Andrew Phung
Phung hosting the University of Calgary Arch Alumni Awards in 2014.
Born
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Calgary
Years active2009–present
Known forKim's Convenience, Run the Burbs
Spouse
Tamara Sharpe
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(m. 2013)​
Children2

Andrew Phung is a Canadian actor, improviser, and comedian. He played the character Kimchee Han on the CBC Television sitcom Kim's Convenience.[1] For this role, he has been 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.

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. As of 2020, he is 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]

From 2016-2021 Phung played the role of Kimchee in the CBC Television sitcom Kim's Convenience.[12] He has won several 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.[13][14][15] In March of 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.[16]

Post-Kim's Convenience, Phung stars in the lead role on Run the Burbs for CBC; he also is a co-creator of the series.[17]

Phung won two awards at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, winning both his fourth award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Kim's Convenience, and Best Host in 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.[18][19]

Phung is the co-founder of YYCSolediers, an online sneaker group which also produces Sneaker SWAP, a Calgary-based sneaker event.[20] He is heavily involved in an organization called Youth Central, a non profit organization which helps youth get involved in their communities.[21]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Let's Talk English Host/Main Cast 120 episodes
2015 Young Drunk Punk Waiter
2015–2016 Cowtown Main Cast
2016–2021 Kim's Convenience Kimchee Winner – 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–present Run the Burbs Andrew Pham
2022 LOL: Last One Laughing Canada Himself

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Little Italy Luigi
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. ^ a b "Andrew Phung". 26 October 2009. 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. ^ Jethro Nededog, "Korean family comedy Kim's Convenience canceled after 5 seasons". Entertainment Weekly, March 8, 2021.
  17. ^ "Three new original comedy series coming soon from CBC | CBC Comedy". CBC. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  18. ^ "Kim's Convenience's Andrew Phung still the 'kid from northeast Calgary'". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ "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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