[Nerds&Beyond] ‘Kung Fu’ Star Tzi Ma Nominated For HCA TV Award
The inaugural Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) TV Awards have revealed their full list of nominees! This is the first year of the awards ceremony, which is the first to honor broadcast and cable separately from streaming.
Kung Fu star Tzi Ma was nominated for his role as Jin Shen, the loving patriarch of the Shen clan on the hit CW series. The legendary actor was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama with fellow nominees Courtney B. Vance (Lovecraft Country), Dylan McDermott (Law & Order: Organized Crime), Jason Rodriguez (Pose), Jeffrey Dean Morgan (The Walking Dead), John Carroll Lynch (Big Sky), John Lithgow (Perry Mason), and Michael K. Williams (Lovecraft Country). read more…
[Hollywood Outbreak] ‘Kung Fu’ Star Grew Up With The Original, Appreciated The Asian Representation
When the original Kung Fu TV series ran in the 1970s, it was a big hit, running for four seasons and earning multiple Emmy Award nominations. In the years since then, its reputation has been tarnished somewhat by the fact that its Asian lead character was played not by an Asian, but by David Carradine. That’s not an issue for acclaimed actor Tzi Ma, one of the stars of the new Kung Fu reboot. read more…
[Deadline] Concourse Media Launches Sales On Police Violence Thriller ‘A Shot Through The Wall’
EXCLUSIVE: Concourse Media has acquired worldwide sales rights to writer-director Aimee Long’s thriller A Shot Through The Wall, which looks at how a Chinese-American police officer’s life unravels after he accidentally shoots an innocent Black man in Brooklyn, leading to protests and further violence.
The film boasts a predominantly Asian-American cast including Kenny Leu (Midway), Tzi Ma (Mulan), Lynn Chen (Saving Face), Fiona Fu (Away), and Ciara Renee (The Flash), alongside Dan Lauria (The Wonder Years), Clifton Davis (Madame Secretary) and Derek Goh (Limitless). read more…
[PIX11] Actor Tzi Ma talks CW show ‘Kung Fu,’ Asian representation in America
On the new CW series, “Kung Fu,” a man’s daughter left for three years and returned at a time when her family needed her most.
CW family member and New York’s Very Own Tzi Ma spoke to PIX11 News’ Ojinika Obiekwe about the show, what viewers can expect and the need to have Asian representation in all parts of American culture.
Catch “Kung Fu” Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET on PIX11 or your local CW station. read more…
[CTV] Tzi Ma shows love to Sandra Oh for her activism on screen and off
Tzi Ma is not new to Hollywood and he’s not new to racism. The actor is the epitome of longevity in the entertainment business but he says it’s far more complicated than that. He shared with Etalk’s Tyronne Edwards that while he and other prominent Asian actors may strike big success, everything they do needs to be a form of activism against racism in their field and the world.
Specifically referring to Sandra Oh’s recent appearance and passionate speech at a Stop Asian Hate rally in Oakland, Pennsylvania, Ma commended her activism on the street and on the screen. He says the two cannot be distinguished from one another. read more…
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