After recurring on the show’s first two seasons, Twin Peaks and 24 alum Ray Wise has been upped to series regular for the third season of ABC’s comedy series Fresh Off The Boat.
He plays Marvin, the next door neighbour to the the Huang family whoc is married to Jessica Huang’s best friend and business partner Honey. He joins a regular cast on the 20th Century Fox Television produced comedy series that also includes Hudson Yang, Constance Wu, Randall Park, Forrest Wheeler, Chelsey Crisp and Ian Chen.
Inspired by the real life of Eddie Huang, Fresh Off The Boat is set in the 90s and follows hip-hop-loving Eddie, who is growing up in suburban Orlando, raised by an immigrant father who is obsessed with all things American and an immigrant mother who often is bewildered by white culture. News of Ray Wise’s promotion was first reported by Deadline. Fresh Off The Boat has not yet been acquired by any traditional of SVOD channels for broadcast here in the UK.
