her paternal grandmother in Forest Hills, Queens.

Lum got her high school education from LaGuardia High School before proceeding to the State University of New York at Albany where she majored in journalism.

From 2006 to 2008, she moved to China where she studied Mandarin at the Beijing Language and Culture University.

Inasmuch as Nora Lum came from a line of restaurateurs, she had always had a knack for music with no interest in the kitchen.

She started playing the trumpet as a girl of 11 and went on to play the instrument in high school where she had classical and jazz training. By the time she was 13, she had already started rapping.

Between 15 and 16, Lum decided she needed a stage name that was rather stupid and funny; that was how she arrived at Awkwafina which also had ‘awkward’ in it.

She first worked at Vegan Bodega when she was done with college, making nine dollars an hour.

In 2012, she released her first song My Vag which immediately made her popular on the internet amassing more than 4 million views on YouTube.

However, it also cost her her corporate job. In 2013, she released her album Yellow Ranger followed by In Fina We Trust in 2018.

The rapper began her acting career in 2014 when she appeared on the third season of the American comedy television series Girl Code until 2015 when she became a co-host of Girl Code Live.

Her first film role was in Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016) in which she appeared as Christine. Among her other movies are Ocean’s 8 (2018), Crazy Rich Asians (2018), The Farewell (2019), and Paradise Hills (2019).

More so, Awkwafina has also done voice acting for Quail in Storks (2016), Apple in Regular Show (2015), and Annie in Animals (2018).

As regards recognition, Awkwafina was named We’re Wilde About You! Rising Star of the Year at the 2019 Dorian Awards and she received a Halekulani Maverick Award at the 2018 Hawaii International Film Festival.

With San Diego Film Critics Society Awards and SAG Awards nominations for Crazy Rich Asians, she is tagged by some as one of the big snubs of the.

Beyond music and acting, she is also a published writer. In 2015, she published a travel guide to New York City, Awkwafina’s NYC. Then, in the year 2017, she was honored with Kore Asian Media’s Female Breakout.

She had also headlined “The Infatuation” annual food festival called “EEEEEATSCON” in the year 2019.

Is Awkwafina a voice actress?

Awkwafina has a voice-over for famous characters like Sisu, Collector, and Courtney. Awkwafina’s voice sounds like a 58-year-old Divorced Attorney in “Crazy Rich Asians”.

Awkwafina’s Net Worth

Apart from music and movies, Awkwafina has been involved in a lot of other things including comedy and TV hosting. It is thanks to all these that she has a net worth that is estimated at $8 million as of 2022.

Considering that her big break came in 2018, her fortune may be on the rise soon.

Why did She pick the name Awkwafina?

Awkwafina is her stage name and she came up with it when she was only 16 years old which is a nod to how awkward she felt in real life.

Boyfriend – Is Awkwafina Gay Or Lesbian?

As regards her sexual orientation, there is nothing to suggest that she is lesbian even though she has not said anything about it. However, the actress has been in a number of relationships in the past with men.

According to her, when she was freshly out of college, she was not what one could call the ideal girlfriend but she was set up on a blind date by her friend. Although the guy was physically her type, he was hyper-intellectual which she found boring and he didn’t like the real her.

After then, she later got into another relationship with someone whose name she has not given out. She revealed that she has been with her boyfriend for a long time but she does not believe she is the kind of woman that would want to retire into a family.

Was Awkwafina in Jumanji?

Awakwafina has appeared in the famous movie Jumanji: The Next Level. She played the role of Ming Gelltfoot in Jumanji movie.

Awkwafina’s Social Media: Instagram & Facebook

Awkwafina is very much active on Instagram as her Official Instagram account has over 2.2 million followers. She is also active on Facebook where she has around 167 k followers.

What is the real name of Awkwafina?

Awkwafina’s real name is Nora Lum. Awkwafina is her professional or stage name. She came up with her stage name when she was only 16 years old.

Awkwafina’s Height & Weight

Awkwafina is not one of the tallest women you would find around as she only has a height of 5 feet 1 inch and her weight is 55kg or 121 lbs. Nonetheless, this is not a problem for her as it has never made her feel inadequate in any way.

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