June Yeun was born at the end of the 50s in South Korea. There is no any information about her early years, family and education details as well as about her life in Korea. Currently, she is a businesswoman, being an owner of her own beauty-supply stores.


She resides in Detroit along with her husband. Her husband is Je Yeun. She met him in the end of the 70s, while she was a student. They both definitely have seen most of what marriage has to offer. The couple is blessed with two children, sons Yeun Sang-yeop, who mostly known as Steven and Brian Yeun.

Along with Je, they decided to move from South Korea to the North America, in the middle of the 80s. At first the couple and their son Sang-yeop moves to Canada, where they lived together in Regina, Saskatchewan. Later she moved to the United States and they settled in Troy, the small city near Detroit, Michigan.

She started a brand new life, raising her kids there. June was a proud wife of an architect and they had the only dream to realize their children's lives with dignity. Once, when she met one doctor, who really help to her family, she decided to give her son another name Steven, after the name of that doctor. She thought it would be better if her son will be with an American name.

Steven was a very talented kid from his early childhood. He improved his acting skills being a student of the Kalamazoo College, where he reached his a bachelor's degree in psychology. Later he moved with brother to Chicago, where he joined the sketch comedy group composed of Asian-American members. He finally started his acting career in the end of 2010s.

Now he is mostly known by his main role of Glenn Rhee from the horror drama TV series “The walking dead”, where he played from 2010 till 2016. Steven always says, that his mother always was a big support for him, even when he made a decision after the College to start brand new career way.

June is not a grandmother yet, but she sincerely hopes that she will be soon. In the 2015 she met Steven’s fiancé Joana Pak, who works as a photographer. In the 2016 Steven and Joana tied their married knot. In the same month, in December Stven announced that he and his wife are expecting their first child.

Her second son Brian is a successful businessman and owner of “The Bun Shop”, which is Korean-Mediterranean fusion restaurant in Koreatown, Los Angeles, California. He works along with his business partner and co-owner James Seok. His oldest brother Steven is one of the restaurant’s investors.

Being just a celebrity mother, she is not much popular in social networking sites due to her low profile. The short information about her can be found on several social media sites, like Twitter or Instagram. Her total net worth is not disclosed by any source.

Last Modified: Mar 11, 2020


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