Hudson Yang

Hudson Yang

Hudson Yang posing at Fresh Off The Boat panel, 25 February 2015
Born 2003 (age 11–12)
New York, New York USA
Nationality American
Occupation Actor
Years active 2014–present
Known for Eddie Huang (Fresh Off the Boat)
Parent(s) Jeff Yang and Heather Ying
Hudson Yang
Traditional Chinese 楊升德[1]

Hudson David Yang (born in 2003) is an American child actor. In 2014 he was cast as the lead in the ABC television series, Fresh Off the Boat. He is the son of writer and journalist Jeff Yang.

Life

Yang was born in 2003 in New York, New York to Jeff Yang, Chinese-American writer, journalist, businessman, and business/media consultant, and Heather Ying.[2] He goes to NEST+M (New Explorations into Science Technology + Math).[3][4]

Career

Hudson Yang at a panel discussion for the new show Fresh off the Boat, 5 February 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".[5] Fresh Off the Boat was picked up by ABC on May 10, 2014,[6] and premiered on February 4, 2015 with the first of the two preview episodes garnered 7.93 million viewers, becoming the second highest rated comedy premiere this season.[7]

He appeared on The View on February 3, 2015 ahead of the show's debut[8] and potrayed Henry in the Mystery Drama film The Sisterhood of Night.[9]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ 馬雲 (6 December 2014). "「菜鳥移民」明年笑翻ABC". 聯合報 (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Why the ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ TV Series Could Change the Game - Speakeasy - WSJ". blogs.wsj.com. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Hudson Yang To Topline ABC Comedy Pilot 'Far East Orlando'; Barry Rothbart Joins NBC's 'Love Is Relative' - Deadline.com". deadline.com. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Hudson Yang To Topline ABC Comedy Pilot ‘Far East Orlando’; Barry Rothbart Joins NBC’s ‘Love Is Relative’". imdb.com. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Angry Reader of the Week: Hudson Yang". blog.angryasianman.com. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  6. ↑ "ABC Renews 'Last Man Standing,' Orders Two More Comedies - Hollywood Reporter". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  7. ↑ 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. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  8. ↑ ""The View" Martin Short/Randall Park & Hudson Yang (TV Episode 2015)". IMDb. 2015-02-03. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  9. ↑ "The Sisterhood of Night". DC. February 5, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.

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