Zac Oyama
| Zac Oyama | |
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| Born | August 22, 1987 Birmingham, Alabama, United States |
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| 📆 Years active | 2015–present |
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| 👩 Spouse(s) | Phoebe Neidhardt (m. 2020) |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) |
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| 👪 Relatives | Erica Oyama (sister) |
Zac Asahiko Oyama (born August 22, 1987)[1] is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He was a sketch writer for Dropout (formerly CollegeHumor)[2], and appears as a performer in their current shows. He has appeared in their actual play web series, Dimension 20,[3] and their improv game show, Game Changer.[4], and on the Dropout original, Very Important People.[5] As a script writer, he is known for his work on the series Adam Ruins Everything and Home Economics.
Biography
Zac Oyama is a son of Yasuhiko Oyama, a co-founder of World Oyama Karate Organization and an actor in a 2017 film 'Get Out'.[6] He is a brother of Erica Oyama.
Zac Oyama worked as an intern on the movie Wanderlust, which gave a start to his career.[7] He then got an opportunity to work on Key & Peele.[7] Later, he moved from Birmingham, Alabama, to Los Angeles, where he became a cast member of a popular comedy company called CollegeHumor. At the meantime, he performs at UCB with the Harold team Yeti, at Asian AF with VOLTRON, and with 18 time Cagematch champs Three Princes.[8]
In 2016, a live stream from CollegeHumor called "Help Us Fire Zac Oyama LIVE!"[9] has left many people wondering if the cast member was genuinely fired, which wasn't the case.[10] Later, Zac addressed it on one of the Dropout shows, GameChanger.[11]
Among international audiences, he is best-known for his participation in the show Dimension 20 on Dropout. He is one of the main cast of the show (the 'Intrepid Heroes', who are the players in all of the show's main campaigns[12]) and has participated in 10 out of 21 seasons of Dimension 20. He also creates the Rotating Heroes podcast (along with Jasper William Cartwright), which is actual play Dungeons & Dragons, featuring a changing cast.
He began dating actress and writer Phoebe Neidhardt since 2016, and the two married in 2020.[13]
Since May 25, 2023 Zac Oyama has been on a task to gain 100 thousand subscribers[14] through creating Youtube shorts on his channel. He also has a history of streaming game content on Twitch[15]
Appearances
| Years | Title | Role | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | After Midnight | Guest | ||
| 2015-present | Dropout (former College Humor) videos | Writer, actor | Was working a writer and actor for the College Humor sketches, streams and game shows, stopped being a member of the main cast in 2017, but continued participating in many projects, such us Dimension 20, Game Changer, Make Some Noise, and takes part in the Dropout.tv projects. | [16] |
| 2016-2017 | Asian AF Show | Guest | Is one of the participants in some performances of the variety show, was one of the panelist in the show's talk with 'Talks at Google'. | [17][18] |
| 2017-2022 | Earwolf podcast network | Guest | Has appeared as a guest on various episodes of different podcasts | [19] |
| 2018 | Three Princes | Actor | The improv group that has a trilogy of comedy short films published on YouTube. | [20][21] |
| 2019-2022 | Not Another D&D Podcast | Actor (player) | Participated in several campaigns of the actual-play D&D podcast: Campaign 1, The Mavrus Chronicles, The Rotating Heroes Podcast | [citation needed] |
| 2022-2023 | The Rotating Heroes Podcast | Creator, Game master, Player | A Patreon-based actual play podcast created by Zac Oyama | [22] |
| 2022-2023 | Home Economics | Writer | Was one of the staff writers for the 3rd season (episodes 1-10) of the series | [citation needed] |
| 2023 | The Yard Podcast | Guest | Participated as a guest in the episode 117 | [23][24] |
References
- ↑ Oyama, Zac [@zacoyama]. "For my birthday I decided to give myself the gift of a year off this website. Bye you idiots!" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2021-08-22. Retrieved May 7, 2024 – via Twitter. Missing or empty |date= (help)
- ↑ Sandberg, Bryn (2017-04-19). "CollegeHumor Adds Trio of New Castmembers (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ Hall, Charlie (19 April 2023). "Critical Role's Matt Mercer will lead Dimension 20's Crown of Candy prequel". Polygon.
