Hudson Yang
{{Short description|American actor (born 2003)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Hudson Yang
| image = Lozupone hudson.png
| image_caption = Yang in 2015
| birth_name = Hudson David Yang
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|10|24}}
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| education = Harvard University
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2014–present
| father = Jeff Yang
}}
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Hudson David Yang (born October 24, 2003){{cite web|url=http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/10/todays_top_celebrity_birthdays_43.html|title=Today's top celebrity birthdays list (October 24, 2017)|work=cleveland.com|date=October 24, 2017|accessdate=January 9, 2018}} 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. Yang is the son of Jeff Yang, a Taiwanese American journalist, businessman, and business/media consultant.
Early life and education
Yang was born to a Taiwanese American family on October 24, 2003, in New York City, New York. His parents are 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.{{cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/05/02/why-fresh-off-the-boat-tv-series-could-change-the-game/|title=Why the 'Fresh Off the Boat' TV Series Could Change the Game - Speakeasy - WSJ|publisher=blogs.wsj.com|accessdate=May 10, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/25/style/weddings-vows-heather-ying-and-jeff-yang.html|title=Heather Ying and Jeff Yang|date=25 August 2002|work=The New York Times|accessdate=8 June 2016}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/25/style/weddings-vows-heather-ying-and-jeff-yang|title=Wedding Vows Heather Ying and Jeff Yang|website=The New York Times }}
Up until 2015, Yang attended NEST+M (New Explorations into Science Technology + Math) and The New York Performing Arts Academy's "FutureStar" Program.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/03/hudson-yang-to-topline-abc-comedy-pilot-far-east-orlando-barry-rothbart-joins-nbcs-love-is-relative-697849/|title=Hudson Yang To Topline ABC Comedy Pilot 'Far East Orlando'; Barry Rothbart Joins NBC's 'Love Is Relative' - Deadline.com|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=May 10, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/news/ni56919873/|title=Hudson Yang To Topline ABC Comedy Pilot 'Far East Orlando'; Barry Rothbart Joins NBC's 'Love Is Relative'|publisher=imdb.com|accessdate=May 10, 2014}}
In 2021, he was admitted to the Harvard University class of 2025.{{Cite web|last=Weinberg|first=Lindsay|date=December 18, 2020|title=See the Exact Moment Fresh Off the Boat's Hudson Yang Got Accepted to Harvard|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1220447/see-the-exact-moment-fresh-off-the-boats-hudson-yang-got-accepted-to-harvard|access-date=2021-05-19|website=E! Online}}
Career
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".{{cite web|url=http://blog.angryasianman.com/2014/05/angry-reader-of-week-hudson-yang.html|title=Angry Reader of the Week: Hudson Yang|publisher=blog.angryasianman.com|accessdate=May 10, 2014}} Fresh Off the Boat, adapted from the memoir by chef Eddie Huang, was picked up by ABC on May 10, 2014,{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/abc-renews-last-man-standing-703041?mobile_redirect=false|title=ABC Renews 'Last Man Standing,' Orders Two More Comedies - Hollywood Reporter|publisher=hollywoodreporter.com|accessdate=June 1, 2014}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/02/05/tv-ratings-wednesday-empire-hits-new-high-fresh-off-the-boat-debuts-strong-arrow-modern-family-the-100-up/359573/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206002812/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/02/05/tv-ratings-wednesday-empire-hits-new-high-fresh-off-the-boat-debuts-strong-arrow-modern-family-the-100-up/359573/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 6, 2015|title=TV Ratings Wednesday: 'Empire' Hits New High, 'Fresh Off The Boat' Debuts Strong, 'Arrow', 'Modern Family' & 'The 100' Up|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Bibel|first=Sara|date=February 5, 2015|accessdate=February 9, 2015}}
He appeared on The View on February 3, 2015, ahead of the show's debut{{Cite web|title="The View" Martin Short/Randall Park & Hudson Yang (TV Episode 2015)|author=|work=IMDb|date=2015-02-03|accessdate=February 6, 2015|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4400514/?ref_=nm_flmg_slf_1|quote=}} and portrayed Henry in the mystery drama film The Sisterhood of Night.{{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/92509/the-sisterhood-of-the-night-gets-crafty-on-vod/|title=The Sisterhood of Night|work=DC|last=|first=|date=February 5, 2015|accessdate=February 9, 2015}}
In 2018, Yang and his father invested in a Vietnamese restaurant in Los Angeles, California.{{Cite web|url=https://la.eater.com/2018/10/29/18038368/fresh-off-the-boat-hudson-yang-restaurant-investor-khong-ten|title=Food-loving 'Fresh Off the Boat' actor Hudson Yang invests in first LA restaurant|first=Farley|last=Elliott|date=October 29, 2018|website=Eater LA}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable"
|+ Film and television roles ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes |
| 2014
|Henry Huang |Feature film debut |
| 2015–2020
|Main role; 116 episodes |
| 2015
|Himself |Episode: "Fit to be Heroes" |
| 2016
|Frankie Chang / "Doctor Questions" |Episode: "Coach-A-Rooney" |
| 2017
|Hum |Cho |Short film |
| 2018
|Octavio (voice) |Episode: "Return to Merroway Cove" |
| rowspan=2|2019
|Liu (voice) |Episode: "Little Trouble in Big China" |
| The Lion Guard
|Baliyo (voice) |7 episodes |
| 2021
|Cal | |
| 2022
|Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules |Larry (voice) | |
| rowspan="2" |2023
|Order Up! |Himself |8 episodes |
| Honor Student
|Jeremy Chue |Also executive producer |
| 2024
|Himself | |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Award !! Category !! Work !! Result | ||||
| rowspan="4"| 2016 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Mini-series) | rowspan="7"|Fresh Off the Boat | {{nom}} |
| Young Artist Award | Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast In A TV Series | {{win}}{{cite web|url=http://www.backstage.com/news/abc-and-nickelodeon-actors-lead-winners-young-artist-awards-57653/|title=ABC and Nickelodeon Actors Lead Winners at Young Artist Awards|publisher=backstage.com|accessdate=11 July 2016}} | ||
| Young Entertainer Awards | Best Young Ensemble Cast - TV Series | {{won}} | ||
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV: Scene Stealer | {{nom}} | ||
| rowspan ="3"| 2017 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Mini-series) | {{nom}} | |
| Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Teen Actor | {{won}} | ||
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Comedy TV Actor | {{nom}} |
References
{{reflist|30em}}
External links
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- {{IMDb name|6386589}}
- {{Facebook|hudsondyang}}
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Category:American male actors of Chinese descent
Category:American male actors of Taiwanese descent
Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:American male child actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:American male film actors