Randall Park is an American actor, comedian, writer, and director.
Early life and education Park was born and raised in Los Angeles, California,
to South Korean parents.
Park graduated from Hamilton High School's Humanities Magnet Program.
Park attended UCLA and finished with an undergraduate degree in English and creative writing and
a master’s degree in Asian–American studies.
While attending UCLA, Park co-founded the LCC Asian American Theater Group.
Career Film and television
Park made his acting debut in the 2003 short film Dragon of Love, which won the Best Short
Film at the 2003 Hawaii International Film Festival.
Park has appeared in feature films such as Larry Crowne, Dinner for Schmucks, and The
Five-Year Engagement.
Park also appeared in various independent film projects such as Quentin Lee’s The
People I've Slept With, and he starred and co-wrote the feature film American Fusion.
In television, Park has made guest appearances on Curb Your Enthusiasm, New Girl, The Office,
ER, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, NBC's Four Kings, Las Vegas, House, iCarly, Cold
Case, Reno 911!, and more.
He also appeared as the recurring series regular Martin Fukanaga, the father character, on
Nickelodean's TV show Supah Ninjas. Park was also a cast member on MTV’s Nick Cannon
improv show Wild 'n Out.
In 2007 he regularly appeared as an actor in the filmmaking reality show On the Lot.
Park currently appears as a recurring character on The Mindy Project and on Veep, the rival
to Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ character.
Park has recently been cast as Eddie Huang’s immigrant father, Louis, in ABC’s TV project
Fresh Off The Boat, written and produced by Nahnatchka Khan and executive produced by
Jake Kasdan.
In 2014, Park co-starred in the Jason Segel/Cameron Diaz comedy Sex Tape, as well as Neighbors,
where he plays a company rep trying to recruit college students, and will appear in another
Seth Rogen film, The Interview, where he plays Kim Jong Un.
Writing and directing In 2005 Park co-wrote and starred in the feature
film American Fusion directed by Frank Lin, which won the Audience Award at the Hawaii
International Film Festival.
He has also created, directed, written, and starred in several short internet series for
Channel 101, including Dr. Miracles, The Food, and Dumb Professor.
In 2013 he wrote and starred in a series featuring his baby daughter entitled Baby Mentalist.
Park also wrote a short film entitled Blueberry, which won an award for Best Actor at the NBC
Shortcuts Film Festival for short films.
As a writer, Park has also won a CAPE New Writers Award for his TV Pilot Script, “The
Erasists.”
Commercials and online work Park has made a name for himself in the commercial
world.
He has been featured in ads 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 and the new web
series “Home Is Where the Hans Are” as the stepdad.
Filmography Film
The Interview Sex Tape
Neighbors The Five Year Engagement
Larry Crowne Dinner for Schmucks
Television Veep
The Office Supah Ninjas
Wild 'n Out House
Fresh Off The Boat Web series
Dr. Miracles Dumb Professor
The Food Baby Mentalist
Listen to Grandpa, Andy Ling Siamese Dad
References
External links Official website
Randall Park at the Internet Movie Database Comedy Zen