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The Humanity of Actor Steven Yeun (‘Love Me’)

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From The Walking Dead) to *Minari) *to Beef), Steven Yeun has become one of the most singular performers in Hollywood today. With his latest role in the sci-fi romance Love Me), we look back at our conversation with the leading man.

At the top, Yeun unpacks his acclaimed Netflix series *Beef *(5:09), a powerful church scene from the show (11:30), and his personal experience immigrating to the US from Seoul as a child (18:15). Then, we walk through Steven’s coming of age in Michigan (21:24), his memorable audition for The Second City Touring Company (25:29), and his pursuit of on-screen work in Los Angeles (33:40).

On the back-half, Steven reflects on his portrayal of Glenn on *The Walking Dead (36:22), the films that followed, including Okja *(48:10), *Burning *(50:02), and *Sorry to Bother You *(51:16), his transformative experience making and premiering Minari (55:42), and to close, a poem that guided him on set by the great Wendell Berry (1:08:19).

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