Dat Phan


Dat Phan is a Vietnamese American stand-up comedian. He first rose to fame in 2003 after defeating runner-up Ralphie May to win Season 1 of Last Comic Standing.
In Fall 2004, he returned for the third season dubbed "Battle of the Best" which featured contestants from season 1 against season 2. He and May were eliminated in the fifth round.

Early life

Phan was born in Saigon.
He grew up in the City Heights neighborhood of San Diego, California then spent his teenage years in Santee, California, a suburb of San Diego. Phan was voted most successful of his class at his West Hills High School ten-year reunion
He dropped out of Grossmont College to pursue comedy. He was later voted into Grossmont College's Walk of Fame.

Career

In 2003, he entered the first season of NBC's stand-up comedy competition reality show, Last Comic Standing. He was picked on by the other contestants due to his relative youth in the comedy world. Nonetheless, Phan was the surprise winner of Last Comic Standing and has subsequently made cameo appearances in Hollywood films such as Cellular and Love Is the Drug.
Dat Phan Productions released the DVD and the CD You Touch, You Buy, in stores January 2010, and began pre-production on a movie titled Yellow Fever.
In 2011, Phan was featured in the DirecTV campaign, "The Whale."

Personal life

He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Phan has endorsed the Jade Ribbon Campaign established to fight against hepatitis B and liver cancer.

Filmography

TV appearances