Lynja

Lynn Yamada Davis (31 July 1956 – 12 January, 2024), also referred to as Lynja, was a chef well known for her YouTube Shorts videos. She was born in New York City on 31 July 1956 and died on 12 January 2024 due to cancer.[2][3][4][5][a] Her ideas for Youtube Shorts came from her son, Tim Davis during the coronavirus in March 2020.[7] She was a graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a private university in the year 1977.[8] In 2022, she was one of the Top 50 creators in the Forbes Top 50 creators list.[9]

Lynja
Personal information
BornLynn T. Yamada
(1956-07-31)31 July 1956
Died12 January 2024(2024-01-12) (aged 67)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationTikToker, influencer, chef
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2015–2024
Genre
  • Comedy
  • entertainment
  • vlogs
  • gaming
  • reaction
Subscribers
  • 10.5 Million
[1]
Total views
  • 4.02 billion
[1]
Associated acts
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg 100,000 subscribers
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg 1,000,000 subscribers

Notes

  1. She specifically died while battling both esophageal cancer and throat cancer in a cancer research lab.[6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "About Cooking With Lynja". YouTube.
  2. Moses, Claire (January 12, 2024). "Lynn Yamada Davis, Whose Cooking TikToks Delighted Millions, Dies at 67". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/11/dining/lynja-davis-cooking-tiktok-dead.html. Retrieved January 12, 2024. 
  3. Goodbye Lynja, retrieved 2024-01-12
  4. Sultan, Kamal (2024-01-12). "'Cooking with Lynja' chef dies after cancer battle at age 67". Mail Online. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  5. "Cooking with Lynja TikTok star dies age 67 following cancer battle". The US Sun. 2024-01-12. Archived from the original on 2024-01-13. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  6. Sung, Morgan (2024-01-12). "'Cooking with Lynja' star and 'the internet's grandma' Lynn Yamada Davis has died". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  7. Makalintal, Bettina (July 24, 2020). "I Want This TikTok Grandma to Teach Me Everything About Food" (in en). Vice. https://www.vice.com/en/article/dyz4b7/i-want-cooking-with-lynja-tiktok-grandma-to-teach-me-everything-about-food. Retrieved January 12, 2024. 
  8. Madappa, Anushree (2024-01-12). "How old was Cooking with Lynja? All about her husband and kids as viral TikTok star passes away". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  9. Harris, Raquel 'Rocky' (2024-01-12). "Lynn Yamada Davis, 'Cooking With Lynja' TikTok Sensation, Dies at 67". TheWrap. Retrieved 2024-01-13.