Randall Duk Kim

Randall Duk Kim (born September 24, 1943) is an American actor. He is a co-founder of the American Players Theatre. Early life Kim was born to a fundamentalist Baptist family of Chinese and Korean descent in Hawaii. He grew up on a farm near the Koko Head Crater. He developed an interest in acting as a child after seeing the musical Oklahoma! at the Honolulu Community Theatre. In high school, he often watched plays at the University of Hawaii. After graduating high school, while visiting family in San Diego, he visited the Old Globe Theatre where he saw The Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night, and Richard III. He credited Morris Carnovsky for inspiring him to become an actor. In 1964, Kim and his friend Charles Bright moved to New York City to pursue acting careers. Bright became an apprentice with the Association of Producing on the Phoenix at 74th Street. Kim and Bright befriended the house manager and the house manager gave Kim unsold seats at shows. Kim spent time in London between 1966 and 1967 where he acquired a part time job and watched shows from the Royal Shakespeare Company. Career