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January 16, 2012
  • Albert has been cast as Roy in a sixth season episode of NBC's Emmy®-winning comedy 30 Rock.
December 8, 2011
  • Albert has been tapped as a spokesperson for a Liberty Mutual project, which shoots today.
October 18, 2011
  • Albert plays Richard in the feature film Life of Lemon, which is being released on DVD by FilmWorks Entertainment today. Life of Lemon features Dan Lauria (The Wonder Years), Mimi Kennedy (Dharma & Greg), Beth Grant (Little Miss Sunshine, Crazy Heart, No Country For Old Men), and Rachel Miner (Californication).
September 18, 2011
  • The Commitment, written and directed by Albert, wrapped principal photography today. The film centers around an interracial gay couple who receives a surprise while attempting to adopt a newborn baby. The Commitment stars Albert M. Chan and Jason Lane Fenton as the gay adoptive parents, Mary Niederkorn as the social worker facilitating the adoption, and Kerri Patterson as the Asian-American birthmother.
August 27, 2011
August 1, 2011
  • Albert has been cast as a doctor for a Children's Hospital Boston video. One of the largest pediatric medical centers in the United States, Children's Hospital Boston ranks first in more specialties than any other children's hospital in the nation according to the 2011-12 edition of Best Children's Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report.
July 25, 2011
June 30, 2011
  • Albert has been cast in a Citibank ad that shoots next month.
June 21, 2011
  • The comedy Speed Dating, starring Mary Niederkorn, David C. Yee, and Albert M. Chan, will have its premiere at the 13th Annual FilmOut San Diego. The film screens at the historical Birch North Park Theatre on Saturday, August 27 at 8:15pm with director/actor Mary Niederkorn in attendance. FilmOut San Diego serves to enlighten, educate, and entertain the communitites of San Diego County & beyond through the exhibition of LGBT-themed films or films by LGBT filmmakers.
June 16, 2011
  • International commercial property insurer FM Global has released a Myth Destroyers video campaign to promote property loss-prevention engineering, featuring Albert. View the videos here.
May 16, 2011
  • Albert is Richard in the feature film Life of Lemon, which will be distributed both domestically and internationally by FilmWorks Entertainment on DVD, Pay Per View, and Video on Demand. Life of Lemon features Dan Lauria (The Wonder Years), Mimi Kennedy (Dharma & Greg), Beth Grant (Crazy Heart, No Country For Old Men), and Rachel Miner (Californication).
April 17, 2011
  • The feature film Life of Lemon screens at 10pm tonight at Boston International Film Festival at the Loews Theatre/AMC Boston Common (175 Tremont St., Boston), with Albert in the supporting role of Richard — a yuppie, arrogant lawyer. The Boston International Film Festival is the largest international film festival in Massachusetts and one of the largest in the United States. Now in its 9th year, the festival will showcase about 100 shorts and features from around the world, selected from over 2,500 entries.
March 17, 2011
  • Throughout March Madness, Albert will appear with NBA champion and sportscaster Bill Walton in a new commercial for Guinness beer.
March 8, 2011
  • Beginning today, Every Day will be available on Blu-Ray, DVD, and HD digital download. The film, which made its debut at the Tribeca Film Festival, stars Helen Hunt, Liev Schreiber, Brian Dennehy, Eddie Izzard, and Carla Gugino. The family drama centers on a TV writer (Schreiber), whose life is turned upside down when his wife's estranged father (Dennehy) moves in with their family. Hunt plays the wife, Eddie Izzard plays the boss, and Carla Gugino plays the sexy co-worker. Albert plays Dennehy's doctor. Stephen Holden of the New York Times writes, "Very well written and acted!"
February 27, 2011
  • Albert was interviewed as a guest on today's edition of Asian Focus on NBC's Boston affiliate, WHDH-TV. Host Mary Sit chatted with him about his acting and filmmaking career, with an emphasis on his directing debut Fate Scores, which was recognized by the National Film Board of Canada.
February 5, 2011
  • The feature film Life of Lemon will screen at New Filmmakers New York on Monday, March 21, 2011 at 8pm, with Albert in the supporting role of Richard — a yuppie, arrogant lawyer. Filmmakers include writer Barry Kneller, director Randy Kent, and cinematographer Cira Felina Bolla. The film screens at Anthology Film Archives (32 Second Avenue). New Filmmakers gives independent filmmakers the chance to show their work directly to the public and gives New York audiences the opportunity to see outstanding new films. The New Filmmakers Series began in 1997, and over the past thirteen years has screened over 700 features and 2500 short films.
  • Life of Lemon will also screen at the International Family Film Festival, which runs March 16-20, 2011 at Raleigh Studios in the heart of Hollywood. Now celebrating its 16th year, the 2011 International Family Film Festival builds a peaceful global family through the discovery and sharing of quality stories by emerging artists and production companies. This year’s theme is Family Films are Evergreen, a literary notion that quality family films stand the test of time.
January 14, 2011
  • The comedy-drama Every Day opens today in New York City and Los Angeles. Shot in New York, the film stars Helen Hunt, Liev Schreiber, and Brian Dennehy. Schreiber and Hunt play a married couple in turmoil, while Brian Dennehy plays Hunt's sick and embittered father, whom she moves from Detroit into their home, putting added stress on an already strained marriage. Albert plays Dr. Derrick Lee, Brian Dennehy's doctor.
December 3, 2010
  • Albert has been cast in a commercial for cold/flu medicine, which shoots early next week.
