"I refuse to do accents. I’m not OK with someone writing the Asian experience for an Asian character," she said. "I make it very clear, I don’t ever go out for auditions where I feel like I’m making a ...

ComingSoon Editor-in-Chief Tyler Treese spoke to Jackpot director Paul Feig and star Awkwafina about the action comedy movie. It will be released globally on Prime Video on August 15. “In the near ...

John Cena and Awkwafina, stars of the upcoming Amazon MGM film Jackpot! visit WIRED to answer their most searched for questions on Google. Does John Cena still wrestle? What role did Awkwafina win a ...

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Prior to winning a Golden Globe for The Final Farewell or starring in Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon, Awkwafina attended high school at a famed performing arts school in New York City, New York.