Sung Kang, 43, lent his voice to a soap opera actor in “Family Guy” Season 15 episode 10 titled “Candy, Quahog Marshmallow,” which aired on Jan. 3. The South Korean-American actor is known for playing Han in “Fast & Furious” films with the late Paul Walker.
Pisay Pao played Jamie Patterson, the heavily pregnant wife of Gunnery Sergeant Hugh Patterson (Emerson Brooks). The character appeared in “NCIS: Los Angeles” Season 7 episode 12 titled “Core Values,” which aired on Jan. 4.
Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort’s “Insurgent” co-star Lawrence Kao is set to appear in “2 Broke Girls” Season 5 episode 10, which will air on CBS on Feb. 3. The Taiwanese-American actor will play a hipster.
Known for playing Dawn in “10 Things I Hate About You,” Japanese-American actress Ally Maki is set to appear in “New Girl” Season 5 episode 4 titled “No Girl,” which airs on Jan. 26. She will play a character named Kumiko.
Known for playing Richelle Yoon in “American Crime,” Singaporean-American actress Gwendoline Yeo is set to voice a character in “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Season 5 episode 2 titled “The Forgotten Swordsman.” The episode will air on Feb. 8 on Nickelodeon.
Known for playing Dinesh on the HBO series “Silicon Valley,” Pakistani-American stand-up comedian Kumail Nanijani, 37, is set to play a guest role named Pasha in “The X-Files” Season 1 episode 3 titled “Murder and Scully Meet the Were-Man.” Directed by Darin Morgan, the episode will air on Feb. 1.
Lea Salonga took to Twitter on Jan. 7, Thursday, to express her support for “The King and I” star Hoon Lee. The Filipino singer and actress referred to her fellow Broadway star as her friend.
“Hawaii Five-0” alum Michael Sun Lee will be part of the “Fuller House” cast, playing the recurring role of Harry Takayama. The character is the first on-screen friend of Stephanie Tanner (Jodie Sweetin).
Filipino actress Angel Locsin, 30, will be serving as a reality TV series judge for the first time. Recently, ABS-CBN announced that the International Emmy Awards-nominated actress will be part of the panel of judges of “Pilipinas Got Talent,” the Philippine version of the global British “Got Talent” franchise.
German Molina Moreno, who is one of the legendary entertainment icons in the Philippines, died of cardiac arrest at 3:20 a.m. on Jan. 8, Friday, in Quezon City, Philippines. He was 72.