November 30, 2010
  • Announced today, ABC's new medical drama Body of Proof will air Tuesdays 10/9c starting March 29, 2011. The series stars Dana Delany (Desperate Housewives) as Dr. Megan Hunt, a brilliant neurosurgeon-turned-medical examiner whose expertise helps solve murder cases. Chris Murphey wrote the pilot, and CSI: Miami veteran Sunil Nayar serves as an executive producer. The cast also includes Jeri Ryan (Leverage, Shark), John Carroll Lynch (K-Ville, Close to Home), Nicholas Bishop (Past Life), Geoffrey Arend (Trust Me) and Wendell Middlebrooks (Scrubs). Albert co-stars on the episode airing April 5.
November 23, 2010
  • Albert has been selected as an online spokesperson for commercial insurance company FM Global.
November 1, 2010
  • Albert will appear with NBA champion and sportscaster Bill Walton and Super Bowl champions Jerome Bettis and Coach Bill Cowher in Guinness' new advertising campaign "Fortune Favors the Bold", which will officially launch November 9th, 2010 with numerous television ads and social media attention. The spots will run on networks including ESPN, Comedy Central, Discovery Channel and FX, in November, December and March.
October 22, 2010
  • The drama Every Day will screen at the Philadelphia Film Festival this weekend on Friday, October 22 at 7:30pm and again on Sunday, October 24 at 12pm. Starring Liev Schreiber, Helen Hunt, Carla Gugino, Brian Dennehy, and Eddie Izzard, the film depicts a New York couple’s struggle to survive the challenges of everyday life, revealing that it is those challenges that ultimately bring out the best and worst in all of us. Albert plays Brian Dennehy's doctor. The 19th Annual Philadelphia Film Festival features 107 films from 32 countries from October 14-24.
October 15, 2010
  • The feature film Life of Lemon has its premiere screening tonight at Warner Bros Studio in Burbank, CA, with Albert in the supporting role of Richard — a yuppie, arrogant lawyer. Life of Lemon features Dan Lauria (The Wonder Years), Mimi Kennedy (Dharma & Greg), Beth Grant (Crazy Heart, No Country For Old Men), and Rachel Miner (Californication). Filmmakers include writer Barry Kneller, director Randy Kent, and cinematographer Cira Felina Bolla.
September 27, 2010
  • Albert has been cast in a beer commercial campaign, which shoots this week and will air on TV and the internet.
September 21, 2010
  • Albert's latest feature film, the heartfelt family drama Every Day, will screen at the 17th Annual Austin Film Festival, which runs October 21-28. Ned (Liev Schreiber) and Jeannie (Helen Hunt) are struggling to maintain a healthy marriage, and it’s more than just the usual struggle between structure and freedom. Between learning to accept their gay son, coping with Jeannie’s sick father and dealing with their own inevitable aging, the challenges of every day life keep piling up. To add to the tension at home, Ned is being forced to work excessive overtime at his job as a television writer, and he soon finds himself on the verge of a nervous breakdown. On top of all this, Ned’s co-writer is forcing him to test the boundaries of commitment and spontaneity in life, all of which is pushing him farther from reality. Past participants of the festival include Sydney Pollack, Wes Anderson, James L. Brooks, Joel & Ethan Coen, Russell Crowe, Robert Altman, Robert Duvall, Dennis Hopper, Claire Danes, Garry Shandling, Oliver Stone, Sandra Bullock, and Owen Wilson, to name just a few.
September 20, 2010
  • The drama Every Day will screen at the Calgary International Film Festival on Tuesday, September 28 at 7pm. Starring Liev Schreiber, Helen Hunt, Carla Gugino, Brian Dennehy, and Eddie Izzard, the film depicts a New York couple’s struggle to survive the challenges of everyday life, revealing that it is those challenges that ultimately bring out the best and worst in all of us. Albert plays Brian Dennehy's doctor. Screening 220 films from around the world and highlighted by a series of gala events, awards, parties and special presentations, the Calgary International Film Festival is one of the largest of its kind in Canada and was fortunate enough to be named "One of the top 25 film festivals in the world worth its entry fee" by MovieMaker Magazine.
September 10, 2010
  • Every Day will be released theatrically in January 2011 by Image Entertainment, which will also handle DVD and digital in the spring. The film, which made its debut at the Tribeca Film Festival followed by a stop in Deauville, stars Helen Hunt, Liev Schreiber, Brian Dennehy, Eddie Izzard, and Carla Gugino. The family drama centers on a TV writer (Schreiber), whose life is turned upside down when his wife's estranged father (Dennehy) moves in with their family. Hunt plays the wife, Eddie Izzard plays the boss, and Carla Gugino plays the sexy co-worker. Albert plays Dennehy's doctor.
September 2, 2010
  • Descendants of the Past, Ancestors of the Future has moved on as a second-round finalist for the 2010 Roy W. Dean Film Grant. Written and to be directed by Albert, Descendants of the Past, Ancestors of the Future is just one of eight film proposals out of over 150 to remain in competition. The film follows an expectant father who desperately needs to understand how his mother and her own father could have lived apart for most of their lives. This compelling and heartfelt film explores the sacrifices immigrant families make and the powerful bond that ties all generations of a family together—living, deceased, and yet to come. The winner will be announced in October. The grant is awarded by From the Heart Productions to films that are "unique and make a contribution to society...stories that can heal and enrich our lives." Founded in 1992, the organization has provided filmmakers with millions of dollars in goods and services and have played an instrumental role in establishing the careers of some of the industry's most promising filmmakers.
