Watch Steven Yeun “wriggling around in a Speedo” in one of his earliest acting gigs
deep breath* “Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie” thanks to his work in Beef, Netflix‘s excellent road rage dramedy that has basically steamrolled the competition all awards season long.Subscribe to our daily newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.Yeun beat out some stiff competition—like our beloved Matt Bomer, who gave the performance of a lifetime in Fellow Travelers—but we’ll allow it because, one, he really was incredible in Beef.
But also because he used his acceptance speech as an opportunity to remind us about one of his earliest, most revealing gigs…“I was reminded outside about the first job that I had that got me my SAG card,” Yeun shares with the attentive audience, “and it was being in a vat of fake caramel, wriggling around in a Speedo for a Milky Way commercial.
And, honestly, I felt just as hype to get that card then as I am to receive this here now.”Now, if you’re like us—and you’re here reading this piece right now, so we have to assume you are!—you heard that speech and immediately got to sleuthing, intent on finding said commercial.The streaming service has always had a knack for casting especially gorgeous men.But on the off-chance you couldn’t find it, we’re here to help.
Yes, back in 2010, Yeun was a young actor, fresh to Los Angeles after a stint in Chicago where he trained a the legendary Second City improv comedy theater.
