All posts tagged "Ken Jeong"

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    ABC picks up 9 more episodes for ‘Dr. Ken’

    By Brian Han Television network ABC must be pleased with the ratings of its new sitcom “Dr. Ken” because the studio just signed the show to an additional nine episodes according to Variety.com. In its first season,...

    • Posted October 21, 2015
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    ‘Dr. Ken’ starring Ken Jeong premieres tonight on ABC

    HOLLYWOOD (CNS) – “Dr. Ken,” a comedy starring physician-turned-comedian Ken Jeong as a physician with a lousy bedside manner and an easily irritated father of two, premieres at 8:30 p.m. tonight on ABC. ABC signed Jeong, best known...

    • Posted October 2, 2015
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  • "Advantageous," 2015 (Courtesy of the Los Angeles Pacific Asian Film Festival)
    Jennifer Phang, Ken Jeong talk dystopian sci-fi ‘Advantageous’

    By Tae Hong How far would a mother go to secure a better life for her daughter? It’s the question asked by dystopian sci-fi film “Advantageous,” helmed by Sundance award-winning director Jennifer Phang and featuring a cast...

    • Posted May 14, 2015
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    ABC picks up ‘Dr. Ken’ for a full season

      ABC picked up “Dr. Ken” for a full season on Friday, which means that there will be two Asian American families featured on primetime network television next season according to The Wrap. The show will feature...

    • Posted May 11, 2015
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  • Actor Ken Jeong poses for a portrait during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Jeong says that much of the inspiration for his memorably angry Mr. Chow character in "The Hangover" movie was a reaction to his wife's fight against breast cancer at the time. He explained in a short film to accompany the upcoming PBS documentary, "Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies," that he was caring for his wife, Tran Ho, and their one-year-old twins as she was undergoing chemotherapy. "Tran encouraged me to do it," Jeong said in an interview. "She thought I was suffering from caregiver burnout." (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)
    Ken Jeong says ‘Hangover’ role inspired by wife

    NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Ken Jeong says that much of the inspiration for his memorably angry Mr. Chow character in “The Hangover” movie was a reaction to his wife’s fight against breast cancer at the time....

    • Posted March 9, 2015
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    Ken Jeong to lead new ABC pilot ‘Dr. Ken’

    Ready to see another Korean American-led TV show? Welcome ABC’s “Dr. Ken,” starring Ken Jeong, to the club. The network gave the green light for a pilot to the comedy starring the “Community” actor, according to Deadline.com....

    • Posted February 11, 2015
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  • Ken Jeong has become one of the biggest comedic forces in Hollywood.
    Reality has exceeded his dreams

    This is actor Ken Jeong’s favorite season of NBC’s Community The Hangover star discusses his behind-the-camera roles on upcoming indie films By the Korea Times Los Angeles staff writers You don’t get much bigger than Ken Jeong in America....

    • Posted February 28, 2014
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