According to Celebrity Net Worth, Steven Yeun has a net worth of $5 million as of March 2025.
Steven Yeun is a South Korean-born American actor who rose to fame in "The Walking Dead" and later in "Minari." Yeun made appearances in several episodes of other television shows while he was on "The Walking Dead," such as "Law & Order: LA," "Warehouse 13," "NTSF: SD: SUV," and "Drunk History."
How much is Steven Yeun's net worth?
The South Korean-born American actor Steven Yeun has a net worth of $5 million according to Celebrity Net Worth as of March 2025.
Yeun first rose to fame in the 2010–2016 television series The Walking Dead as Glenn Rhee. He also received critical acclaim for the movies Minari (2020) and Burning (2018). For his performance in Minari, he became the first Asian American actor to receive a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He was also listed as one of the 100 most important persons in the world by Time magazine in 2021. He starred in Beef (2023), a dark comedy series for which he received a Golden Globe and two Primetime Emmy Awards in 2023.
Steven Yeun’s early life & career
Steven Yeun was born on December 21, 1983, in Seoul, South Korea, to parents Je and Jun Yeun. He spoke Korean as his first language and was raised in a Christian home with his younger brother Brian. The family moved to Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, in 1988, before settling in Michigan. After coming to the United States, the family managed a beauty supply company in Detroit, where his father had worked as an architect in South Korea.
After attending Ruth M. Buck Elementary, he went on to Troy High School, where he earned his diploma in 2001. After that, he enrolled in Kalamazoo College, earning a bachelor's degree in 2005 after specializing in neuroscience psychology. Yeun connected with comedian Jordan Klepper's sister while he was a student at Kalamazoo, and the two went to see Klepper's improv performance. Yeun was motivated to enroll in his first acting lesson by this meeting.
After a while, he decided to follow Klepper to Chicago to pursue an acting and improv career after getting to know him. Yeun's parents supported him throughout the two years he was allowed to pursue a career in entertainment, even though they eventually anticipated he would enroll in law or medical school.
Yeun joined the Asian American sketch comedy group "Stir Friday Night!," based in Chicago, after moving there in 2005. Later, he joined Chicago's The Second City, one of the nation's most well-known sketch-comedy troupes. He decided to go to Los Angeles in October 2009 to advance his acting career.
Yeun soon earned a major role in the 2010 season of the AMC television horror drama series "The Walking Dead" as Glenn Rhee. Yeun's portrayal was highly commended, particularly in light of the character's growth during the six seasons that he was on the program. After season seven premiered in 2016, he decided to leave the show.
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FAQs about Steven Yeun
A. Steven Yeun's exact salary on "The Walking Dead" is not made public, but it's estimated that he made about $200,000 per episode while he was a cast member.
A. Steven Yeun wanted to avoid being typecast and try out various acting jobs, so he left “The Walking Dead”.
A. Steven Yeun is 41 years old.
