Steven Yeun, Troy High School graduate, gets Oscar nomination for Best Actor

TROY, Mich. – The students and staff of Troy High School have a little something extra to be proud of.

On Monday morning, one of the school’s alumni was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor.

Steven Yeun is nominated for Best Actor alongside Anthony Hopkins and Gary Oldman for his role in Minari.

It made its debut right here in the metro Detroit area.

Yeun attended school 20 years ago. The teachers at the school remember him as a great student and are delighted to hear that he has accomplished so much.

“Knowing he’s nominated for an Oscar means I get chills even thinking about it,” said Rebecca Brewer, a teacher at Troy High School.

She was Yeun’s former teacher and still has her main photo and the note he wrote on the back.

Today, more than two decades later, she still shares her photo and message with her current students.

Another teacher at the school, Dave Aldinger, described him as calm, lively and intelligent. The teacher said he knew Yeun would continue to do great things.

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