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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 Phungis a Canadian actor,improviser,and comedian. He played the character Kimchee Han on theCBC TelevisionsitcomKim's Convenience.[1]For this role, he has been a five-timeCanadian Screen Awardwinner forBest Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.He is also the co-creator of the sitcomRun the Burbson which he plays Andrew Pham.

Background

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Andrew Phung was born and raised inCalgary,Alberta,and attendedBishop McNally High School.[2]Phung's father is ofVietnamesedescent and his mother isChinese.[3]He joined theLoose Moose Theatre Companywhen he was 16 years old. As of 2020, he is a senior ensemble performer and instructor with the theatre.[4]He studied economics at theUniversity of Calgaryand worked as a non-profit director before pursuing acting.[5]

Career

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

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

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

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

From 2016-2021 Phung played the role of Kimchee in the CBC Television sitcomKim's Convenience.[12]He has won severalCanadian Screen AwardsforCanadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series,at the5th Canadian Screen Awardsin 2017, the6th Canadian Screen Awardsin 2018, and the8th Canadian Screen Awardsin 2020.[13][14][15]In March of 2021 it was announced that despite being renewed to a 6th season,Kim's Conveniencewould be ending after five seasons due to the departure of the show runners.[16]

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

Phung won two awards at the9th Canadian Screen Awardsin 2021, winning both his fourth award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series forKim's Convenience,and Best Host in a Web Program or Series for his role as host of the 2019Canadian Improv Games.

Personal life

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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

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Television

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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 Awardfor 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

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

References

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  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.Retrieved2020-10-24.
  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.Archivedfrom the original on 2018-11-10.Retrieved2018-03-28.
  4. ^"Banff 2020 Virtual Edition - Andrew Phung".banffmediafestival.playbackonline.ca.Retrieved2020-10-24.
  5. ^ab"Andrew Phung".26 October 2009.Archivedfrom the original on 2016-08-13.Retrieved2016-08-13.
  6. ^"Sketch | Calgary International Film Festival".www.calgaryfilm.com.Archivedfrom the original on 2016-09-16.Retrieved2016-08-14.
  7. ^"Score Media Announces 'Canada's Next Sportscaster' - Broadcaster Magazine".2009-12-09. Archived fromthe originalon 2016-08-20.Retrieved2016-08-13.
  8. ^Roe, Jon (October 23, 2013)."Cheap Date: The Fortunate Ones".The Calgary Herald.The Calgary Herald.Archivedfrom the original on September 20, 2016.RetrievedAugust 13,2016.
  9. ^"The North East gets ready for its Loose Moose close-up".2015-07-31.Archivedfrom the original on 2016-09-20.Retrieved2016-08-13.
  10. ^"Fringe review: KILL HARD".2015-08-16.Archivedfrom the original on 2016-08-21.Retrieved2016-08-13.
  11. ^"Cowtown sketch series celebrates Calgary's comedy culture".BeatRoute Magazine.2014-12-01.Archivedfrom the original on 2017-02-26.Retrieved2016-08-13.
  12. ^"Production on Thunderbird's Kim's Convenience begins for CBC".2016-07-12.Archivedfrom the original on 2016-08-07.Retrieved2016-08-13.
  13. ^"The Canadian Screen Awards nominations are out!".NOW Magazine.2017-01-17.Archivedfrom the original on 2017-10-28.Retrieved2017-01-19.
  14. ^"'This is wild': Baroness von Sketch Show takes top honour at Screen Awards ".CBC News.Archivedfrom the original on 2017-03-20.Retrieved2017-03-20.
  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.Retrieved2018-01-23.
  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.Retrieved2021-03-26.
  18. ^"Kim's Convenience's Andrew Phung still the 'kid from northeast Calgary'".Calgary Herald.Retrieved2020-10-24.
  19. ^Toronto, Harriette Halepis for Streets Of (2021-05-17)."Toronto artist Andrew Stelmack spreads joy with stunning mural".Streets Of Toronto.Retrieved2022-11-21.
  20. ^"Collectibles: The shoe collection of improv/shoe guru Andrew Phung".2016-05-17.Archivedfrom the original on 2016-09-20.Retrieved2016-08-13.
  21. ^"Guest Speakers of Calgary West Rotary Club".www.calgarywestrotaryclub.org.Archived fromthe originalon 2016-08-30.Retrieved2016-08-14.
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