Hudson Yang

Hudson David Yang (born October 24, 2003[2]) is a Taiwanese-American child actor. In 2014 he was cast as the lead, Eddie Huang, in the ABC television series Fresh Off the Boat.

Hudson Yang
Yang on February 25, 2015
Born
Hudson David Yang

(2003-10-24) October 24, 2003
New York City, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present
Hudson Yang
Traditional Chinese楊升德[1]
Simplified Chinese杨升德

Early life

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]

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".[8] Fresh Off the Boat was picked up by ABC on May 10, 2014,[9] 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.[10]

He appeared on The View on February 3, 2015 ahead of the show's debut[11] and portrayed Henry in the mystery drama film The Sisterhood of Night.[12]

Filmography
Film and television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2014 The Sisterhood of Night Henry Huang Film
2015–20 Fresh Off the Boat Eddie Huang Main role (116 episodes)
2016 Liv & Maddie Frankie Chang / "Doctor Questions" Guest Starring
2017 Hum Cho Short film
2018 Sofia the First Octavio (voice) Episode: "Return to Merroway Cove"
2019 Where's Waldo? Liu (voice) Episode: "Little Trouble in Big China"
The Lion Guard Baliyo (voice) 7 episodes

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2016NAACP Image AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Mini-series)Fresh Off the BoatNominated
Young Artist AwardOutstanding Young Ensemble Cast In A TV SeriesWon[13]
Young Entertainer AwardsBest Young Ensemble Cast - TV SeriesWon
Teen Choice AwardsChoice TV: Scene StealerNominated
2017NAACP Image AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Mini-series)Nominated
Young Artist AwardBest Performance in a TV Series - Leading Teen ActorWon
Teen Choice AwardsChoice Comedy TV ActorNominated

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. "Why the 'Fresh Off the Boat' TV Series Could Change the Game - Speakeasy - WSJ". blogs.wsj.com. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  4. "Heather Ying and Jeff Yang". The New York Times. 25 August 2002. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  5. "Wedding Vows Heather Ying and Jeff Yang".
  6. "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.
  7. "Hudson Yang To Topline ABC Comedy Pilot 'Far East Orlando'; Barry Rothbart Joins NBC's 'Love Is Relative'". imdb.com. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  8. "Angry Reader of the Week: Hudson Yang". blog.angryasianman.com. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  9. "ABC Renews 'Last Man Standing,' Orders Two More Comedies - Hollywood Reporter". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  10. 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.
  11. ""The View" Martin Short/Randall Park & Hudson Yang (TV Episode 2015)". IMDb. 2015-02-03. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  12. "The Sisterhood of Night". DC. February 5, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  13. "ABC and Nickelodeon Actors Lead Winners at Young Artist Awards". backstage.com. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
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