Paul Sun-Hyung Lee

Actor

The Basement’s guest this week is the award winning actor, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee! Professor Suarez and Lee discussed Lee’s early acting years as a main character in the well known show, Kim’s Convenience. Lee goes in-depth about the struggles he had with embracing his character, Appa; as well as the difficulties the show had with getting on air. Later on, Lee talks about his most recent work on the hit live action version of the TV show Avatar: The Last Airbender. If you are a “Last Airbender” fan, then this is a must watch episode!

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Meet Our Guest
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee is an award winning actor and comedian from Toronto, Canada. He has won two consecutive awards for Best Lead Actor, in 2017 and in 2018, for his role as Appa in CBC’s #1 hit comedy, Kim’s Convenience. He’s had roles in the Star Wars universe as well, he played the character Captain Carson Teva in three TV series: The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, and Ahsoka. His most recent work has been on the popular TV series Avatar: The Last Airbender as Uncle Iroh.