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- "She's a badass. Put that on her wiki page: she's a badass."
- —Mari, about Olivia[src]
Olivia Mu Sui (眭睦[1], pronounced Sway; born August 14, 1993)[2] is a Chinese-American actress, writer, director, and Smosh cast member.
She was officially added to the Smosh cast in March of 2015, as part of the Smosh Squad.
While also consistently acting on the Smosh Main Channel, she has also written and co-written many sketches over the years, including "BREAKING NEWS: BRAD IS MISSING" and "HOW TO NOT PISS OFF ASIAN PEOPLE". She was a co-host of Seriously Super Stupid Sleepover with Courtney Miller on Smosh 2nd Channel (now Smosh Pit) until the series was cancelled, running from September 2015 to May 2017. The two also hosted another Smosh Pit show, called Whoa! Nature Show, which was announced on July 28, 2017[3] and premiered on August 16, but was shelved soon thereafter due to low audience engagement[4].
Outside of Smosh, Olivia appears as an actor, doing so in mostly small but oftentimes line-speaking roles (making her officially SAG-AFTRA permitted). Before joining Smosh, she appeared in episodes of multiple TV series including Weeds, Warzone and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; throughout her Smosh career, she's been cast in outside projects including Scream Queens, Yappie, and the 2022 Netflix original film Do Revenge.
Between March 12 and October 10 of 2020, Olivia had a self-run podcast called Fish Cheeks, where she brought on various guests (primarily people of color) to discuss different important topics of life, including culture, heritage, and community. Smosh guests platformed within it include current and former Smosh Family members Keith and Mari, and former producer Sarah Whittle.
In 2021, Olivia started Liv A Lil with her friend Lily Rosenthal (daughter of Philip Rosenthal, a television writer who's worked on CBS, PBS, and Netflix). Liv A Lil brings restaurants together for collaborations that raise money for charity.[5][6]
On November 11, 2024, Olivia announced that she wrote and directed the upcoming short film, Wei Baba, where it serves as her directorial debut.[7]
Smosh credits[]
Writer[]
Director[]
| Video | Released |
|---|---|
| Every Quarantine Ever | March 23, 2020 |
| Every Morning Routine Ever | May 18, 2020 |
| Every Self Care Day Ever | June 1, 2020 |
| Every Kardashian Ever | November 9, 2020 |
| Every Dollar Store Ever | April 12, 2021 |
Producer[]
| Video | Released |
|---|---|
| Friendsgiving Potluck, but cursed! (Eat It or Yeet It) | November 16, 2021 |
| What Would Olivia Do? | December 2, 2021 |
Host[]
| Series | Released |
|---|---|
| Smosh's Seriously Super Stupid Sleepover | September 9, 2015 |
| Whoa! Nature Show | August 16, 2017 |
Trivia[]
Life[]
- Olivia was born in China and moved to the United States with her family when she was two.[8] She grew up in Arcadia, a city in California.[9]
- Regarding her family:
- She has one younger half-sister named Melanie. (Reference Needed)
- She loves her mother very much, and she can often be seen in Olivia's Instagram stories.[10]
- In "I COULDN'T RIDE A BIKE UNTIL I WAS 13", she revealed that up until her teenage years, she had a distant and awkward relationship with her father, who was often working overseas and never had time to bond with her. Their first real bonding experience came when she was thirteen, when he spent an afternoon teaching her to ride a bike for her role in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Originally, she thought she would hate it, but it instead ended up being one of her happiest memories to date and a milestone for the relationship between her and her dad.
- She denotes her uncle (her mom's twin brother) being the main inspiration to her sense of humor. That is due to the fact she was very close with when her parents were busy, with his dry and random humor being her main entertainment a lot of the time growing up.[11]
- Olivia is a professionally trained ballet and contemporary dancer, starting it in her childhood (when she was 5).
- Olivia had a longtime boyfriend named James Law, as revealed in one of the Lunchtime with Smosh vlogs. James is a photographer and began dating Olivia in 2014.
- Olivia once mentioned that James sometimes called her "Conkita"[12]. (Timestamp needed)
- In April 2018, rumors were circulating that James and Olivia had broken up. The rumors spread further after Olivia deleted her most recent photo of James and both unfollowed the other on Instagram. Olivia confirmed the breakup during the video "OPENING 6 YEAR OLD CHICK-FIL-A SAUCE!".
