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Ming Yao(II)

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Ming Yao was born on 12 September 1980 in Shanghai, China. He is an actor, known for Seola's Journal, Amazing (2013) and Yao Ming and Children Affected b HIV/AIDS (2005). He has been married to Ye Li since 6 August 2007. They have one child.
BornSeptember 12, 1980
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    • Known for

    Seola's Journal
    Seola's Journal
    • Aurenion(as Yao Ming)
      Stephen Fung, Huang Yi, Eric Mabius, Scottie Pippen, Carmelo Anthony, Kim Ah-jung, Xiaoming Huang, Dwight Howard, Charles 'Blackie' Chen, Amber Kuo, Jianlian Yi, and Zhizhi Wang in Amazing (2013)
      Amazing
      3.6
      • Yao Ming
      • 2013
      Ming Yao in Yao Ming and Children Affected b HIV/AIDS (2005)
      Yao Ming and Children Affected b HIV/AIDS
      TV Short
      • Self - Yao Ming
      • 2005
      Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
      The Simpsons
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Ming Yao(voice, as Yao Ming)

      Credits

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      Actor

      • Absolute Wild China with Bear Grylls
        TV Series
        • 2017
      • Stephen Fung, Huang Yi, Eric Mabius, Scottie Pippen, Carmelo Anthony, Kim Ah-jung, Xiaoming Huang, Dwight Howard, Charles 'Blackie' Chen, Amber Kuo, Jianlian Yi, and Zhizhi Wang in Amazing (2013)
        Amazing
        3.6
        • Yao Ming
        • 2013
      • The Magic Aster (2009)
        The Magic Aster
        4.3
        • (voice)
        • 2009
      • Matt Stone and Trey Parker in South Park (1997)
        South Park
        8.7
        TV Series
        • Yao (voice, as Yao)
        • 2004–2008
      • NBA on NBA TV (1999)
        NBA on NBA TV
        8.3
        TV Series
        • 2007
      • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
        The Simpsons
        8.6
        TV Series
        • Ming Yao (voice, as Yao Ming)
        • 2005
      • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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      The Year of the Yao
      The Year of the Yao
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      The Year of the Yao

      Personal details

      • Official sites
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        • Official Fan Club
      • Alternative names
        • Yao Ming
      • Height
        • 7′ 6″ (2.29 m)
      • Born
        • September 12, 1980
        • Shanghai, China
      • Spouse
        • Ye LiAugust 6, 2007 - present (1 child)
      • Children
        • Amy
      • Other works
        Apple Notebook Computer commercials.
      • Publicity listings
        • 4 Print Biographies
        • 1 Interview
        • 7 Articles
        • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

      Did you know

      • Trivia
        A still shot picture of him laughing, captured from a post-game press conference in May 2009, resulted in a famous Internet meme.
      • Quotes
        Putting our ecosystem in great peril is certainly not a part of Chinese culture that I know.
      • Trademarks
          His height
      • Nicknames
        • Ming the Merciless
        • The Dynasty
        • Yao
        • 100
        • Little Giant

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