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television series ''

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''.

Early life and education

Yang was born on October 24, 2003 in

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, a

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writer, journalist, businessman, and business/media consultant, and Heather Ying, a Taiwanese American

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who worked in

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. Up until 2015, Yang attended

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(New Explorations into Science Technology + Math) and The New York Performing Arts Academy's "FutureStar" Program. In 2021, he was admitted to the

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class of 2025.

Career

On May 9, 2014, he was interviewed by the

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as the Angry Reader of the Week, where he joked "it's all about the bling - cha-ching, cha-ching". ''Fresh Off the Boat'', adapted from the memoir by chef

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, was picked up by ABC on May 10, 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. He appeared on '' The View'' on February 3, 2015 ahead of the show's debut and portrayed Henry in the

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''. In 2018, Yang and his father invested in a Vietnamese restaurant in

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Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yang, Hudson American male actors of Chinese descent American male actors of Taiwanese descent 21st-century American male actors American male child actors Living people American male television actors 2003 births American male film actors Male actors from New York City