Netflix’s The Big Nailed It Baking Challenge as it started introduced the show’s hosts Nicole Byer and Jacques Torres and they in turn welcomed their 10 new friends, AKA the bakers. And then they also explained that out of these budding bakers, each week the least improved will be sent home. The last remaining meanwhile was to receive a cash prize of $100,000. Frank Hu, a data scientist turned into baking, is one of the contestants on the show. In the rest of the writing, we shall tell you all that is worth knowing about him.
Frank Hu On Netflix’s The Big Nailed It Baking Challenge
Fans quickly took a liking to Frank Hu as they found him to be easy-going, fun-loving, playful, and friendly. It was clear that he was on The Big Nailed It Baking Challenge solely because of his passion for desserts/baking.
He also admitted that he was on the show to enjoy himself while expanding on his overall skills to be a better home confectioner one day. However, things went south for him as the game began. His otherwise reliable shortcut rule like 80/20 did not work in his favor here. One time for instance his cake was too sweet, resulting in him having to leave the kitchen with fourth rank.
Nevertheless, Frank retired home really proud of himself for stepping out of his comfort zone and just going for it. “You know it’s been a wild ride, the wildest of dreams, and frankly, I think I really lived up to my reputation, ‘Being Frank.'”, he gushed on a social media post.
Frank Hu Age
Frank Hu was reportedly born in 1999. Should this be true, he should have reached the age of 23 in 2022.
Frank Hu Family
Frank Hu comes from a family of five. The family includes his parents and two siblings.
Not much is known about his parents who are reportedly from Shanghai, China.
As for his siblings, Frank talked about them on The Big Nailed It Baking Challenge as well. He asserted in the series that his elder brother Chase is a Harvard alumnus, and his youngster sister Grace attended MIT. About his brother precisely, Chase also gushed “My elder brother taught me at a young age that it’s important to 80/20 things as much as you can. You can get 80% of the final results with only 20% of the work.”
Chase W. Hu, on IG @wen1hu, per his LinkedIn, is a mission-driven Growth, Data Science/Analytics, and Marketing leader. He claims of having experience across Monetization, User Growth, Risk & Integrity, and Social Impact products. Since July 2022, he has been the full-time director of product growth and marketing Meta. For more than 8 years, he also previously worked as a director of Data Science – Business Interfaces at Facebook. Turns out, Chase also has been married to a beautiful wife.
Speaking of Grace Hu, she can be found on IG @gracewhu. She joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2018. And in August 2022, she started working as an associate product manager (APM) at Google.
Frank Hu Job
Per LinkedIn, Frank Hu has been working as a full-time data scientist at Calm, a highly-rated app for sleep and meditation, since April 2023. And when gets home from his work, he continues his endeavors as a home baker.
Before that, for almost 2 years, he was doing the same thing at Zillow. In the same amount of time, Frank also previously worked as an NBA Future Analytics Star Participant at National Basketball Association.
Frank also mentioned a “fun” volunteering stint at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History. He was there starting from June 2015 until June 2017 doing things as a “fun volunteer”. Here, he mostly taught educational carts, covering topics from Archaeology to Nanotechnology, and facilitated the running of Public Events, such as Fernbank’s anniversary.
Frank Hu Education
Between 2016 and 2017, Frank went to Georgia Institute of Technology in a dual enrollment program where he studied Calculus 2, Linear Algebra, and Multivariable.
Then, again, between 2017 and 2021, Frank pursued his bachelor’s degree in Statistics and Computer Science at Duke University. During his time at Duke, he was also a teaching assistant in the Introduction to CS-Python class.
Is Frank Hu Dating Anyone?
Frank Huis is most likely single. Or it looked like that on his social media as of August 2023. At the time of this writing, he gave away no hints about having a girlfriend in his life.
Frank Hu Height
Frank Hu stands below 5’10” in height.
Related FAQs
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When Is Frank Hu’s Birthday?
It is not understood when Frank Hu celebrates his birthday.
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Where Is Frank Hu From?
As of 2023, Frank Hu had been residing in San Francisco, California. It is not known if he was also born here or in some other place within the United States.
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Is Frank Hu On Instagram And Facebook?
Yes. Frank Hu was on Instagram and Facebook as of 5 August 2023. Her IG @frankhubakes included 9 posts and 622 followers. He also has been showing glimpses of his life on ‘Frank Hu’ Facebook, and glimpses of just his bakes on TikTok @rankhubakes.
His social media activities among other things also tell us that he is a Taylor Swift, a big foodie, and someone who enjoys a vineyard visit or two.
