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Biography
Andrew Phung is a Canadian actor, improviser, and comedian. Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Phung is a graduate of the University of Calgary and an alumnus of the Loose Moose Theatre Company. He is currently playing Kimchee on the CBC Television sitcom Kim's Convenience. For this role, Phung has won multiple Canadian Screen Awards, including for Best Supporting Actor, Comedy in 2020.
Background
Andrew Phung was born in Calgary, Alberta and attended Bishop McNally High School. Phung's father is of Vietnamese descent and his mother is Chinese. He joined the Loose Moose Theatre Company when he was 16 years old and is currently a senior ensemble performer and instructor with the theatre. He studied economics at the University of Calgary and worked as non-profit director before pursuing acting.
Career
In 2008, he joined the comedy group Sciencebear. Together they created and produced various comedic shorts, and in 2009 they released the film Sketch, which was produced on a $100 budget. It was an official entry into the 2010 Calgary International Film Festival.
In 2009 Phung was named one of Calgary's Top 40 under 40 by Avenue Magazine. That year he was also a featured cast member on the television series Drafted on the Score Television Network.
Phung is the co-creator of the hit improvised comedy shows Past your Bedtime, Northeast: The Show, and Kill Hard.
From 2015 to 2016, he co-wrote and starred in two seasons of Cowtown, a sketch comedy series produced by Nur Films and Telus Optik.
Phung is currently playing the role of Kimchee in the CBC Television sitcom Kim's Convenience. He has won Canadian Screen Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic Series, at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018, and the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020.
Personal life
Phung is the co-founder of YYCSolediers, an online sneaker group which also produces Sneaker SWAP, a Calgary-based sneaker event. He is heavily involved in an organization called Youth Central, a non profit organization which helps youth get involved in their communities.
Phung has two sons with his wife, Tamera.
