Tim Lee (comedian)

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Tim Lee
Born
Tim Xtreme Lee
Education UC San Diego
UC Davis
Occupation(s)Comedian, biologist
Website Official website

Tim Xtreme Lee is an American stand-up comedian and biologist living in southern California.

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Early life and education

Tim Lee's father gave him the middle name Xtreme, hoping his son would grow up to be a stunt man. Lee rejected that path and focused on the sciences for most of his life; [1] studying ecology and evolution at UC San Diego, where he graduated magna cum laude in biology in 1993. He went on to complete his PhD at UC Davis, developing simulation and analytical models of population dynamics, before becoming a comedian. [2]

Career in comedy

Lee has become popular on YouTube with over 4.5 million views on his videos. His standard method of presentation is performing a "parody of a science seminar" [3] complete with visual aids.

References

  1. ↑ Scientist-turned-comedian Tim Lee to perform in Carlsbad, U-T San Diego, Retrieved Dec 1, 2020
  2. ↑ Biologist-comic seeks good chemistry with audience, U-T San Diego, Retrieved May 24, 2012
  3. ↑ Former Santa Cruzan getting big laughs with science, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Retrieved May 24, 2012
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