Andrew Phung

Andrew Phung is a Canadian actor, improviser, and comedian. He is currently playing Kimchee on the CBC Television sitcom Kim's Convenience.[1] For this role, Phung has won multiple Canadian Screen Awards, including for Best Supporting Actor, Comedy in 2020.

Andrew Phung
Phung hosting the University of Calgary Arch Alumni Awards in 2014.
Born1983 (age 37–38)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Calgary
Years active2009 - present
Known forKim's Convenience
Websitehttp://www.andrewphung.com

Background

Andrew Phung was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta and attended Bishop McNally High School.[2] Phung's father is of Vietnamese descent and his mother is Chinese.[3] He joined the Loose Moose Theatre Company when he was 16 years old and is currently a senior ensemble performer and instructor with the theatre.[4] He studied economics at the University of Calgary and worked as a non-profit director before pursuing acting.[5]

Career

In 2008, he joined the comedy group Sciencebear. Together they created and produced various comedic shorts, and in 2009 they released the film Sketch, which was produced on a $100 budget. It was an official entry into the 2010 Calgary International Film Festival.[6]

In 2009 Phung was named one of Calgary's Top 40 under 40 by Avenue Magazine.[5] That year he was also a featured cast member on the television series Drafted on the Score Television Network.[7]

Phung is the co-creator of the hit improvised comedy shows Past your Bedtime,[8] Northeast: The Show,[9] and Kill Hard.[10]

From 2015 to 2016, he co-wrote and starred in two seasons of Cowtown, a sketch comedy series produced by Nur Films and Telus Optik.[11]

Phung is currently playing the role of Kimchee in the CBC Television sitcom Kim's Convenience.[12] He has won Canadian Screen Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic Series, at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018, and the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020.[13][14][15]

Personal life

Phung is the co-founder of YYCSolediers, an online sneaker group which also produces Sneaker SWAP, a Calgary-based sneaker event.[16] He is heavily involved in an organization called Youth Central, a non profit organization which helps youth get involved in their communities.[17]

Phung has two sons with his wife, Tamera.[18]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Let's Talk English Host/Main Cast[19] 120 Episodes for OMNI Television
2015 Young Drunk Punk Waiter
2015 - 2016 Cowtown Main Cast
2016–present Kim's Convenience Kimchee CBC/Thunderbird
Winner – Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic Series (2017)[20]

Winner - Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic Series (2018)

Winner - Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor, Comedy (2020)

2016–present The Beaverton Eddie Zheng[21] Comedy Network

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2018 Little Italy Luigi[22]
2020 Events Transpiring Before, During and After a High School Basketball Game Brent

References
  1. "A Convenience truth; Andrew Phung stars in new TV series about an Asian corner store". Ottawa Citizen, October 11, 2016.
  2. Bell, David. "Andrew Phung shows his Calgary, as Kim's Convenience sneak peek sells out". CBC News. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  3. Volmers, Eric (2016-09-03). "From improv to the CBC, Calgarian Andrew Phung lands role in Kim's Convenience". The Calgary Herald. The Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on 2018-11-10. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  4. "Banff 2020 Virtual Edition - Andrew Phung". banffmediafestival.playbackonline.ca. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  5. "Andrew Phung". Archived from the original on 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  6. "Sketch | Calgary International Film Festival". www.calgaryfilm.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
  7. "Score Media Announces 'Canada's Next Sportscaster' - Broadcaster Magazine". 2009-12-09. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  8. Roe, Jon (October 23, 2013). "Cheap Date: The Fortunate Ones". The Calgary Herald. The Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  9. "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.
  10. "Fringe review: KILL HARD". 2015-08-16. Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  11. "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.
  12. "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.
  13. "The Canadian Screen Awards nominations are out!". NOW Magazine. 2017-01-17. Archived from the original on 2017-10-28. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
  14. "'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.
  15. "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.
  16. "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.
  17. "Guest Speakers of Calgary West Rotary Club". www.calgarywestrotaryclub.org. Archived from the original on 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
  18. "Kim's Convenience's Andrew Phung still the 'kid from northeast Calgary'". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  19. Sudra, Nina; Zhang, Jessica (2014-06-07), Let's Talk English, retrieved 2016-12-29
  20. "2017 TV Nominees - Academy.ca". Academy.ca. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  21. Sarwer-Foner, Henry; Rivas, Miguel; Alfa, Aisha; Wex, Marilla (2000-01-01), The Beaverton, archived from the original on 2016-09-22, retrieved 2016-12-29
  22. "Emma Roberts and Hayden Christensen star in romantic comedy". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
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