September 1, 2010
  • Albert has wrapped an additional slate of videos for office supplier Staples, which will be launched as an in-store campaign for Staples' printer line. In the meantime, view videos of Albert helping to find the right printer for you on the Staples website, or check out a sample video on the Demo Reel page.
August 31, 2010
  • Albert's latest feature film, Every Day, will have its International Premiere at the 36th Deauville American Film Festival in Normandy, France, screening twice on September 5 and an additional time on September 6. The film stars Helen Hunt, Liev Schreiber, Brian Dennehy, Eddie Izzard, and Carla Gugino. Since its creation in 1975, the Deauville American Film Festival has been showcasing the American cinematographic diversity.
August 13, 2010
  • From the Heart Productions has chosen Descendants of the Past, Ancestors of the Future from over 150 film proposals as a finalist for the 2010 Roy W. Dean Film Grant. Written and to be directed by Albert, the film is a dramatic short about an expectant father who desperately needs to understand how his mother and her own father could have lived apart for most of their lives. This compelling and heartfelt film explores the sacrifices immigrant families make and the powerful bond that ties all generations of a family together—living, deceased, and yet to come. The winner will be announced in October. From the Heart Productions is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to funding films that are "unique and make a contribution to society...stories that can heal and enrich our lives." Founded in 1992, the organization has provided filmmakers with millions of dollars in goods and services and have played an instrumental role in establishing the careers of some of the industry's most promising filmmakers.
August 2, 2010
  • Announced today, the comedy/drama Every Day will have its International Premiere at the 36th Deauville American Film Festival, September 3-12 in Normandy, France. Shot in New York, the film stars Helen Hunt, Liev Schreiber, and Brian Dennehy. Schreiber and Hunt play a married couple in turmoil, while Brian Dennehy plays Hunt's sick and embittered father, whom she moves from Detroit into their home, putting added stress on an already strained marriage. Albert plays Dr. Derrick Lee, Brian Dennehy's doctor. Since its creation in 1975, the Deauville American Film Festival has been showcasing the American cinematographic diversity. This year, more than 100 films will be presented, while paying homage to the careers of Annette Bening, Terry Gilliam and Gregg Araki.
July 23, 2010
  • Albert has been cast in an episode of ABC's new fall medical drama Body of Proof. The series stars Dana Delany (Desperate Housewives) as Dr. Megan Hunt, a brilliant neurosurgeon-turned-medical examiner whose expertise helps solve murder cases. Chris Murphey wrote the pilot, and CSI: Miami veteran Sunil Nayar serves as an executive producer. The cast also includes Jeri Ryan (Leverage, Shark), John Carroll Lynch (K-Ville, Close to Home), Nicholas Bishop (Past Life), Geoffrey Arend (Trust Me) and Wendell Middlebrooks (Scrubs).
June 10, 2010
  • The dramatic feature Every Day, starring Helen Hunt, Liev Schreiber, Brian Dennehy, Carla Gugino, and Eddie Izzard, will screen at the 2010 Provincetown International Film Festival. The film will be shown Friday, June 18, 2:30pm, at Art House Cinemas (214 Commercial Street) and Sunday, June 20, 4:30pm, at Provincetown Theater (238 Bradford Street). Shot in New York, the film revolves around a man (Schreiber) whose marriage is in turmoil. When his wife (Hunt) moves her sick and embittered father (Dennehy) from Detroit into their home, stress is added to an already strained marriage. Albert plays Dr. Derrick Lee, Dennehy's doctor. Founded in 1999, the Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF) is dedicated to showcasing new achievements in independent film and honoring the work of acclaimed and emerging directors, producers and actors. This year's festival honorees include Kevin Smith (2010 Filmmaker on the Edge Award) and Academy Award winner Tilda Swinton (2010 Excellence in Acting Award). [Tickets]
May 20, 2010
  • Every Day, starring Helen Hunt, Liev Schreiber, Brian Dennehy, Carla Gugino, and Eddie Izzard, will screen at the 2010 Seattle International Film Festival. The film will be shown Thu May 27 @ 7pm at Harvard Exit, Sat May 29 @ 11am at Neptune Theatre, and Fri Jun 11 @ 7pm at the Kirkland Performance Center. Throughout its 34 years, SIFF has evolved into one of the leading independent and international film institutions in the United States and the world. With extensive local, national, and international media coverage, the Festival is one of Seattle's most accessible and highly-publicized cultural events. [Tickets]
May 14, 2010
  • Albert has wrapped an additional slate of videos for office supplier Staples, which will be launched as an in-store campaign for Staples' printer line. In the meantime, view product videos for select Epson, Lexmark, and Brother printers and all-in-ones from the current online campaign on the Staples website, or check out a sample video on the Demo Reel page.
April 22, 2010
  • Fate Scores has been accepted to the 6th Annual Connecticut Film Festival (CTFF), taking place May 4-9, 2010. Fate Scores screens in a program of shorts titled Music and Film on Thursday, May 6 at 11:30am at the Danbury Music Center (256 Main Street, Danbury, CT) and again on Saturday, May 8 at 12pm at the Common Council Chambers at Danbury City Hall (155 Deer Hill Avenue, Danbury, CT). Tickets are available online. The CTFF will screen 100 films, while also presenting 75 educational workshops, panels and keynotes, more than 70 performances by emerging musical artists and more than a dozen industry networking and party events.
