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Born | Lynn Yamada Davis July 31, 1956 New York City, U.S. | ||||||||||||
Died | January 1, 2024 Red Bank, New Jersey, U.S. | (aged 67)||||||||||||
Other names | Lynn Yamada Davis | ||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Chef, engineer | ||||||||||||
Children | 4, including Sean | ||||||||||||
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Last updated: June 22, 2024 |
Lynn Yamada Davis (July 31, 1956 – January 1, 2024), better known by her online alias Lynja, was an American online celebrity chef who was known for her viral TikTok and YouTube Shorts videos. Praised for her quick-styled editing and references to popular internet memes, "Cooking with Lynja" accumulated over 12.8 million subscribers on YouTube and over 21.8 million followers on TikTok as of June 27, 2024.[2]
Davis earned degrees from MIT and Columbia Business School. She worked at AT&T Labs for 29 years. Her interest in video-making flourished in 2020, when she was 63. Since going viral, she won three Streamy Awards and built up a fanbase of dedicated viewers.