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May 4, 2022 · Melvin Mar is a 20th TV-based producer who has eight active projects featuring Asian American and Pacific Islander stories, such as "Doogie Kamealoha, M.D." and "American Born Chinese". He talks about his vision, passion and personal connection to AAPI representation in TV and film.
Jun 14, 2023 · Executive producers Melvin Mar and Gene Luen Yang explain what it takes to translate a graphic novel into a fully-fledged Disney+ series.
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- Wu Details Allegations of Sexual Harassment from A "Fresh Off The Boat" Producer
- A Life-Altering Reaction on Twitter and The Fallout from It
- Wu Details Attempted Suicide in The Wake of The Scandal
- Wu Details Alleged Date Rape and Why She Is Writing About It Years Later
- Moving Forward with The Help of Therapy
- Wu on Her Return to "Fresh Off The Boat," Facing Cancel Culture
Wu said that while "Fresh Off the Boat" was considered a "bright pinnacle of Asian American representation" on television by viewers, she was silently suffering behind the scenes. In her book, the actress said she was allegedly "sexually harassed" and "intimidated and threatened a lot" by one of the show's producers, an Asian American man whom she ...
Wu's book of essays details the moment in May 2019 when her career took a major turn. The season 5 finale of "Fresh off the Boat '' had aired and the actress said that at the time she was looking forward to the next chapter in her career. She told "GMA" that the final episode of season five "had been written to function as a series finale" and clai...
Wu claimed she received one direct message in particular, in response to her tweets, from an Asian actress whom she did not name but said she had hoped was an ally. "She sent me some DMs -- shaming me to the point of me thinking that I needed to end my own life. And you know, it's crazy that a few DMs could do that," she said of the actress. "She b...
In her book of essays, Wu also opens up about a time when she was allegedly raped by a man on a date years ago. "I didn't even realize it was rape," she told "GMA" while speaking about that section of her book. "But rape is having sex with somebody who does not consent." The actress claimed she told the man she was not ready for sex but said that d...
The actress said that she was diagnosed with clinical depression "long before" her suicide attempt three years ago -- but the suicide attempt led her to seek professional help. "I was in therapy every day for a while, and then I was in therapy three times a week," she said. "I'm still in therapy. I go once a week now." She said that, at the time, p...
Following the Twitter backlash, Wu said she apologized to her "Fresh Off the Boat" team in a letter during a table read on their first day back for the final season. She said it was uncomfortable at first but, in the end, said it felt like "the bravest thing I've ever done." "I did it even though it was hard, 'cause at that point, it wasn't about m...
Feb 21, 2020 · Melvin Mar is a prolific producer whose credits also include TV series Bless This Mess, Speechless and The Grinder and features Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and its sequel, among others.
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Oct 4, 2021 · Melvin Mar, along with Kelvin Yu and Jake Kasdan, is an executive producer of the action-comedy series based on Gene Luen Yang's graphic novel. The series follows Jin Wang, a teenager who gets involved in a battle of Chinese mythological gods.
Melvin Mar, the executive producer of “Fresh Off the Boat,” was a big catalyst and continues to be integral to the success of the comedy series.