April 21, 2010
  • The Puffin Foundation has awarded Albert a grant for his upcoming film Descendants of the Past, Ancestors of the Future. Written and to be directed by Albert, the film is a dramatic short about an expectant father who desperately needs to understand how his mother and her own father could have lived apart for most of their lives. This compelling and heartfelt film explores the sacrifices immigrant families make and the powerful bond that ties all generations of a family together—living, deceased, and yet to come. The Puffin Foundation makes grants to emerging artists working in the fields of art, music, theater, dance, photography, and literature. Since its founding in 1983, the Puffin Foundation has sought to open the doors of artistic expression by providing grants to artists and art organizations who are often excluded from mainstream opportunities due to their race, gender, or social philosophy.
April 13, 2010
April 10, 2010
  • Speed Dating is screened before a test audience at the Center for Digital Imaging Arts (CDIA) at Boston University. From the filmmaking team of Mary Niederkorn and Brian D. Evans, Speed Dating tells the story of a self-obsessed woman who finds the man of her dreams—in more ways than one. The film stars Mary Niederkorn, David C. Yee, and Albert M. Chan.
March 15, 2010
  • Announced today, the family drama Every Day will have its World Premiere at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival, April 21-May 2. Shot in New York, the film stars Helen Hunt, Liev Schreiber, and Brian Dennehy. Schreiber and Hunt play a married couple in turmoil, while Brian Dennehy plays Hunt's sick and embittered father, whom she moves from Detroit into their home, putting added stress on an already strained marriage. Albert plays Dr. Derrick Lee, Brian Dennehy's doctor.
March 6, 2010
  • Albert completes work on the film Speed Dating, from the filmmaking team of Mary Niederkorn and Brian D. Evans. Speed Dating tells the story of a self-obsessed woman who finds the man of her dreams—in more ways than one.
February 23, 2010
  • Written, directed, and produced by Albert, Fate Scores will screen at the Sedona International Film Festival on Friday, February 26, 2010 at 7pm at Harkins Sedona 6 (2081 West Highway 89A, Sedona, AZ), and again on Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 11:45am. Already recognized by filmmakers and audiences as one of the top festivals in the nation (and named the Fest to Impress by MovieMaker Magazine), the 16th Annual Sedona International Film Festival will continue a tradition of honoring those motivated by passion for their art and driven by a love for making timely, moving and important films. [Tickets]
January 27, 2010
  • Fate Scores, Albert's directorial debut, has been chosen to receive the Rising Star Award for Excellence in Filmmaking at the Canada International Film Festival, March 19-21, 2010. Held each year in the beautiful and cosmopolitan city of Vancouver, British Columbia, the festival brings the very best of world cinema to Canada from over 90 countries around the world. Starring Albert M. Chan and Heidi Rhodes, Fate Scores is a charming story about isolation, connection, and chance. Two strangers, a guitarist and an introspective young woman, cross paths at a city park bench and, with the help of eight other colorful strangers, discover something special in common.
January 10, 2010
  • Fate Scores has been invited to screen at the Sedona International Film Festival, February 21-28, 2010. Already recognized by filmmakers and audiences as one of the top festivals in the nation (and named the Fest to Impress by MovieMaker Magazine), the 2010 edition will continue a tradition of honoring those motivated by passion for their art and driven by a love for making timely, moving and important films. From Aiden Quinn's A Shine of Rainbows to The Greatest, a new film by Susan Sarandon and Pierce Brosnan, to an appearance by Oscar-winning documentary director Michael Moore, the 16th annual Sedona International Film Festival will bring 140 films to eight screens over seven nights.
January 1, 2010
  • Office supplier Staples has launched an online campaign for their printer line featuring Albert. View product videos while shopping for select Epson, Lexmark, and Brother printers and all-in-ones on the Staples website, or check out a sample video on the Demo Reel page.
December 7, 2009
  • Writer/director Alice Cox's Ana's Time will screen in New York City at the New Filmmakers Fall Fest 2009 on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at 7:30pm. In this film, Ana (Michelle Naderman), an Asian American writer in her late twenties, ends up falling for Ken (Albert M. Chan), a punk musician and barista. The film screens as part of New Filmmakers Asian Short Film Program at the Maya Deren Theater at Anthology Film Archives (32 Second Avenue). New Filmmakers gives independent filmmakers the chance to show their work directly to the public and gives New York audiences the opportunity to see outstanding new films. The New Filmmakers Series began in 1997, and over the past twelve years has screened over 700 features and 2500 short films.
November 8, 2009
  • The National Film Board of Canada awards Fate Scores, Albert's directorial debut,
    3rd place in the Best Canadian Short Film competition at the Vancouver Asian Film Festival. National Film Board producers Yves Ma and Selwyn Jacob were present to make the announcement. Since 1939, the National Film Board has reflected the major developments in cinema over the years &ndash both technical and creative. With a collection of 13,000 productions, it has earned 5,000 awards, including 12 Academy Awards and 90 Genies. NFB documentaries have influenced major social issues, and NFB feature films and animation have influenced the works of filmmakers around the world.
October 15, 2009
  • Albert has been selected by office supplier Staples as the spokesperson for their line of home and office printers.
September 22, 2009
  • Albert does voice over work for the Wednesday, September 30th, 2009, episode of NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit at 9pm ET. A sneak preview of the episode airs in Canada on CTV on Tuesday, September 29th, 2009, at 10pm ET. In this episode Sugar, Detective Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Detective Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) investigate guest star Eric McCormack's relationships with a variety of younger women. Albert plays a colleague of Eric McCormack.