- ↑ Ronquillo, Emmanuel (2023-03-30). "This Underrated Game Show Changes the Rules With Every New Episode". Collider.
- ↑ "'Very Important People's Vic Michaelis On Their Host Persona & Some Truly Wild Characters: "Tommy Shriggly Really Came In And Hit Me Like A Wrecking Ball"". June 13, 2024.
- ↑ "Questions Raised About Japanese Character in 'Get Out'". Rafu Shimpo. 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Hammontree, John (2020-07-27). "Zac Oyama on CollegeHumor, Key & Peele and finding decent Southern food in LA". Reckon South. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
- ↑ "Zac Oyama". Podchaser. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ↑ Help Us Fire Zac Oyama LIVE!. CollegeHumor. 2016-12-12 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Gadtaula, Manoj (2022-12-22). "Fact Check: Is Zac Oyama Fired? What Happened To Him?". Genius Celebs. Archived from the original on 2023-01-28. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ↑ Zac Leaves a Message on Sam's Answering Machine. Game Changer Shorts. 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2023-11-05 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Heim, Bec (2023-01-02). "Dimension 20: All Intrepid Hero Campaigns, Ranked". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ↑ Shrestha, Dinesh (2023-05-21). "Zac Oyama Introduced His Wife On Instagram". Stars Scoop. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
- ↑ 100k? #funny #hollywood #hollywoodnight #challenge #hollywoodhistory. Zac Oyama. 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2023-11-03 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Zac Oyama's Twitch Stats Summary Profile". Social Blade. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ↑ Our Big "The Dress" Sketch. CollegeHumor. March 12, 2015. Retrieved 2023-11-03 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Asian AF Comedy Show | Talks at Google. Talks at Google. September 28, 2017. Retrieved 2023-11-05 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "About". Asian AF. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
- ↑ "Zac Oyama". Earwolf. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
- ↑ "Three Princes". YouTube.
- ↑ Kelly-Clyne, Luke (2018-10-16). "Insufferable Men and the Surprising Joy of The Grillmasters". Vulture. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
- ↑ "The Rotating Heroes Podcast". Patron Hunt. 2021-09-18. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
- ↑ We Forced An Actor to Role Play (ft. Zac Oyama) | The Yard. The Yard. 2023-10-12 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "We Forced An Actor to Role Play (ft. Zac Oyama)". The Yard. Episode 117. Retrieved 2023-11-03 – via Apple Podcasts.
Further reading
- Allen, Melissa L. (Sep 2024). "'Reset the counter, guys!': A thematic analysis of fan discourse about female players on Dungeons & Dragons actual play web series". Journal of Fandom Studies. 12 (2–3): 159–178. doi:10.1386/jfs_00097_1.
- Clark, Lyndsey (Fall 2022). Framing Contexts and Immersion: The Functionality of TRPG Frames in Dimension 20's Fantasy High Series (Honors project). University of Mary Washington.
- French, Emma (2024). "Dimension 20's The Unsleeping City: Fantasy and Play as Means of Claiming Agency in Modern Dystopias". In Walton, Jo Lindsay. Utopia on the Tabletop. Brighton: Ping Press. pp. 131–149. ISBN 978-1-912802-92-0. Search this book on
- Gluchowski, Alexander (Spring 2024). Framing Contexts and Immersion: The Functionality of TRPG Frames in Dimension 20's Fantasy High Series (Honors project). University of Mary Washington.
- Hong, Caroline Kyungah (2019). "Comedy, Humor, and Asian American Representation". Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Literature. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190201098.013.809. ISBN 978-0-19-020109-8.
- Johnston, Jenna C. (2025). I Roll to Attack the King: An Examination of Far-Right Dissent and TTRPGs in the Contemporary Age (Thesis). Hollins University.
- Marsellus, Mynt (Winter 2025). "Dimension 20 and Collaborative Moral Imagination". JCMS: Journal of Cinema and Media Studies. 64 (2): 162–167. doi:10.1353/cj.2025.a951192.
- Watterson, Tess (2024). "Gender Subversion in Horror Fairy Tale Dimension 20: Neverafter". In Le Clue, Natalie. Gender and the Male Character in 21st Century Fairy Tale Narratives. pp. 139–153. doi:10.1108/978-1-83753-788-420241012. ISBN 978-1-83753-789-1. Search this book on
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