American writer and producer
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]
Early life
Hong, 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
Hong 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
Hong 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
^ 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.
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