  • Available today on DVD and Blu-ray today is the romantic comedy Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, with Albert portraying a groomsman at the wedding around which the film is centered. Directed by Mark Waters (Spiderwick Chronicles, Mean Girls, Freaky Friday), the film stars Matthew McConaughey as a womanizing best man, Jennifer Garner as the maid of honor, Michael Douglas as McConaughey's uncle, Breckin Meyer (Rat Race, Robot Chicken) as the groom, Lacey Chabert (Mean Girls, Party of Five) as the bride, as well as Oscar-nominees Anne Archer (Fatal Attraction) and Robert Forster (Jackie Brown) as the parents of the bride.
September 1, 2009
  • Albert was a special guest and panelist at a sneak preview of American Masters: Hollywood Chinese at PBS's WGBH Studios in Boston as part of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month earlier this year, along with Boston Globe film critic Ty Burr and Asian American Studies professor Peter Kiang. From the first Chinese American film produced in 1916 to Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain nine decades later, American Masters: Hollywood Chinese brings together actors, writers, directors, and iconic film images, to examine how Chinese people have contributed to and been portrayed by an industry that was often ignorant about and dismissive of race. Moving beyond the stereotypical and exotic images of Suzy Wong and Bruce Lee, such artists as Wayne Wang, Joan Chen, David Henry Hwang, Nancy Kwan, and Amy Tan share their experiences of being "the other." View the panel discussion here.
August 19, 2009
  • Fate Scores has been accepted to the 13th Annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF), taking place November 5-8, 2009 at the Cinemark Tinseltown, a multiplex theatre within the city's Chinatown and Downtown districts. The VAFF is Canada's oldest festival dedicated to exhibiting films and videos by North American artists of Asian heritage. From its beginnings in 1995 and incorporated in the Spring of 1997, VAFF is committed to supporting both emerging talent and established filmmakers. Visiting artists have included Justin Lin (Fast & Furious, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Annapolis, Better Luck Tomorrow), Michael Kang (West 32nd, The Motel), and Jessica Yu (Grey's Anatomy, The West Wing, Ping-Pong Playa), as well as Canadian filmmaker Mina Shum (Double Happiness).
July 14, 2009
  • Albert has been cast in an eleventh season episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. New episodes of this highly rated series starring Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson and Christopher Meloni as Detective Elliot Stabler will air Wednesday nights at 9pm ET on NBC starting September 23, 2009.
June 24, 2009
  • Fate Scores will screen Sunday, July 26th at 2:15pm in the shorts program Fun and Fantasy at the new home of the Museum of Chinese in America at 215 Centre Street in the heart of Manhattan's Chinatown, as part of the 32nd Annual Asian American International Film Festival. The AAIFF is the country's longest running festival for filmmakers of Asian descent, with honorary board members such as Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon), Joan Chen (The Last Emperor, Twin Peaks), and Tamlyn Tomita (Joy Luck Club). Albert wrote, directed, produced, starred in, and composed and performed music for Fate Scores. [Tickets]
June 18, 2009
  • Fate Scores will screen Saturday, June 20, 2009, at 5pm at the Carter Thor Film Festival, which will take place at the Center for Digital Imaging Arts (CDIA) at Boston University (274 Moody Street, Waltham, MA). The program consists of short films primarily written, directed, produced, and acted by members of Carter Thor Studios East from Boston, Toronto, and Montreal. For over ten years, Carter Thor Studios have been coaching actors, writers and directors, helping them reach their highest potential and nurturing a vibrant creative community. Founded by Cameron Thor and Alice Carter in Los Angeles following their work with legendary coach Roy London.
June 12, 2009
  • Production on the feature film Life of Lemon begins next week in Los Angeles with Albert in the role of Richard — a yuppie, somewhat arrogant lawyer. Life of Lemon features Dan Lauria (The Wonder Years), Mimi Kennedy (Dharma & Greg), and Rachel Miner (Californication). Filmmakers include writer Barry Kneller, director Randy Kent, and cinematographer Cira Felina Bolla.
May 6, 2009
  • Albert will be a special guest and panelist at a sneak preview of Hollywood Chinese at PBS's WGBH Studios (One Guest Street, Boston, MA) on Thursday, May 21 from 6:30-8:30pm, along with Boston Globe film critic Ty Burr and Asian American Studies professor Peter Kiang. The event is free, but RSVP is required. From the first Chinese American film produced in 1916 to Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain nine decades later, Hollywood Chinese brings together actors, writers, directors, and iconic film images, to examine how Chinese people have contributed to and been portrayed by an industry that was often ignorant about and dismissive of race. Moving beyond the stereotypical and exotic images of Suzy Wong and Bruce Lee, such artists as Wayne Wang, Joan Chen, David Henry Hwang, Nancy Kwan, and Amy Tan share their experiences of being "the other." The film will also screen on PBS's American Masters on Wednesday, May 27. Check local listings.
May 1, 2009
  • The romantic comedy Ghosts of Girlfriends Past opens today in theatres nationwide, with Albert portraying a groomsman at the wedding around which the film is centered. Directed by Mark Waters (Spiderwick Chronicles, Mean Girls, Freaky Friday), the film stars Matthew McConaughey as a womanizing best man, Jennifer Garner as the maid of honor, Michael Douglas as McConaughey's uncle, Breckin Meyer (Rat Race, Robot Chicken) as the groom, Lacey Chabert (Mean Girls, Party of Five) as the bride, as well as Oscar-nominees Anne Archer (Fatal Attraction) and Robert Forster (Jackie Brown) as the parents of the bride.