- On May 3, 2018, it was revealed on Instagram that she is now dating Sam Lerner, an actor who works with Shayne on The Goldbergs. In the 2018 video "OUR FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF EACH OTHER", Shayne confirmed that he not only set Sam and Olivia up, but had deliberately stopped them from meeting one another while they were both in other relationships, as he was convinced they were too well-matched to ever just be friends.[13]
- It was revealed in "Hot Tub Truth or Dare" that Olivia had yet to pay a large number of her driving tickets before that point, resulting in her driving license being suspended and a warrant being out for her arrest.[14]
- On her Instagram in December 2016, Olivia revealed that she would be coming out with a jewelry line called "LIV by Olivia Sui". As of December 2019, the jewelry line has not been released. (Reference Needed)
- In 2020, Olivia fostered, then later adopted a Chihuahua/Australian Cattle dog mix during Quarantine, and named her Grizzy.[15]
- Grizzy can be seen playing with Keith's dog, Porkchop, in a video by Wildest.
- Both pets also made an appearance as individual competitors in the first video of Smosh Pit's biannual Smoshminster Dog Show, with Grizzy achieving last place with 14 points and Porkchop placing at the penultimate spot with 16 points.
- Grizzy can be seen playing with Keith's dog, Porkchop, in a video by Wildest.
- Olivia is incredibly interconnected in Hollywood. Besides her relationship with Sam Lerner, an actor and producer who's also the son and nephew of veteran actors Ken and the late Michael Lerner, she seems to be close friends with other big-name industry figures, including Logan Lerman, Dylan O'Brien, and Camila Mendes.[16][17]
- She and Sam have been in multiple Smosh Main videos together, including the sketches "EVERY QUARANTINE EVER" and "EVERY SELF CARE DAY EVER" , as well as Olivia's episode in the canceled same-channel Interviewing Exes series, "OLIVIA INTERVIEWS HER EXES". They also made another joint appearance on the Smosh Pit channel -- in "REAL COUPLE vs SHIPPED COUPLE - The Newlywed Game".
- All in all, Sam is only 2 cameos away from earning SmEGOT status, where an off-company guest makes at least one appearance in each of the active channels. The channels he hasn't appeared on are Smosh Games and SmoshCast.
- Ken Lerner made an appearance during the Smosh Pit Try Not To Laugh video "TRY NOT TO LAUGH CHALLENGE 108 w/ Our Friends!".
- She and Sam have been in multiple Smosh Main videos together, including the sketches "EVERY QUARANTINE EVER" and "EVERY SELF CARE DAY EVER" , as well as Olivia's episode in the canceled same-channel Interviewing Exes series, "OLIVIA INTERVIEWS HER EXES". They also made another joint appearance on the Smosh Pit channel -- in "REAL COUPLE vs SHIPPED COUPLE - The Newlywed Game".
- The events of the 2025 horror-thriller Blumhouse / Universal Studios film Drop were loosely based on and heavily inspired by Olivia's experience at a dinner with Sam and Cameron Fuller, where she kept receiving Shrek memes via the iPhone feature AirDrop.[18] Sam was involved in the movie as one of its' executive producers[19], joining the ranks of Jason Blum and Michael Bay.
Personality[]
- Olivia has been consistently designated the "weirdest member of Smosh". (Reference Needed)
- She once addressed YouTube comments that asked if she was high whenever shooting The Show w/ No Name!, assuring everyone that she was not taking anything and that she was legitimately being herself.
- Olivia is also somewhat the "baby" of the group, despite not being the youngest; the rest of the Smosh Family are very protective of her and occasionally give her special treatment above other members.
- For example, in the Face Your Fears episode "Olivia Faces Her Fear of Butterflies", she received significantly nicer and more sympathetic treatment when she was facing her fear of butterflies than Shayne did when he was forced to face his fear of dolls.
- Olivia is a huge fan of the shows Homeland and Narcos.
- Her favorite shows include Succession, Lost, and Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations.[20]
- On her personal YouTube channel, Olivia has been known to say "I'm sure in a past life I was a squirrel". (Reference Needed) She also believes that her spirit animal is a frog.[21]
- Olivia is very scared of water and did not learn how to swim for many years. In 2018, it was confirmed that she had been going to swimming lessons with Ashley Ukleja, and she subsequently proved herself to be able to swim short distances. (Reference Needed)
- Olivia is also very scared of bugs, especially ones that fly, as shown in "NOAH'S TOP 5 WORST FOODS EVER", when she and the rest of the Smosh Squad had to eat a bug.
