Kenny Ridwan

Kenny Ridwan (born May 27, 1999) is an American actor known for his roles in the TV series The Goldbergs, The Thundermans, and The McCarthys. He has also appeared as a guest star on Perception, Bones, Modern Family, and House of Lies.

Ridwan was born in Bellevue, Washington, to a Chinese-American family. He is the third of five children.

Ridwan first took up acting at the age of six or seven, following an advertisement for an acting school. He has become passionate about performing arts taking part in school theater productions. As a fifth-grader, he portrayed Belle's father, Maurice, in its Beauty and the Beast production. Before pursuing the craft professionally and landing his first audition, he participated in acting classes for two and a half years. His family has been as much support as eventually moving to Los Angeles to help him advance his career.

Ridwan took advance filmmaking in high school, and has shown interest in directing and producing. He graduated Campbell Hall High School with honors.

Currently, Ridwan is enrolled at Columbia University.

Ridwan has started acting professionally at the age of 11. He has been portraying the role of Dave Kim in ABC's hit sitcom The Goldbergs since March 2014. He also starred as Gideon in Nickelodeon's series The Thundermans.