April 23, 2009
  • Fate Scores has been accepted into the 32nd Annual Asian American International Film Festival, which takes place July 24-26, 2009 in New York City. The AAIFF is the country's longest running festival for filmmakers of Asian descent, with honorary board members such as Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon), Joan Chen (The Last Emperor, Twin Peaks), and Tamlyn Tomita (Joy Luck Club). Albert wrote, directed, produced, starred in, and composed and performed music for Fate Scores. Details to follow.
April 20, 2009
  • Albert has been cast by Scott David (Criminal Minds, Leverage) and Sara Isaacson (ER) in the feature film Life of Lemon, from writer Barry Kneller. Directed by Randy Kent, the film will shoot in Los Angeles in June 2009.
March 6, 2009
  • Fate Scores, a film that Albert wrote, produced, and directed, has been accepted into the Boston International Film Festival, which takes place April 17-26, 2009 at the Loews Cineplex/AMC in downtown Boston. The film screens in Session 37, on April 25, 2009, at 6pm. The Boston International Film Festival is the largest international film festival in Massachusetts and one of the largest in the United States. Now in its 7th year, the festival will showcase about 100 shorts and features from around the world, selected from over 2,500 entries. [Tickets]
March 3, 2009
February 14, 2009
  • Fate Scores, Albert's directorial debut, has been accepted into the Wisconsin Film Festival, April 2-5, 2009. Fate Scores will screen Sunday, April 5th at 1pm at the Chazen Museum of Art in Madison, and is also part of a series called Disparate Voices: Asian American Film, which is presented by the UW Asian American Studies Program. Founded in 1999, the Wisconsin Film Festival is the state's premier film festival, in the heart of Madison, the capital city. This four-day annual festival takes place each spring in ten downtown Madison theaters, all within walking distance. With an attendance of 30,000, the Festival presents over 150 films including new American independent and world cinema, restored classics, and the work of Wisconsin filmmakers. [Tickets]
November 25, 2008
  • The family drama Every Day completes its whirlwind production schedule. Shot in New York, the film stars Helen Hunt, Liev Schreiber, and Brian Dennehy. Schreiber and Hunt play a married couple in turmoil, while Brian Dennehy plays Hunt's sick and embittered father, whom she moves from Detroit into their home, putting added stress on an already strained marriage. Albert plays Dr. Derrick Lee, Brian Dennehy's doctor.
October 27, 2008
  • Albert joins the cast of the drama Every Day, from writer and director Richard Levine (Nip/Tuck). Set to star in the film are Helen Hunt, Liev Schreiber, Brian Dennehy, and Carla Gugino. Schreiber and Hunt play a married couple in turmoil, while Gugino plays a sexy colleague who propositions Schreiber. Brian Dennehy plays Hunt's sick and embittered father, whom she moves from Detroit into their home, putting added stress on an already strained marriage. Albert plays Brian Dennehy's doctor. The film is produced by Ambush Entertainment (The Squid and The Whale).
October 23, 2008
  • Albert reunites with director Mark Waters and actors Michael Anastasia and Micah Sherman for some post-production work on New Line Cinema's The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past. The film, now with an official release date of May 1, 2009, stars Matthew McConaughey as a womanizing best man at the wedding of his younger brother. The cast also includes Jennifer Garner as the maid of honor, Michael Douglas as McConaughey's uncle, Breckin Meyer (Rat Race, Robot Chicken) as the groom, Lacey Chabert (Mean Girls, Party of Five) as the bride, as well as Oscar-nominees Anne Archer (Fatal Attraction) and Robert Forster (Jackie Brown) as the parents of the bride. Albert, Michael, and Micah play the groomsmen Sam, Ethan, and James respectively.
September 10, 2008
  • Albert will be working on a video project with Children's Hospital in the coming weeks.
July 17, 2008
  • Albert has been cast in a commercial for the popular advertising campaign of a well-known computer company! More details when the commercial airs.
June 18, 2008
  • Writer/director Alice Cox's Ana's Time screens at the Provincetown International Film Festival, which runs from June 18-22, 2008. In this film, Ana (Michelle Naderman), an Asian American writer in her late twenties, ends up falling for Ken (Albert M. Chan), a punk musician and barista. The film screens as part of Shorts III: Interactions at the Provincetown Center for the Performing Arts (238 Bradford Street) on Thursday, June 18th at 2pm, and also at The Vixen (in the Pilgrim House complex at 336 Commercial Street) on Friday, June 19th at 4pm. Special guests at this festival include Gael Garcia Bernal, who will receive The Excellence in Acting Award, and Quentin Tarantino, who will receive the Filmmaker on The Edge Award.
June 4, 2008
  • Albert completes work as host and narrator of a series of 16 videos for an extremely worthy cause—the videos will be distributed to New York City public school teachers to not only encourage them to teach science, but also to instruct them on how to teach it. Albert's science and technology background came in handy as he dealt with a wide range of topics, including DNA fingerprinting, plate tectonics, heart disease, Newtonian physics, hepatitis, species evolution, car safety features, volcanoes, and geology.
May 14, 2008
May 2, 2008
  • Albert's latest film project, New Line Cinema's The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, has completed principal photography. This romantic comedy, which hits theatres May 2009, is directed by Mark Waters (The Spiderwick Chronicles, Freaky Friday, Mean Girls) and stars Matthew McConaughey as a womanizing best man at the wedding of his younger brother. The cast also includes Jennifer Garner as the maid of honor, Michael Douglas as McConaughey's uncle, Breckin Meyer (Rat Race, Robot Chicken) as the groom, Lacey Chabert (Mean Girls, Party of Five) as the bride, as well as Oscar-nominees Anne Archer (Fatal Attraction) and Robert Forster (Jackie Brown) as the parents of the bride. Albert's character, Sam, is a groomsman in the wedding party.
