ABC says ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ sailing past star’s tweet
ABC says the cast and crew of “Fresh Off the Boat” are ready to get back to work and put star Constance Wu’s anti-renewal tirade behind them. ABC Entertainment President Karey Burke said on Monday the show’s producers have told her everyone involved with “Fresh Off the Boat” took the actress at her word when she apologized.
They have only expressed enthusiasm about starting production this week on season six, which debuts Sept. 27. Burke said she’ll see Wu at the script reading. The two haven’t spoken since Wu expressed regret for tweeting her disappointment that the show would be back. The “Crazy Rich Asians” star said she was briefly frustrated that its renewal would keep her from a passion project.
Constance Wu was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. Her mother is a computer programmer and her father is a college professor. Both are Taiwanese immigrants. Constance grew up in Richmond performing in the local community theatre scene. At sixteen, she moved to New York to study at the famed Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and she’s been busy ever since. While in New York, she worked in classical theatre and quickly transitioned to film work. She soon appeared in several Sundance Feature Films including “Stephanie Daley,” and “Year of the Fish.” In 2010, she moved to Los Angeles where her theatre and film background helped land her a role in another Sundance Feature, “The Sound of My Voice.” In 2014, she was cast as Jessica
ABC says the cast and crew of ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ are ready to get back to work and put star Constance Wu’s anti-renewal tirade behind them
Huang in the ABC comedy series, “Fresh Off the Boat,” scheduled to premiere in early 2015. Based on Eddie Huang’s memoir, it is set in the 1990s and revolves around a Taiwanese family that moves to suburban Orlando. She enjoys longdistance running, camping, piano, and reading. She lives in Silverlake, Los Angeles with her pet bunny Lida Rose. In 2018, she starred as Rachel Chu, an American college professor who dates a Singaporean multi-millionaire (Henry Golding), in the smash romantic comedy hit “Crazy Rich Asians” (2018). Constance Wu was born on March 22, 1982, in Richmond, Virginia. Her parents emigrated from Taiwan. Wu said that her paternal grandparents were very poor, working as bamboo farmers, and did not have the opportunity to get an education, so they were unable to read and write. She is the third of four daughters. She graduated from Douglas S. Freeman High School, in Henrico County, where she began performing in local theatre; she participated in a six-month program during high school at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Wu later graduated from State University of New York at Purchase’s Conservatory of Theatre Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting in 2005. Wu cited Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee as an influence.