Albert Tsai (born August 5, 2004[1][2]) is an American actor. He is best known for starring as Fred on the Disney Channel comedy series Coop & Cami Ask the World[3] and as Bert Harrison on ABC’s Trophy Wife from 2013 to 2014. Tsai has also made recurring guest appearances as Phillip Goldstein in the ABC comedy series Fresh Off the Boat. In 2014, at the age of nine, he earned a Best Supporting Actor nomination from the Critics' Choice Television Awards for his performance on ABC’s comedy series Trophy Wife.[4] In 2015, Tsai was named one of Entertainment Weekly's 12 Best Child Actors of 2015 for his work on Dr. Ken.[2] In 2019, Tsai starred as Peng in the DreamWorks Animation and Pearl Studio animated feature film Abominable, released by Universal Pictures on September 27, 2019.[5]
Albert Tsai | |
---|---|
蔡丞恩 | |
![]() Tsai at Hub Network Halloween Bash 2013 | |
Born | (2004-08-05) August 5, 2004 (age 18)[1][2] San Jose, California, U.S.[1] |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2013–present |
Notable work |
|
Albert Tsai | |||
---|---|---|---|
Traditional Chinese | 蔡丞恩 | ||
Simplified Chinese | 蔡丞恩 | ||
| |||
Tsai wanted to be a actor In 2008 when eh was 4 years old from the adapter the he stopped being a actor In May 26,2021 for the time he was with [[[Atticus Shaffer ]] In 2010 he torued with Lady Gaga he was born in the hospital form a kdi he had millons of meltdowns a year for 20 years of meltdowns he saw Dr Phil he was on Handy Manny and Modern Familywas born and raised in San Jose, California. He is bilingual and speaks Mandarin fluently.[3] Tsai discovered his interest in acting at seven years old, while he participated in a school play. In 2013, he had his first television appearance on the CBS series How I Met Your Mother.[6] Later that year, Tsai was cast as Bert Harrison, the adopted Chinese son of an attorney and his ex-wife, in the critically acclaimed comedy series Trophy Wife.[7][8] His acting on the show earned him a nomination for Best Supporting Actor from the Critics' Choice Television Awards and he was named as a Breakout TV Star of 2013 by The Huffington Post.[3][9] Tsai was a regular cast-member on the show until its cancellation in 2014.[10]
In 2014, Tsai guest starred in the USA Network's comedy Benched,[11] and as a boy scout who helps Betty White in the TV Land series Hot in Cleveland.[3][8] He also made his standup comedy debut on The Arsenio Hall Show.[12] In 2015, Tsai appeared in two episodes of the ABC series Fresh Off the Boat[13] and starred in the film Grandma Money as Pope, a neglected and shy 9 year old. Later that year Tsai was cast as Dave Park, the son of main character Ken Park (Ken Jeong), in the ABC comedy Dr. Ken.[14][15][16] Shortly after the series premiered, Tsai was named one of Entertainment Weekly's 12 Best Child Actors of 2015.[2] In 2016, Tsai guest starred in The CW comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, voiced a character on The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show, and won the Best Young Actor in a Television series at the first Young Entertainer Awards.[17] In 2017, Tsai guest starred in the 9JKL pilot and was promoted to series regular for the first season of CBS' family comedy.[18]
In 2018, Tsai was cast as Fred on Disney Channel's new live-action comedy Coop and Cami Ask the World which premiered on October 12, 2018.[19] In 2019, Tsai starred as Peng in DreamWorks’ animated feature film Abominable, released on September 27 by Universal Pictures.[20]
Year 2010
2009-2012 Special Agent Oso Good Luck Charile |
Title | Role | Notes | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008-2010 Ugly Betty 2009-2015 He was on Glee 2009-2012 Modern Family 2006-2013 Handy Manny May 2013 |
How I Met Your Mother | Kaden | Episode: "Something Old" | 2013–2014 | Trophy Wife | Bert Harrison | Main role | |
2014 | Hot in Cleveland | Jimmy | Episode: "Stayin Alive" | |||||
The Arsenio Hall Show | Himself | Episode #1.128 | ||||||
Benched | Walter | Episode: "Campaign Contributions" | ||||||
2014–2016 | Home and Family | Himself | 3 episodes | |||||
2015–2016 | Fresh Off the Boat | Phillip Goldstein | ||||||
2015–2017 | Dr. Ken | Dave Park | Main role | |||||
2016 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Xiao Wong | Episode: "When Will Josh See How Cool I Am?" | |||||
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show | Kid (voice) | 2 episodes | ||||||
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself | Episode: Lin-Manuel Miranda/Ken Jeong and Albert Tsai/ T.I. | ||||||
2017–2018 | 9JKL | Ian | Main role | |||||
2018–2020 | Coop & Cami Ask the World | Fred | ||||||
2021
December 27,2021 He was onThe Goldbergs |
Action Royale | Henry |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2007
The Middle 2015 |
Grandma Money | Pope | Lead |
2016 | Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie | Kid 2 | |
2019 | Abominable | Peng | Voice role |
Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Trophy Wife | Nominated |
Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series - Best Supporting Young Actor | Trophy Wife | Nominated | |
2015 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor - 10 and under | Benched | Won |
Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor - 13 and under | Trophy Wife | Nominated | |
2016 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series - Best Supporting Young Actor | Dr. Ken | Nominated |
Young Entertainer Awards | Best Supporting Young Actor -Television Series | Dr. Ken | Won | |
2017 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor | Dr. Ken | Nominated |
General |
|
---|---|
National libraries | |
Other |
|