David Choe is an American artist, musician, actor, podcast host, and former journalist. He is from Los Angeles. Choe has contributed to several magazines, including Hustler, Ray Gun, and Vice.
David Choe’s parents are Jimmy Choe and Jane Choe. However not much is known about them, but they played a significant role in his life.
David Choe Parents
David Choe’s parents are Jane Choe and Jimmy Choe. Jane Choe was born in Korea and immigrated to the United States with her family when she was young.
She met Jimmy Choe, also from Korea, in the US, and they married.
David’s parents ingrained a strong work ethic in him. They motivated him to follow his passion for art growing up.
Jimmy Choe was a pastor, and Jane Choe worked as a seamstress. They created a caring and encouraging household for their kids.
His father encouraged him to express himself creatively. These experiences shaped David Choe’s artistic style and approach to his work.
Who Is David Choe?
Jane Choe and Jimmy Choe’s son, David Choe, was born on April 21, 1976, in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
He is an American national and attended California College of the Arts for his education. He is known for his skills as a painter, creating murals and graphic novels.
Choe published a graphic novel titled Slow Jams in 1996. He gave away 200 copies of it at Comic-Con in 1998, hoping to attract a publisher.
In 1999, he submitted Slow Jams for the Xeric Grant. He received a $5,000 award to self-publish an expanded second edition of 1,000 copies. It was released in 1999 with a cover price of $4.
Sean Parker is an internet entrepreneur and a longtime fan of David. He requested him to paint graphic sexual murals for the interior of Facebook’s first Silicon Valley office.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hired him to paint somewhat tamer murals for their next office.
Even though he believed that the Facebook business model was “ridiculous and pointless.”
Choe opted to receive company stock in lieu of cash payment for the initial Facebook murals.
On the eve of Facebook’s 2012 IPO, his shares were valued at approximately $200 million.
David Choe Charitable Work
Since 2008, Choe has actively dedicated many of his works to charity. He has collaborated with foundations to support their local causes. He has fundraised for Haiti with Yle Haiti, a foundation founded by Wyclef Jean.
