Show Notes
Only a fool would count out Jennifer Birmingham Lee. The sweet southern gal charms everyone she comes in contact with, especially her husband, The Good Doctor star Will Yun Lee.
In this episode of Plus One with Lisa and Morgan, Jennifer shares how Jim Carrey played a part in finally getting her mother in law's approval, how her multicultural family is more similar that it would appear, and why she might be better at recognizing celebrities, without their clothes on!
Later, The Odyssey star and martial artist joins the conversation for an intimate look at how they navigated the unimaginable as their son fought for his life, why being bullied led to his acting career, and how Jennifer can pull off the impossible and do it with a mega watt smile.
Get ready to feel good, laugh hard and wonder why it's been so long since you've had a tan!
(00:00) Will Yun Lee Is Jennifer’s Plus One in Life
(00:32) Lisa & Morgan Catch Up
(04:08) Meet Jennifer Birmingham Lee
(05:30) How Jennifer & Will Met
(07:09) The Moment Jennifer Realized Will Was Her Person
(08:48) The Proposal
(10:38) Jennifer’s Leap From Louisiana to Los Angeles
(16:30) Jennifer’s Family & Her Mom’s Midlife Career Change
(21:15) Starting Over in LA
(22:30) Inside Jennifer’s Wild Career as a Celebrity Spray Tanner
(26:07) Awkward Celebrity Encounters
(27:05) Morgan’s Harry Connick Jr. Story
(29:10) Jennifer’s Odyssey Premiere Mix-Up
(31:00) Life Around Hollywood & Celebrity Clients
(40:00) Winning Over Will’s Mother
(44:00) Jennifer & Will Start a Family
(46:10) How Having Cash Changed Their Lives
(46:50) Cash’s First Stroke at Three Years Old
(50:05) The First Diagnosis & Becoming a “Mama Bear”
(52:01) A Second Stroke & Finding the Real Diagnosis
(52:27) Understanding Moyamoya Disease
(54:00) Cash’s Brain Surgeries & Recovery
(57:52) How Jennifer & Will Held Each Other Up
(59:07) How Cash’s Health Journey Changed Their Parenting
(1:00:00) Will Joins the Conversation
(1:01:00) Will’s Career & The Odyssey
(1:05:13) Working With Christopher Nolan
(1:07:00) Balancing Acting With Cash’s Medical Crisis
(1:09:00) Family, Work & Getting Through the Hardest Years
(1:11:00) Will’s Childhood & Martial Arts
(1:12:26) Leaving Stability Behind for Hollywood
(1:13:21) Did Will Always Have Feelings for Jennifer?
(1:14:31) How Will Describes Jennifer
(1:14:56) Jennifer Is Will’s “Secret Weapon”
(1:17:00) What Makes Their Marriage Work
(1:18:33) How Becoming a Dad Changed Will
(1:19:59) How Jennifer Wants to Be Known Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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