April 16, 2008
  • Writer/director Alice Cox's Ana's Time has its world premiere today at 7:10pm at the Atlanta Film Festival, an Academy-accredited festival which runs from April 10-19, 2008. In this film, Ana (Michelle Naderman), an Asian American writer in her late twenties, returns home from her step-father's funeral determined to make sense of her abusive past in rural Texas by directing a film based on his posthumously found script. She ends up falling for Ken (Albert M. Chan), a punk musician and barista. To bring authenticity to the role, Albert fully immersed himself into Ken's world for several weeks in 2005 shortly before the film was shot. The film screens at the Landmark Midtown Art Cinema (931 Midtown Art Cinema) and will be followed by the feature film Team Picture, by Kentucker Audley.
April 8, 2008
  • Albert reprises his role as a thinly disguised Michel Foucault in Thomas DeFrantz's Queer Theory! An Academic Travesty at Wellesley College. The show begins at 6:30pm at the Tishman Commons of the Lulu Wang Campus Center. In Newsweekly described Queer Theory! An Acadmeic Travesty as "a refreshing, innovative, cross-cultural, multi-disciplinary extravaganza." Bay Windows wrote, "The show is blessed with a sterling cast. Albert Chan as Michel creates as painfully vivid a picture of starched primness as you're ever likely to see."
April 1, 2008
  • After more than five weeks on the set of New Line Cinema's The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Albert has completed his role as the groomsman Sam. This romantic comedy, which hits theatres May 2009, is directed by Mark Waters (The Spiderwick Chronicles) and stars Matthew McConaughey as a womanizing best man at the wedding of his younger brother. The cast also includes Jennifer Garner as the maid of honor, Michael Douglas as McConaughey's uncle, Breckin Meyer (Rat Race, Robot Chicken) as the groom, Lacey Chabert (Mean Girls, Party of Five) as the bride, as well as Oscar-nominees Anne Archer (Fatal Attraction) and Robert Forster (Jackie Brown) as the parents of the bride.
February 11, 2008
  • Albert joins the cast of New Line Cinema's The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past as Sam. This upcoming romantic comedy directed by Mark Waters (The Spiderwick Chronicles) stars Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Michael Douglas, and Breckin Meyer. Albert will play Sam, a friend of Breckin Meyer's character. The film shoots February 19 to early May, and will be released May 2009.
December 19, 2007
  • Albert presents a rough cut of his film, Fate Scores, on Wednesday, December 19th at 6pm at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Room 2-105. After the screening, he will lead the audience in a discussion about the film, with cast and crew in attendance. The film, which features an ensemble cast, is a thoughtful look at the seemingly random interactions between ten strangers that eventually culminate into something extraordinary. Fate Scores is directed and written by Albert and produced by chanal Productions, in association with Aaron Howland and Seth Howland of 7 Fluid Oz. Productions LLP. The cast includes Albert M. Chan, Heidi Rhodes, Mary Niederkorn, Jonathan Vittum, Angela Gunn, Brian D. Evans, Ben Katz, Kandace Cummings, Katarina Morhacova, and Roxanne Y. Morse.
November 29, 2007
November 8, 2007
  • Intel and MRM Partners hire Albert for two commercials for Intel Core 2 Duo Processors, also involving some of America's top gamers. The two spots, titled "World Class Team" and "All-Star," are produced by Brian Schierman.
October 28, 2007
  • Principal photography is complete for the short film Fate Scores, produced, directed, and written by Albert. The film, which marks Albert's directorial debut, tells the story of two strangers who are brought closer together by a series of seemingly random events. This film features an ensemble cast of ten actors: Albert M. Chan, Heidi Rhodes, Mary Niederkorn, Jonathan Fuller, Angela Gunn, Brian D. Evans, Ben Katz, Kandace Cummings, Katarina Morhacova, and Roxanne Morse. The film was shot on high-definition by cinematographer Aaron Howland of 7 Fluid Oz. Productions LLP.
October 21, 2007
  • The second-season episode "Not Dark Yet 3:5-6" of the Showtime original series Brotherhood features Albert in the role of a manager at an Asian brothel. In this episode, Declan Giggs (played by Ethan Embry) and Moe Reilly (played by Billy Smith) question Albert's character as to the whereabouts of his boss. In a later scene, Moe Reilly and the character played by Albert have a confrontation with tragic consequences. This second season episode airs again throughout the week - check your local listings! Set in an Irish neighborhood in Providence, the series revolves around two brothers on opposite sides of the law: one a gangster (Jason Isaacs) and the other a politician (Jason Clarke).
October 20, 2007
  • Albert reprises his role as a thinly disguised Michel Foucault in Thomas DeFrantz's Queer Theory! An Academic Travesty at the state-of-the-art Glorya Kaufman Theater in Los Angeles. In Newsweekly described Queer Theory! An Acadmeic Travesty as "a refreshing, innovative, cross-cultural, multi-disciplinary extravaganza." Bay Windows wrote, "The show is blessed with a sterling cast. Albert Chan as Michel creates as painfully vivid a picture of starched primness as you're ever likely to see." Sponsored by the David Bohnett Foundation, the Gill Foundation, and Peter B. and Jonathan D. Lewis.
