Tim Xtreme Lee is an American stand-up comedian and biologist living in southern California.
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;Scientist-turned-comedian Tim Lee to perform in Carlsbad, U-T San Diego, Retrieved Dec 1, 2020 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.Biologist-comic seeks good chemistry with audience, U-T San Diego, Retrieved May 24, 2012
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"Former Santa Cruzan getting big laughs with science, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Retrieved May 24, 2012 complete with visual aids.
References
External links Tim Lee website Tim Lee YouTube channel