- In particular, Olivia is known to have an intense fear of butterflies. This was explored in "Olivia Faces Her Fear of Butterflies", in which she is trapped in a room filled with butterfly paraphernalia, including real butterflies. Towards the end of that video, however, she began feeling more comfortable around them.
- It has been mentioned several times in videos and even in a Smosh Cast that she a huge germophobe.
Smosh[]
- During her first year as a Smosh cast member (as well as intermittently later on), Olivia was frequently confused with Mari Takahashi.
- Though some fans often mixed up the two, Olivia is Chinese-American and Mari is Japanese-American.
- Most of the Smosh Family have made jokes about the confusion between Mari and Olivia at some point in time, though many have also said that they actually can't tell why some viewers think they look alike.
- Poking fun at this, Olivia and Mari co-hosted an episode of Gametime with Smosh Games, in which they play Slender: The Arrival. They also brought up the comparison in "HOW TO NOT PISS OFF ASIAN PEOPLE", a video they worked on together, and during a Q-and-A video filmed for Olivia's channel in 2019.
- Olivia has a reputation of being the best at card games out of the Smosh cast. This should, however, be taken with a grain of salt for the following reasons:
- In the Game Bang episode "SMOSH AGAINST HUMANITY", Joven and Olivia both ended the game with four cards above all else. Despite this, Sohinki refused to acknowledge that Joven "tied for first," implying by that logic that Olivia did not receive first either.
- In the Seriously Super Stupid Sleepover episode "BUCKET OF DOOM W/ THE SMOSH SQUAD", most ties were settled by Sunny Peabody weighing in a final decision. For the final round, however, the Squad gave Olivia the point she needed to win the game, despite her and Noah tying in the final round with two votes each.
- Olivia is the only competitor in Smosh Seasonal Games to have received the award for MVP twice.
- Her second time winning the award (during Smosh Summer Games: Camp) was controversial amongst Smosh viewers, many of whom believed that there were others who had deserved it more than her.
- By default, Olivia is also the only player to have been awarded MVP twice in a row.
- In Smosh Summer Games: We Blew It!, the four female Smosh members each modified their team shirts to match their individual styles. Olivia tied her shirt in a knot in front, effectively shortening it.
- During the interim between the shutdown of Defy Media and the acquisition of Smosh by Mythical Entertainment, Olivia was revealed to be shooting a movie.[22]
- In later Smosh videos, Olivia began frequently wearing a purple and pink tracksuit, which Damien referred to as her 'Smosh Pit outfit' in "Eat it or Yeet It Episode 9: Drinks Only".
- This became a running gag, reappearing in the April Fool's Smosh Games video "Pranking Olivia With Too Many Olivias" (later retitled to "Pranking Olivia With The Olivia Sui Multiverse") and the Smosh Pit video "We Cosplay as Each Other", where she was imitated by Shayne.
Other[]
- Olivia has two first names, something common amongst Chinese families who live in Western countries. Her Chinese name is Mu, and her English name is Olivia.[23]
- Following China's traditional naming format, Olivia's full Chinese name is Sui Mu.
- "Mu" is a unisex name, roughly translating to either "wood" or "admired".
- Olivia has confirmed that her Chinese name also serves as her official middle name.
- Courtney has been known to refer to Olivia by her full name as a joke, notably in "TRY NOT TO LAUGH CHALLENGE 12 w/ JUJIMUFU".
- Olivia is incredibly ticklish. (Reference Needed)
- Olivia is allergic to mosquito bites. (Reference Needed)
- Olivia has said that if she had pursued a different career, she would have wanted to be a teacher — something she still thinks about doing.[24]
- Olivia's personal fandom is referred to as "Life's a Party, You're a Boy", which is now used by many fans as a catchphrase-based reference to her.
- The phrase comes from a song Olivia made up as part of an improv class that she took with other members of the Smosh Squad. (Reference Needed)
- In Courtney & Olivia Play 2 Truths 1 Lie it was revealed that:
- She has an albino raccoon friend named Uni. When Olivia goes live with her, the owner refers to Olivia as Uni's sister.
