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Albert Tsai (born August 5, 2004) is an American actor. He is best known for starring asFred on the Disney Channel comedy series Coop & Cami Ask the World and as Bert Harrison on ABC’s Trophy Wife from 2013 to 2014.Tsai has also made recurring guest appearances as Phillip Goldstein in the ABC comedy series Fresh Off the Boat. In 2014, at the age of nine, he earned a Best Supporting Actor nomination from the Critics' Choice Television Awards for his performance on ABC’s comedy series Trophy Wife. In 2015, Tsai was named one of Entertainment Weekly's 12 Best Child Actors of 2015 for his work on Dr. Ken. In 2019, Tsai starred as Peng in the DreamWorks Animation and Pearl Studio animated feature film Abominable, released by Universal Pictures on September 27, 2019.

Career

Tsai was born and raised in San Jose, California. He is bilingual and speaks Mandarin fluently. Tsai discovered his interest in acting at seven years old, while he participated in a school play. In 2013, he had his first television appearance on the CBS series How I Met Your Mother. Later that year, Tsai was cast as Bert Harrison, the adopted Chinese son of an attorney and his ex-wife, in the critically acclaimed comedy series Trophy Wife.His acting on the show earned him a nomination for Best Supporting Actor from the Critics' Choice Television Awards and he was named as a Breakout TV Star of 2013 by The Huffington Post. Tsai was a regular cast-member on the show until its cancellation in 2014.

In 2014, Tsai guest starred in the USA Network's comedy Benched, and as a boy scout who helps Betty White in the TV Land series Hot in Cleveland. He also made his standup comedy debut on The Arsenio Hall Show. In 2015, Tsai appeared in two episodes of the ABC series Fresh Off the Boat and starred in the film Grandma Money as Pope, a neglected and shy 9 year old. Later that year Tsai wascast as Dave Park, the son of main character Ken Park (Ken Jeong), in the ABC comedy Dr. Ken. Shortly after the series premiered, Tsai was named one of Entertainment Weekly's 12 Best Child Actors of 2015. In 2016, Tsai guest starred in The CW comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, voiced a character on The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show, and won the Best Young Actor in a Television series at the first Young Entertainer Awards. In 2017, Tsai guest starred in the 9JKL pilot and was promoted to series regular for the first season of CBS' family comedy.

In 2018, Tsai was cast as Fred on Disney Channel's new live-action comedy Coop and Cami Ask the World which premiered on October 12, 2018. In 2019, Tsai starred as Peng in DreamWorks’ animated feature film Abominable, released on September 27 by Universal Pictures.

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013How I Met Your MotherKadenEpisode: "Something Old"
2013–2014Trophy WifeBert HarrisonMain role
2014Hot in ClevelandJimmyEpisode: "Stayin Alive"
2014The Arsenio Hall ShowHimselfEpisode #1.128
2014BenchedWalterEpisode: "Campaign Contributions"
2014–2016Home and FamilyHimself3 episodes
2015–2016Fresh Off the BoatPhillip Goldstein3 episodes
2015–2017Dr. KenDave ParkMain role
2016Crazy Ex-GirlfriendXiao WongEpisode: "When Will Josh See How Cool I Am?"
2016The Mr. Peabody & Sherman ShowKid (voice)2 episodes
2016Jimmy Kimmel Live!HimselfEpisode: Lin-Manuel Miranda/Ken Jeong and Albert Tsai/ T.I.
2017–20189JKLIanMain role
2018–presentCoop & Cami Ask the WorldFredMain role

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015Grandma MoneyPopeLead
2016Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The MovieKid 2
2019AbominablePeng (voice)

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResult
2014Critics' Choice Television AwardsBest Supporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesTrophy WifeNominated
Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a TV Series - Best Supporting Young ActorTrophy WifeNominated
2015Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor - 10 and underBenchedWon
Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor - 13 and underTrophy WifeNominated
2016Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a TV Series - Best Supporting Young ActorDr. KenNominated
Young Entertainer AwardsBest Supporting Young Actor -Television SeriesDr. KenWon
2017Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young ActorDr. KenNominated
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