- Kenny Ridwan, a Chinese-American actor famed for playing Dave Kim in The Goldbergs
- The 26-year-old started acting at the age of 6 and began it professionally when he was 12
- The 5’5 foot tall actor may be worth over $1 million which he mainly made from his acting career
Kenny Ridwan has been able to let the public into his world of acting career since 2012. He has brought to life the characters of “Toestah” in Anita Ho, “Steve” in Sins of the Father, “Gideon” in The Thundermans, and “Dave Kim” in The Goldbergs.
As such, the Asian-American actor has enjoyed the attention of many, and with each comes questions relating to who he is. Here’s all to know about Ridwan, his family, career, wealth, and more.
Where he Hails From, His Family, and Education
Kenny Ridwan was born on May 27, 1999, in Bellevue, Washington in the United States. His parents separated when he was 7 years old. He is the third of 5 children and hails from a Chinese-American family. His mom is Chinese while his stepfather is of Caucasian stock.
In addition, his family is reportedly full of professionals such as doctors, lawyers, and software engineers.
His growing up was filled with influence from several cultures and even studied Mandarin Chinese.
After his elementary school where he began stage acting, the actor moved to Campbell Hall High School. Afterward and at the time that he had reached global fame, he moved to Columbia University.
Kenny Ridwan Successful Acting Career?
Ridwan was 6 years old when he thought he could become the Asian Tom Cruise. Well, his mother believed and so did he. He started out with an advertisement for an acting school.
The Bellevue, Washington-born Chinese-American actor developed a great interest in the craft and performed on stage while in school. However, the stage was not too big to contain his talent. Hence he started to fix his eye on the bigger stage.
By the time he was 11, his family moved to Los Angeles to help him build himself as an actor. His mother took him to different auditions.
At the age of 13 in 2012, he appeared in Animal Practice where he played the role of Young Yamamoto while the older was played by Bobby Lee.
A year after, the career of the actor took another lead when he played Alan Hung in The Middle. In the same year (2013), Ridwan played several roles in The Middle, Wendell & Vinnie, Deadtime Stories, Piper’s Picks TV, Anger Management, Modern Family, Bones, and The Dumb Show.
Years have gone by and Kenny’s career continues to grow bigger and better. He has featured in films and series such as:
- Maker Schack Agency (2014)
- Perception (2014)
- The McCarthys (2014-2015)
- The Goldbergs (from 2014)
- The Thundersman (2014-2018)
- House of Lies (2015)
- Sins of the Father (2015)
- Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street (2015-2016)
- Schooled (2019)
- Pediatrician’s Tribal Council (2021)
- The Mirror Game (2022)
One of His Best Films, The Goldberg is Based on a True Story
The Goldbergs is one of Kenny’s films that turned him into an acclaimed actor. The film is about the growing up of Adam F. Goldberg – an American TV and film producer, and writer. Also, Goldberg is the showrunner of the TV sitcom.
In the series, Kenny played the role of Dave Kim, a friend of Adam Goldberg – a role played by Sean Giambrone.
His role in the series is that of an intelligent and easy-going 17-18-year-old. His parents are Chinese restaurant owners.
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How Much is Kenny Ridwan Worth?
Many sources give different reports as regards the net worth of the Perception actor to be as low as $1 million and as high as $5 million.
Since Kenny has neither confirmed nor denied the net worth as given by many sources, all there is at the moment is only speculation.
Regardless, he makes his fortune majorly from acting where he has performed in theatres, for films, and series. While it is difficult to know how much he receives for each of the roles he has played, there are suggestions online that TV actors receive up to $10,000 and more per episode.
Judging by this, it is safe to say that the actor who has appeared in more than 18 TV series could have earned more than $100,000.
He started to play roles in films and series in 2012.
