Randall Park
Encyclopedia
Randall Park is an American comedian
, writer
, and actor
.
Park was born and raised in Los Angeles
, California in the U.S., to Korean
parents. Park graduated from Hamilton High School's Humanities Magnet Program. Park attended UCLA and finished with an undergraduate degree in English, Creative Writing and a Master's Degree in Asian American Studies.
While attending UCLA, Park co-founded the LCC Asian American Theater and the coalition of artists known as Proper Gander in Los Angeles. Park made his acting debut in 2003 in the short film Dragon of Love, which won the Best Short Film at the 2003 Hawaii International Film Festival
. Park has made guest appearances on NBC
's Four Kings
, Las Vegas
, House
, and ER
.
In 2005, Park co-wrote and starred in the feature film American Fusion, which won the Audience Award at the Hawaii International Film Festival
. Park was a castmember on MTV
's Wild 'N Out
.
Park portrays "Gizmo Lee" in segments of AZN TV's XBytes. He has also internet series, including Dr. Miracles, The Food, and Dumb Professor. In 2007, he appeared in the filmmaking reality show On the Lot
.
Park is featured in commercials for HBO Go, Ally Bank, as well as the 2011 Fathers' Day Verizon Droid commercial.
Park is in Wong Fu Productions' short film "Too Fast" as Brandon.
Park portrayed Officer Yo' Ass in The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It
.
Park also portrays Henderson, one of the business men at the dinner in Dinner for Schmucks
.
Park currently stars as Martin in Supah Ninjas
.
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
, writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
.
Park was born and raised in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, California in the U.S., to Korean
Korean people
The Korean people are an ethnic group originating in the Korean peninsula and Manchuria. Koreans are one of the most ethnically and linguistically homogeneous groups in the world.-Names:...
parents. Park graduated from Hamilton High School's Humanities Magnet Program. Park attended UCLA and finished with an undergraduate degree in English, Creative Writing and a Master's Degree in Asian American Studies.
While attending UCLA, Park co-founded the LCC Asian American Theater and the coalition of artists known as Proper Gander in Los Angeles. Park made his acting debut in 2003 in the short film Dragon of Love, which won the Best Short Film at the 2003 Hawaii International Film Festival
Hawaii International Film Festival
The Hawaii International Film Festival is a film festival held in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It was started in 1981 by Jeannette Paulson Hereniko and has been held annually in the fall for two weeks...
. Park has made guest appearances on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's Four Kings
Four Kings
Four Kings is a sitcom introduced as a part of NBC's winter 2006 programming but cancelled before the end of the season. It aired at 8:30pm on Thursdays. It starred Seth Green, Josh Cooke, Todd Grinnell and Shane McRae...
, Las Vegas
Las Vegas (TV series)
Las Vegas was an American television series broadcast by NBC from September 22, 2003 to February 15, 2008. The show focuses on a team of people working at the ficticional Montecito Resort & Casino dealing with issues that arise within the working environment, ranging from valet parking and...
, House
House (TV series)
House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
, and ER
ER (TV series)
ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
.
In 2005, Park co-wrote and starred in the feature film American Fusion, which won the Audience Award at the Hawaii International Film Festival
Hawaii International Film Festival
The Hawaii International Film Festival is a film festival held in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It was started in 1981 by Jeannette Paulson Hereniko and has been held annually in the fall for two weeks...
. Park was a castmember on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's Wild 'N Out
Wild 'N Out
Nick Cannon Presents Wild 'n Out is a game show on MTV starring Nick Cannon.-Premise:Similar in premise to game-type shows such as Whose Line Is It Anyway?, the show puts two teams of comedians: the "Red Squad", captained by Cannon and contained Katt Williams for the first 3 seasons, and the "Black...
.
Park portrays "Gizmo Lee" in segments of AZN TV's XBytes. He has also internet series, including Dr. Miracles, The Food, and Dumb Professor. In 2007, he appeared in the filmmaking reality show On the Lot
On the Lot
On the Lot is a short-lived reality show competition produced by Steven Spielberg and Mark Burnett. The show, which aired on Fox, featured filmmakers competing in weekly elimination competitions, with the ultimate prize of a million dollar development deal at DreamWorks...
.
Park is featured in commercials for HBO Go, Ally Bank, as well as the 2011 Fathers' Day Verizon Droid commercial.
Park is in Wong Fu Productions' short film "Too Fast" as Brandon.
Park portrayed Officer Yo' Ass in The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It
The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It
The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It is an American spoof of several of Judd Apatow's films: The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Superbad, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall. The main plot follows Andy , a 40-year old who desperately wants to lose his virginity...
.
Park also portrays Henderson, one of the business men at the dinner in Dinner for Schmucks
Dinner for Schmucks
Dinner for Schmucks, a 2010 screwball comedy film, is the American adaptation of the French film Le Dîner de Cons , being described by the director as "inspired by" the original rather than a remake of it...
.
Park currently stars as Martin in Supah Ninjas
Supah Ninjas
Supah Ninjas is an American action-comedy series, created by Leo Chu and Eric Garcia. The series premiered as a special preview on Nickelodeon on January 17, 2011 in the United States and started airing regularly on April 16, 2011.- Premise :...
.