Meet The Team
Tommy Kang - Writer, Producer, Star
Tommy Kang is an actor and comedian from Canarsie, Brooklyn. Frustrated by the pigeonholed "model minority" representation afforded to East Asian-American actors and - especially - East Asian-American stories, Tommy got together with two of his closest friends to create a show that reflected his reality, growing up in an assimilated blue collar family; a three-dimensional representation of flawed people of color. Taking A Hit tells the true story of Tommy's upbringing as the youngest in a line of martial artists.
As a stand up comedian, Tommy has performed at NYC staples like Gotham Comedy Club, Caroline's, Broadway Comedy Club, New York Comedy Club, The Standing Room, The Stand, and many more. He's performed at festivals like SXSW and MAGFest, and hosts regular comedy shows at small venues around the city. Tommy is currently recording his debut comedy special Bad Asian, to be released by Chicken Ranch Records. As an actor, Tommy has appeared on HBO's Divorce, and indie horror comedy The Restaurant.
TOMMY KANG
SAMUEL HAFT
SAMUEL HAFT - Writer, Producer, Director
Sam Haft is a writer and comedian from New York City. Sam met Tommy at a karaoke bar, where Tommy was bartending and said he was interested in stand up comedy - soon they both began to go to open mics together, and before long they started a best friends podcast to extremely local acclaim, and the rest is history.
As a performer, Sam has worked with the Coen Brothers, NBC, TV Land, Comedy Central, FX, CollegeHumor, and FunnyOrDie Originals. Sam got his start as a kidnapped toddler in Hocus Pocus, and last year performed opposite Corbin Bleu as his jewy funny friend Max in upcoming film Ovid And The Art Of Love. His award-winning comedy music act "Sam & Bill" got raves in Splitsider. As a writer, his film Everything Is Terrible (co-written by Dean Preston) is in pre-production with comedy director Jonathan Kesselman (The Hebrew Hammer), to be shot this year. Sam was a producer and performer in indie horror comedy The Restaurant with Tommy.
Sam is represented by Innovative Artists, and produces with his company Bad Duck Media.
DAVID WALL SALINAS - Writer, Producer, Line Producer
Dave Wall is a Peruvian-American writer and producer from Washington, DC. He met Tommy Kang in college at Fordham University. Some years later, Tommy convinced Dave to help him write Taking A Hit in between cigarettes at one of Tommy’s rooftop parties. Since then, Dave has helped write and produce Taking A Hit.
Dave cut his teeth in production working as a producer at Sockeye Media on the children’s series, Mother Goose Club. While at Sockeye Media, Dave wrote and produced several episodes of Mother Goose Club and was the lead producer on Sockeye Media’s Spanish language program, El Club de la Mamá Oca. Dave also managed marketing materials, licensing projects, and contract negotiations.
Dave is managed by Theo Vieljeux at Fourward.
DAVID WALL SALINAS
PHIL CHO - Producer, Director of Photography
Phil Cho is a director and director of photography who has worked making music videos for Year Of The Ox, Microdot, Owen Ovadox, Marlon Craft, and Robert Mendoza. His work has accumulated over 20 million views, and has been featured in Bleacher Report, Vice, Vibe, Eater, Huffington Post, Teambackpack, Genius, Noisey, and 1theK.
SCOTT COSCIA - Producer, Stunt Coordinator
A former NYPD officer, Scott Coscia left the police force to pursue stunt and production work for film, television, and commercials. Scott produced Amazon show The Other F Word, as well as dozens of network TV and feature films. When not working on film and TV projects, Scott teaches free self-defense courses for women.
