10 Things You Didn't Know About Steven Yeun

His real name is 연상엽.

By Michael Potts /

This so-called Golden Age of television has given us some incredible new shows over the last decade, and with that, a whole new wave of small-screen stars has swept into our lives. Steven Yeun is one relative newcomer who has risen higher than most. Before The Walking Dead kicked off, Yeun had only featured in a handful of TV and film productions, but he has grown alongside his character, Glenn, to the point where he's now one of the most important characters in one of the biggest shows of all-time. His dramatic storyline in the first half of Season 6 gripped the entire audience after taking a wild deviation from the comic books, and Yeun cemented his place in the hearts of fans, if he wasn't already there. But while fans have analysed everything there is to see about Glenn, what do they really know of the man behind the terrified face? Here's everything you need to know about Steven Yeun, if that is his real name...

10. He's Not Called Steven Yeun

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No, Steven Yeun isn't even Steven Yeun's name. Yeun Sang-yeop (—ƒ—) was born in Seoul, South Korea on December 21, 1983 to parents, Je and June. However, at a very young age, Yeun made the life-changing move from his homeland to North America alongside his family. They settled in Troy, Michigan after a short spell in Canada, with The Walking Dead's Glenn using a similar backstory. The fictional pizza delivery boy was also the son of Korean immigrants living in Michigan. Yeun's parents owned two beauty stores in Detroit while he attended Kalamazoo College and completed a psychology degree.