- She once learned how to play diabolo at Washington square park with a kid named Romeo.
- In Work Wife VS Work Hubby: Who Knows Me Best? It was revealed that she is a bad driver and has run out of gas a few times. She ran out of gas with both Keith and Noah in the car.
- In Real Boyfriend VS Work Boyfriend.
- Her annoying on-set habit is eating a small bite of food and leaving the rest.
- The thing that annoys her most about Shayne is that he's always right.
- The thing that annoy her most about Sam (boyfriend) is that he's too nice.
- Her biggest turnoff is John Oliver.
- Her favorite teddy bear's name is Oliver. Sam mentions he calls her Oliver because it fun.
- Her coffee order is iced coffee with soy milk.
- She thinks that the worst trait in a person is selfishness. She also doesn't like people are two-faced or dishonest.
- She thinks that Noah is the funniest Smosh member.
- She and Angela oftentimes share chilled red wine.[25]
Gallery[]
Olivia Sui with Courtney Miller in Seriously Super Stupid Sleepover
Olivia Sui at the 2016 Streamy Awards
Olivia Sui with the Smosh Squad at the 2016 Streamy Awards
Olivia Sui with Courtney Miller in Whoa! Nature Show in 2017
Olivia Sui in 2018
Olivia Sui in 2021
Olivia Sui in 2021
Olivia Sui with Shayne Topp in Under the Mistletoe in 2022
Olivia Sui in Sleepover Live! in 2023
Olivia Sui in 2023
Olivia Sui in 2024
Olivia Sui with Courtney Miller as Dominic in Smosh: The Sitcom LIVE in 2024
Olivia Sui in Smosh Summer Games 2025: Class of 2005
Olivia alongside Angela Giarratana at The 2025 Smoscars awards
Olivia Sui with Trevor Evarts as Dr. Mike Green - Smosh Hospital, 2026
References[]
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/oliviasui/
- ↑
Olivia Sui (@OliviaSui) on Twitter / X: "😂" — in reply to @@KlNGOFNEWYORK: "HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIH STOP GROWING UP SO FAST LOVE YOU HAVE A GREAT 23 @OliviaSui" (backup link)
- ↑ in the Smosh Main video "What's going on with Smosh?!"
- ↑ discussed in SmoshCast #38 Highlight
- ↑ Actresses Bring L.A. Restaurants Together for Sold-Out, Cross-Cultural Collabs
- ↑ https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Lily-Rosenthal/202278174
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/DCPRRUlPQUK/
- ↑ https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/olivia-sui.html
- ↑ "Olivia Sui Goes To Her Favorite Childhood Restaurant | Havin' A Day with Patrick McDonald" at 4:54
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/oliviasui/p/C3vfLHpPwtF/?img_index=3
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMtH_wor3DU
- ↑ TRY NOT TO LAUGH CHALLENGE 2 (Squad Vlogs) at ? on Smosh Pit
- ↑ OUR FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF EACH OTHER (Story Time) at 9:32 on Smosh Pit
- ↑ HOT TUB TRUTH OR DARE (Smosh Winter Games) at 5:56 on Smosh Pit
- ↑ https://www.thewildest.com/dog-lifestyle/olivia-sui
- ↑ Dylan O'Brien, Sarah Ramos, Logan Lerman, Olivia Sui and Sam Lerner supporting the SAG-AFTRA strike in Los Angeles, California. (Source: @sagaftra on Twitter)
- ↑ olivia at camila mendes' engagement party🤭 (u/chaetao on the r/smosh subreddit)
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/DIR8Ud6T6sP/?img_index=5&igsh=aGdnYzYyb3phdm1r
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32149847/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cst_sm
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC4Q1xUxDkI
- ↑ Sui [https://youtu.be/FqHZt4FxUYo?t=674 Q & A WITH MY TWIN at 11:14] on the {{{4}}} YouTube channel
- ↑ Is Joven Coming Back To Smosh Games? - SmoshCast #11 at 1:04:27 on SmoshCast
- ↑ WE'RE IN GAME OF THRONES W/ CLEVVER at 4:11 on Smosh Pit
- ↑ Sui [https://youtu.be/FqHZt4FxUYo?t=295 Q & A WITH MY TWIN at 4:55] on the {{{4}}} YouTube channel
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe7-skU71Eo
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