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‘The Walking Dead’’s Steven Yeun says he was asked to do a “shitty accent” at his first acting audition

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The Walking Dead’s Steven Yeun has spoken about the micro-aggressions he faced as an Asian-American actor at the start of his career.The star, who is set to appear in the hotly-tipped Minari later this year, recalled an uncomfortable experience at his first-ever audition.During an appearance on Variety’s Award Circuit podcast, Yeun shared a story from his first-ever audition, which was for a show called Awesome ‘80s Prom. “I auditioned with Ferris Bueller’s opening monologue and they were like, ‘That’s good – can you do that all again in an Asian accent?’” he explained.“At the time, I’ll be honest with you, I knew I didn’t want to do that so I kind of rejected it.

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