Who is Amos Yee, Know about Amos Yee Biography, Net Worth, Age, Height, News, Wife, Girlfriend, Photo, Earnings & Religion
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Amos Yee is a singapore convicted sex offender, former blogger and former child actor known for his independent comedy film Jan in 2011. The full name of the Amos Yee is Amos Yee Pang Sang. To know more about the Amos Yee Biography, Net Worth, Age, Height, News, Wife, Girlfriend, Photo, Earnings & Religion, see below.
Amos Yee Biography
- Age: Born in 1998, so as of 2025 he is 26-27 years old.
- He became a prominent figure in Singapore for his provocative online content and youth activism/critique, but his legacy is deeply marred by his serious criminal offences, especially in the U.S.
- His case raises issues of freedom of expression (in Singapore) at first, and later serious child-safety and sexual offence issues (in the U.S.).
Amos Yee Basic Details
- Full name: Amos Yee Pang Sang.
- Date of birth: 31 October 1998.
- Place of birth: Singapore.
- Height: I could not find a reliable source for his height.
- Religion: Although born into a family with Catholic background, he identifies as an atheist.
Amos Yee Background and Rise to Public Attention
- Amos Yee started out as a child actor in Singapore: e.g., he appeared in the film Jan (2011) and We Not Naughty (2012).
- He launched a YouTube channel around July 2012 and posted videos, reviews, sketches (such as one on “How to Speak Singlish”) that gained attention.
- He gained major controversy in March 2015 for posting a video titled “Lee Kuan Yew Is Finally Dead!” in which he criticised Singapore’s founding leader and compared him to Jesus Christ. This led to police reports and charges.
Amos Yee Legal & Criminal History
Singapore
- In 2015, as a minor, he was charged in Singapore for insulting Christianity and for “wounding religious feelings” of Christians and Muslims.
- He served short jail terms and fines in Singapore for these offences.
United States
- He fled Singapore in December 2016, one day before he was due for his national service medical examination.
- He was granted political asylum in the U.S. in March 2017, on grounds that he faced persecution in Singapore for his political opinions.
- In October 2020 he was arrested in Illinois on state charges of grooming a 14-year-old girl and possession of child pornography.
- He pleaded guilty in late 2021 to two charges of child grooming and child pornography, as part of a plea agreement where other charges were dropped.
- He was sentenced to six years in prison, backdated to his October 2020 arrest, with a projected discharge date originally 8 October 2026.
- He was released on parole early (7 October 2023) but was reportedly rearrested soon after for parole violation.
Amos Yee Net Worth & Earnings
Amos Yee net worth is around US$100,000.
Amos Yee Personal Life (Wife / Girlfriend)
- There is no reliable information suggesting that Amos Yee has a wife.
- Given his incarceration and criminal convictions, any public claim of a girlfriend should be treated with caution and I found no credible source verifying one.
Why Amos Yee Notable
- He is one of the youngest Singaporeans to gain global attention for online activism and controversies.
- His asylum claim in the U.S. on political-expression grounds made headlines internationally.
- His later conviction for child-grooming and pornography has overshadowed earlier debates about free speech and rights.
