Randall Park

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Television Actor · Born Mar 23, 1974 · United States Of America · Male

Randall Park (born March 23, 1974) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is known for portraying North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-un in the 2014 film The Interview, Minnesota governor Danny Chung in Veep, and beginning in 2015 he portrayed Eddie Huang's father, American restaurateur Louis Huang, in ABC's television show Fresh Off the Boat. 2Early life Park was born to Korean immigrant parents in Los Angeles, California. He was raised in West Los Angeles. His mother was an accountant at UCLA, and his father owned a one-hour photo store. Park graduated from Hamilton High School's Humanities Magnet Program. Park earned a bachelor's degree in English and creative writing and a master's degree in Asian American studies from UCLA. While attending UCLA, Park co-founded the Asian American theater group named "Lapu, the Coyote that Cares", which is now known as the LCC Theatre Company. 2Career 3Film and television Park made his acting debut in the 2003 short film Dragon of Love (as the main character, Joel), which won the Best Short Film at the 2003 Hawaii International Film Festival. He has appeared in feature films such as Larry Crowne, Dinner for Schmucks, and The Five-Year Engagement. He appeared in various independent film projects such as Quentin Lee's The People I've Slept With (2009) and starred and co-wrote the feature film American Fusion (2005