Wahoo’s Fish Tacos Founders
Celebrity Grand Marshals
Wing Lam, Ed Lee & Mingo Lee
Wing Lam, Ed Lee and Mingo Lee are brothers, co-founders, and partners of Wahoo’s Fish Taco.
Wing Lam is the eldest of the three founding brothers and widely recognized as the face of the iconic Wahoo’s Fish Taco brand. A 37-year restaurant industry veteran, he is often in the public eye participating as a panelist/speaker at global events, in various tv commercials and often featured on Food Network shows. You can also hear him every Friday on 95.5 KLOS’ Heidi & Frank Morning Show, giving updates on his charity California Love Drop and his support of many national and local community-based events.
Ed Lee is responsible for the expansion and development of the iconic brand. With more than 35 years of experience in the restaurant and hospitality industry, he has helped establish Wahoo’s as a pop culture mainstay. Forging partnerships with brands like Quiksilver, Billabong, Hurley and Vans, Ed has ensured Wahoo’s brand presence at high-profile surf, sporting and music events. Ed serves on the board of various non-profit organizations including Share Our Strength, California Restaurant Association and Vocational Visions. In 2018, Ed was named One of OC’s Most Influential by the Orange County Register.
Mingo Lee, the youngest of the three brothers, serves as CEO of Wahoo’s Fish Taco. With more than 30 years of experience in every aspect of the family restaurant business, he wears many hats, successfully overseeing the company’s finances, marketing and day-to-day operations. Mingo is often invited to speak and guest lecture at top universities such as University of California, Los Angeles, University of Southern California and University of California, Irvine, etc. A philanthropist at heart, Mingo supports many organizations such as the Children’s Hunger Fund, Humane Society, World Wildlife Fund and Doctors Without Borders.
Danielle Lawson
Star of King Richard
Daniele Denise Lawson (Dani) is an American actress who was born and raised in Southern California. She booked her first pilot at 6 years old, in the CBS production Herd Mentality with Damon Wayans. At the age of 9, she co-starred on CBS’ CSI: Cyber alongside Anise Fuller, Shad Moss, James Van Der Beek, and Patricia Arquette. This role drew the attention of her now managers at Entertainment Lab, who she later signed with. Daniele also co-starred in Nickelodeon’s Nicky, Ricky, Dicky and Dawn, and Game Shakers. She co-starred on CBS’s hit show Young Sheldon, ABC’s Mixed-ish, FOX’s 9-1-1, and Netflix’s Dad Stop Embarrassing Me. Currently, she has a recurring role as “Jahzara” on Freeform’s Good Trouble. Daniele appeared as “Isha Price” in the Oscar winning film, King Richard starring alongside Will Smith. Currently, she is recurring as “Zora” on Disney Channel’s Raven’s Home.
Nikki SooHoo
Star of Stick It and The Lovely Bones
Nikki SooHoo, an Orange County native, went to Orange County School of the Arts for high school, UCLA for her undergraduate degree, and Chapman University for her Masters in Business Administration. She is best known for her iconic role of Wei Wei in the gymnastics movie, Stick It, and her supporting characters in the cheer leading movie, Bring It On: Fight to the Finish, and in the Peter Jackson film, The Lovely Bones. More recently, you may have seen her appear in the Hallmark movie, Branching Out, in commercials for Gametime App, Therabreath Mouth Wash, Walmart, and Outshine popsicles, or heard her voice in the Lego 2K Drive video game. You can connect with Nikki at www.nikkisoohoo.com or @nikkisoohoo.
Pyper Braun
Star of Superkittes, Erin & Aaron, and Imaginary
Pyper Braun is 10 years old and a native of Southern CA. With her infectious personality, dynamic talent, and impeccable comedic timing, Pyper is quickly becoming a rising star of her generation. Competitive dance gave Pyper her start on the stage which led her to an impressive acting career. At age 6 she landed her first series regular role on the Netflix comedy, Country Comfort.
In addition, Pyper stars in Disney Jr.’s Superkittes, Nickelodeon’s Erin & Aaron, as well as the movie Desperation Road. Most recently she can be seen as the lead in horror movie Imaginary. In her spare time, Pyper enjoys music, the beach, reading, hanging with friends, baking, and making people laugh.
Kayden Koshelev
Star of Shameless
Kayden Koshelev is an American child actor, who discovered his passion for acting, singing and dancing at the age of 4. Throughout his career so far, Kayden has booked over 15 major commercials and over 14 roles in Television and Film. His most popular projects include the Patriot, Chicago Med, Shameless, Diary Of A Future President, the Oscar nominated film The Tragedy of Macbeth, How I Met Your Father, Bunk’d, and 9-1-1 Lone Star. Currently. he appeared in the Netflix film Rebel Moon. Outside of performing, Kayden is a gifted student, whose favorite subject in school is Math and holds several chess trophies. He also loves Dungeons and Dragons, art, coding, video games, soccer and hanging out with his friends.
Michael David
KWAVE On-air Host
Michael David has spent the last sixteen years as a radio announcer. He can currently be heard weeknights between 6:30pm and 11:30pm on K-Wave 107.9fm.
He is an audio producer for commercials and radio teaching programs. He has worked in radio promotions where he interacted with the public and has been the emcee for large events. He has been involved in on-air contests where prizes were offered to radio listeners. He has hosted live call-in programs, as well as hosted recorded community-affairs programs.