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Martin Yan

Known for
Acting
Born
December 22, 1948 (age 77)
Birthplace
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Biography

Martin Yan (Chinese: 甄文達, Zhen Wenda) is a Chinese-American chef and food writer. He has hosted his award-winning PBS-TV cooking show Yan Can Cook since 1982. He has acted in films as both himself and characters and published a variety of books.

Known For

Rice Rhapsody poster

Rice Rhapsody

Awkwafina: The Unlikely Cook poster

Awkwafina: The Unlikely Cook

Improper Channels poster

Improper Channels

Martin Yan's Chinatowns poster

Martin Yan's Chinatowns

I Bid You Peace: The Rise & Fall of the Frugal Gourmet poster

I Bid You Peace: The Rise & Fall of the Frugal Gourmet

Love Knows No Bounds poster

Love Knows No Bounds

Yan Can Cook: Spice Kingdom poster

Yan Can Cook: Spice Kingdom

Filmography

2026
I Bid You Peace: The Rise & Fall of the Frugal Gourmet poster

I Bid You Peace: The Rise & Fall of the Frugal Gourmet

TV · as Self · 5 eps

2026
Awkwafina: The Unlikely Cook poster

Awkwafina: The Unlikely Cook

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2018
Yan Can Cook: Spice Kingdom poster

Yan Can Cook: Spice Kingdom

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
Rice Rhapsody poster

Rice Rhapsody

Movie · as Kim Chui

2002
Martin Yan's Chinatowns poster

Martin Yan's Chinatowns

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1995
Love Knows No Bounds poster

Love Knows No Bounds

Movie · as King Kong

1994
Space Ghost Coast to Coast poster

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

TV · 1 ep

1981
Improper Channels poster

Improper Channels

Movie · as Sherman Hu

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