Andrew Phung

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Andrew Phung
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Phung hosting the University of Calgary Arch Alumni Awards in 2014.
Born (1984-01-26) January 26, 1984 (age 41) [1] [2]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Alma mater University of Calgary
Years active2009–present
Known for Kim's Convenience , Run the Burbs
Spouse
Tamara Sharpe
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(m. 2013)​
Children2

Andrew Phung (born January 26, 1984) [2] is a Canadian actor, improviser, and comedian. He played Kimchee Han on the CBC Television sitcom Kim's Convenience. [3] a role for which he was a five-time Canadian Screen Award winner for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He is also the co-creator of the sitcom Run the Burbs. on which he plays Andrew Pham.

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Background

Andrew Phung was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, and attended Bishop McNally High School. [4] Phung's father is of Chinese descent; his mother is Vietnamese. [5] He joined the Loose Moose Theatre Company when he was sixteen years old. As of 2020, he is a senior ensemble performer and instructor with the theatre. [6] He studied economics at the University of Calgary. and worked as a non-profit director before pursuing acting. [7]

Career

In 2008, Phung joined the comedy group Sciencebear, which created and produced comedic shorts. In 2009, they produced the film Sketch on a $100 budget, and submitted it to the 2010 Calgary International Film Festival. [8]

In 2009, Phung was named one of Calgary's Top 40 under 40 by Avenue Magazine. [7] That same year, he was a featured cast member on the television series Drafted on the Score Television Network. [9]

Phung is the co-creator of the hit improvised comedy shows Past your Bedtime, [10] Northeast: The Show, [11] and Kill Hard. [12]

From 2015 to 2016, Phung co-wrote and starred in two seasons of Cowtown, a sketch comedy series produced by Nur Films and Telus Optik. [13]

From 2016 through 2021, Phung played the role of Kimchee in the CBC Television sitcom Kim's Convenience. [14] He won Canadian Screen Awards for Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018, and the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020. [15] [16] [17] In March 2021, it was announced that despite being renewed to a 6th season, Kim's Convenience would be ending after five seasons due to the departure of the show runners. [18]

Post-Kim's Convenience, Phung stars in the lead role on Run the Burbs for CBC, for which he is a co-creator. [19]

Phung won two awards at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021: his fourth award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, for Kim's Convenience, and Best Host on a Web Program or Series for his role as host of the 2019 Canadian Improv Games.

Personal life

In 2013, Phung married Tamara Sharpe. They have two sons together. [20] [21]

Phung is the co-founder of YYCSolediers, an online sneaker group that produces Sneaker SWAP, a Calgary-based sneaker event. [22] He is deeply involved in Youth Central, a non profit organization that helps youth get involved in their communities. [23]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Let's Talk EnglishHost/Main Cast120 episodes
2015 Young Drunk Punk Waiter
2015–2016CowtownMain Cast
2016–2021 Kim's Convenience KimcheeWinner – Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic Series - 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021
2016–present The Beaverton Eddie Zheng
2020–2021 Wynonna Earp Casey
2022–2024 Run the Burbs Andrew Pham
2022 LOL: Last One Laughing Canada Himself

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 Little Italy Luigi
2020 Events Transpiring Before, During and After a High School Basketball Game Brent
2024 Lucky Star Darren

References

  1. ↑ According to Andrew Phung's Instagram post made on January 29, 2024, that he celebrated his 40th birthday three days prior, thus making his birth year as 1984.
  2. 1 2 "Instagram".
  3. ↑ "A Convenience truth; Andrew Phung stars in new TV series about an Asian corner store". Ottawa Citizen , October 11, 2016.
  4. ↑ Bell, David. "Andrew Phung shows his Calgary, as Kim's Convenience sneak peek sells out". CBC News. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  5. ↑ Volmers, Eric (2016-09-03). "From improv to the CBC, Calgarian Andrew Phung lands role in Kim's Convenience". The Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on 2018-11-10. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  6. ↑ "Banff 2020 Virtual Edition - Andrew Phung". banffmediafestival.playbackonline.ca. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  7. 1 2 "Andrew Phung". 26 October 2009. Archived from the original on 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  8. ↑ "Sketch | Calgary International Film Festival". www.calgaryfilm.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
  9. ↑ "Score Media Announces 'Canada's Next Sportscaster' - Broadcaster Magazine". 2009-12-09. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  10. ↑ Roe, Jon (October 23, 2013). "Cheap Date: The Fortunate Ones". The Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  11. ↑ "The North East gets ready for its Loose Moose close-up". 2015-07-31. Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  12. ↑ "Fringe review: KILL HARD". 2015-08-16. Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  13. ↑ "Cowtown sketch series celebrates Calgary's comedy culture". BeatRoute Magazine. 2014-12-01. Archived from the original on 2017-02-26. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  14. ↑ "Production on Thunderbird's Kim's Convenience begins for CBC". 2016-07-12. Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  15. ↑ "The Canadian Screen Awards nominations are out!". NOW Magazine. 2017-01-17. Archived from the original on 2017-10-28. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
  16. ↑ "'This is wild': Baroness von Sketch Show takes top honour at Screen Awards". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2017-03-20. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  17. ↑ "Wynonna Earp, Kim's Convenience actors Andrew Phung and Paul Sun-Hyung Lee among local nominees for Canadian Screen Awards". Calgary Herald. 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  18. ↑ Jethro Nededog, "Korean family comedy Kim's Convenience canceled after 5 seasons". Entertainment Weekly , March 8, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Three new original comedy series coming soon from CBC | CBC Comedy". CBC. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  20. ↑ "Kim's Convenience's Andrew Phung still the 'kid from northeast Calgary'". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  21. ↑ Toronto, Harriette Halepis for Streets Of (2021-05-17). "Toronto artist Andrew Stelmack spreads joy with stunning mural". Streets Of Toronto. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  22. ↑ "Collectibles: The shoe collection of improv/shoe guru Andrew Phung". 2016-05-17. Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  23. ↑ "Guest Speakers of Calgary West Rotary Club". www.calgarywestrotaryclub.org. Archived from the original on 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
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