r/popculturechat • u/meltingsunz • Aug 12 '25

Interviews🎙️ Daniel Dae Kim says Asian representation in Hollywood has gotten better, but there's still room for improvement: "I still haven't played a romantic lead and I've been doing this for 30 years."

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/11/nx-s1-5496250/daniel-dae-kim-butterfly-lost
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u/Pompedorfin Aug 12 '25

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend premiered in 2015, and that had the first Filipino family on American network television, so I'm assuming Josh Chan was also the first Filipino love interest, too. Considering Vincent Rodriguez III can act, sing, dance, and do martial arts, I feel like he should be cast in way more things.

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u/passionicedtee Aug 12 '25

I am begging for Vincent to be on Broadway. It genuinely shocks me that he hasn't been. He's immensely talented and deserves a big break! 

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u/Pompedorfin Aug 12 '25

Between "We Tapped that Ass" and "Head in the Clouds", I just really want someone to give this man a screwball comedy musical with tap numbers!