‘Friends’ actor recalls racist incident on set: “It was kind of a toxic environment”
nme.comFriends recalls being shocked by a racist remarks on set.Stephen Park spoke as part of the Pod Meets World Podcast, a rewatch series for ’90s teen show Boy Meets World.
As well as talking about his appearance on that show, he looked back at his time working on the American sitcom.Park featured in two episodes of Friends – season two episode 23 “The One with the Chicken Pox”, and in season three Episode 23, “The One with the Ultimate Fighting Champion”.
The episodes aired in 1996 and ’97 respectively.“It was at the time, I felt it was kind of a toxic environment,” Park said about the show. “James Hong was the actor who was also on the episode with me, and (the AD) was calling him to the set and you know, essentially saying, you know, ‘Where the fuck is the Oriental guy?
Get the Oriental guy’”.James Hong is a veteran actor considered a groundbreaking figure for Asian representation in Hollywood.
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