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Hudson Yang

Hudson Yang

An American actor


Hudson David Yang (born October 24, 2003)[2] is an American actor. From 2015 to 2020, he starred as the lead actor in the ABC television series Fresh Off the Boat portraying Eddie Huang.

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Early life and education

Yang was born on October 24, 2003, in New York City, New York, to Jeff Yang, a Taiwanese American writer, journalist, businessman, and business/media consultant, and Heather Ying, a Taiwanese American physician assistant who worked in cardiothoracic surgery.[3][4][5]

Up until 2015, Yang attended NEST+M (New Explorations into Science Technology + Math) and The New York Performing Arts Academy's "FutureStar" Program.[6][7]

In 2021, he was admitted to the Harvard University class of 2025.[8]

Career

Yang at a panel discussion for Fresh off the Boat, February 5, 2015

On May 9, 2014, he was interviewed by the Angry Asian Man as the Angry Reader of the Week, where he joked "it's all about the bling - cha-ching, cha-ching".[9] Fresh Off the Boat, adapted from the memoir by chef Eddie Huang, was picked up by ABC on May 10, 2014,[10] and premiered on February 4, 2015, with the first of the two preview episodes garnering 7.93 million viewers, becoming the second highest rated comedy premiere that season.[11]

He appeared on The View on February 3, 2015, ahead of the show's debut[12] and portrayed Henry in the mystery drama film The Sisterhood of Night.[13]

In 2018, Yang and his father invested in a Vietnamese restaurant in Los Angeles, California.[14]

Filmography

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Awards and nominations

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References

  1. 馬雲 (December 6, 2014). "「菜鳥移民」明年笑翻ABC". World Journal. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  2. "Today's top celebrity birthdays list (October 24, 2017)". cleveland.com. October 24, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  3. "Heather Ying and Jeff Yang". The New York Times. 25 August 2002. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  4. Weinberg, Lindsay (December 18, 2020). "See the Exact Moment Fresh Off the Boat's Hudson Yang Got Accepted to Harvard". E! Online. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  5. "Angry Reader of the Week: Hudson Yang". blog.angryasianman.com. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  6. Bibel, Sara (February 5, 2015). "TV Ratings Wednesday: 'Empire' Hits New High, 'Fresh Off The Boat' Debuts Strong, 'Arrow', 'Modern Family' & 'The 100' Up". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 6, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  7. "The Sisterhood of Night". DC. February 5, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.

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