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Born Nora Lum to a Chinese American father and Korean immigrant mother, Awkwafina was raised in Queens and attended the infamous LaGuardia High School (aka the Fame high school).

Awkwafina has become a household name thanks to her roles in the star-studded Ocean's 8, Crazy Rich Asians and The Farewell, which earned her a Golden Globe.

BTW, It Used to Be Spelled “Aquafina”

Awkwafina made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Thursday (August 9) and talked all about how she chose her name! How did Awkwafina choose her stage name? “The name ‘Awkwafina’ definitely [refers to] a person I repressed,” she told Into the Gloss: So…Why Did She Pick Awkwafina? This is how she felt the first time she saw it: “That always means a lot because you look at that name and you remember when you chose that name for yourself and what that meant to you at that age when you chose it, and then seeing it actually materialize and used in reality is very profound. 4. "I was looking for a pretty stupid name," she explained in an interview with Jimmy Kimmel.

Her Real Name While her stage name sounds like the bottled water brand Aquafina, she had a relatively normal upbringing. What's in a name? January 6, 2020, 9:16 PM UTC Awkwafina is opening up about why she decided to change to her name to, well, Awkwafina. In another interview with The Guardian, Awkwafina said of her name, "I just thought it was a funny name.

Awkwafina told Galore that “there’s really no symbolic, great story” behind the name, and that she was basically just trying to come up with something amusing. On the CRA set, “Awkwafina” is what’s printed on her chair. On the phone from Malaysia, where she’s currently shooting Crazy Rich Asians, Awkwafina talked about her name, bonding with her Ocean’s Eight castmates…

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