Daniel Dae Kim makes Tony Awards history, pushes Asian representation on Broadway
The first monologue Daniel Dae Kim ever performed was by David Henry Hwang.
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He had to do one for his college summer programme at the National Theatre Institute in the US state of Connecticut. Kim chose a scene from FOB, Hwang's 1980 play about the assimilation struggles of a Chinese-American.
So it is fitting that 35 years later Hwang – the first Asian-American to win the Tony Award for best play – would be the one to bring Kim into the Tony spotlight.
Known for TV series such as Lost and Hawaii Five-0, Kim, 56, is the first Asian nominee in the category of best leading actor in a play in the Tonys' 78-year history for his work in a Broadway revival of Hwang's Yellow Face.
It'd be a huge surprise if I won, but I will say that even getting the nomination is a win
Daniel Dae Kim
'I can imagine a lot of things, but I did not imagine this scenario with David,' Kim said.
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