Gene Hong is an American writer and producer best known for his writing on TV series' Magnum P.I., Lethal Weapon, Bones and Community. As an actor, he may be best known for being in the original cast of MTV's Nick Cannon Presents Wild 'n Out.[1]
Gene Hong | |
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| Born | |
| Alma mater | Allegheny College |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, producer, reality television personality |
Early life
editHong, a Korean American, graduated from North Allegheny High School in Wexford, Pennsylvania (a suburb of Pittsburgh). He graduated from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania.[2]
Writing and producing career
editHong began his career writing sitcoms, serving as a writer/producer for NBC's cult comedy Community, writing the episode "Intro to Felt Surrogacy". His other comedy credits include ABC's The Goode Family,[2] the MTV series DJ and the Fro,[3] Friends with Benefits, and the animated Fox comedy Allen Gregory, created by Jonah Hill. He joined the Fox procedural Bones at the end of season 9, where he served as a writer/producer for three seasons.[4]
Hong has developed and sold seven television pilots, five with Sony Pictures and producer Jamie Tarses, one with 20th Century Fox and Chernin Entertainment for NBC where Hong served as writer, and executive produced along with Maroon 5's Adam Levine and Jake Kasdan.,[5] and one for Fox with Bones creator Hart Hanson.
Hong wrote and produced a tennis dramedy feature film, Break Point, about doubles tennis,[6] which was released in July 2015, produced by Broad Green Pictures. The film stars Jeremy Sisto, David Walton, J. K. Simmons, and Amy Smart.
Personal life
editHong resides in the Hollywood Hills with his close friend, Adam Levine, front man for the Grammy Award-winning pop music group, Maroon 5.
During an interview with Howard Stern, actor Jake Gyllenhaal referred to Hong as his best friend, claiming he and Levine remain close because they "share a best friend".[7]
Hong is involved in the non-profit organizations Kiva.org, Won By One to Jamaica, and The Linden Center, a group home facility for emotionally disturbed children in Los Angeles, California.[8]
References
edit- ^ Wild 'N Out Home Page, MTV.com (accessed February 27, 2007)
- ^ a b Owen, Rob. "TV writer Gene Hong hangs with roomie from Maroon 5", Pittsburgh Post Gazette, July 6, 2009. accessed July 2009.
- ^ "MTV's DJ and The Fro". MTV. June 2, 2009. Archived from the original on May 29, 2009. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
- ^ [1] at the IMDb (accessed July 2015)
- ^ 'New NBC comedy' at the Deadline Hollywood (accessed July 2011)
- ^ The Deadline Team (July 12, 2013). "Jeremy Sisto And David Walton To Star in Indie Comedy 'Break Point' For First-Time Feature Helmer Jay Karas". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ^ "Jake Gyllenhaal cuts loose on the Howard Stern Show". The Howard Stern Production Company. July 22, 2015. Archived from the original on July 24, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ^ "Kiva Blog", kivanews.blogspot.com. accessed March 2007.