September 26, 2007
September 19, 2007
September 7, 2007
  • Albert will be reprising his role as Michel in Queer Theory! An Academic Travesty at the state-of-the-art Glorya Kaufman Theater (120 Westwood Plaza) in Los Angeles. The unique theater, which merges the serene beauty of a Shinto shrine with the technical prowess of a Hollywood sound stage, was designed by Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners and Theatre Projects Consultants, which also worked on Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Kodak Theatre. This one-time performance will be on Saturday, October 20, 2007 at 5pm. Admission is free, but note that there is limited seating. Sponsored by the David Bohnett Foundation, the Gill Foundation, and Peter B. and Jonathan D. Lewis.
August 14, 2007
  • Albert will be producing, directing, and acting in a short film he penned, tentatively titled Fate Scores. The film, to be shot this fall, tells the story of two strangers who are brought closer together by a series of seemingly random events. This film features an ensemble cast of ten actors.
August 3, 2007
  • Walt Disney Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment's Underdog is released today. Albert is in the cast of this live-action film version of the popular cartoon from the 60's and 70's. The trailer can be found on Disney's website here.
June 3, 2007
  • Albert will be reprising his role as Michel in Queer Theory! An Academic Travesty at the 2007 Los Angeles Queer Studies Conference. Every fall, the UCLA LGBT Studies Program organizes this conference at which scholars from around the country present research or other work, such as performance or film in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender studies, on queer topics, sexuality and gender. In Newsweekly described Queer Theory! An Acadmeic Travesty as "a refreshing, innovative, cross-cultural, multi-disciplinary extravaganza." Bay Windows wrote, "The show is blessed with a sterling cast. Albert Chan as Michel creates as painfully vivid a picture of starched primness as you're ever likely to see, and local treasure Margaret Ann Brady's highbeam eyes sparkle with delight as the maternal Eve. It's only a shame that in the various skits and scenes, these two aren't given more to do."
May 11, 2007
  • Albert completes work on a second-season episode of the Showtime original series Brotherhood. Albert's scenes involved Ethan Embry (Declan Giggs), Billy Smith (Moe Reilly), an explosives team, and a stunt coordinator. The second season will begin airing September 30 - check back for details!
May 3, 2007
  • Writer/Director Henry Bromell (Homicide: Life on the Street, Northern Exposure) met with Albert and cast him in the second season of the Showtime original series Brotherhood. Set in an Irish neighborhood in Providence, the series reflects around two brothers on opposite sides of the law: one a gangster (Jason Isaacs) and the other a politician (Jason Clarke). The second season will begin airing September 30 - check back for details!
April 18, 2007
April 17, 2007
April 13, 2007
April 1, 2007
  • The film "Games," written by Greg Ernstrom, produced by Christine Casagrande and directed by Tey McEvers, completes principal photography. Albert plays Top, a sleazy party animal at a bachelor party. The film is funded by a prestigious $5,000 production grant from notable producer Lauren Shuler Donner (X-Men, Any Given Sunday, You've Got Mail, Free Willy, Pretty in Pink).
March 30, 2007
  • Albert shoots a scene for the CW Television Network (formerly WB and UPN) pilot titled I'm Paige Wilson with fellow cast members Tori Davis and Robert Gorrie. The pilot, produced by ABC Television Studio (formerly Touchstone Television), is written and directed by Rod Lurie (The Contender, Commander in Chief) and executive produced by Rod Lurie, Marc Frydman, Justin Falvey, and Darryl Frank.
March 29, 2007
  • Johnson & Johnson hires Albert to portray a nursing student in two national network commericials. One of the commercials is shot in the operating theater at Massachusetts General Hospital where Dr. William T.G. Morton performed the first surgery in history with anesthesia on October 16, 1846.
March 24, 2007
  • Albert has been cast in a pilot for the CW Television Network (formerly WB and UPN), titled I'm Paige Wilson.
March 20, 2007
  • Albert portrays a blackjack dealer in the Kevin Spacey, Laurence Fishburne, Kate Bosworth film tentatively titled 21. The film, based on Ben Mezrich's best-selling book Bringing Down the House, is a fact-based story about six MIT students who are trained to become card-counting experts and took Las Vegas casinos for millions in winnings. 21 is produced by Columbia Pictures (owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment) and directed by Robert Luketic (Monster-in-Law, Legally Blonde).
March 11, 2007
  • Post-production of Alice Cox's Ana's Time is almost complete as Albert reunites with cast members Michelle Naderman and Michelle Estrada at CCTV studios to record additional voice over. In this film, Ana, an Asian American writer in her late twenties, returns home from her step-father's funeral determined to make sense of her abusive past in rural Texas by directing a film based on his posthumously found script. Albert plays Ken Chuen, the punk musician and barista for whom Ana falls. Principal photography was completed in November 2005.
March 8, 2007
  • Albert once again lends his voice at the studios of AudioLink to National Geographic School Publishing's Hampton-Brown Company. This session includes additional work on "Say It With Flowers," from Toshio Mori's 1949 anthology Yokohama, California. Scheduled for publication in 1942, this story collection dealing with the West Coast Japanese American community was delayed when its author was interned during the war. The session also included work on a new story, "They Speak."
March 4, 2007
  • Albert will be working on the short film "Games," written by Greg Ernstrom, produced by Christine Casagrande and directed by Tey McEvers. The film is funded by a prestigious $5,000 production grant from notable producer Lauren Shuler Donner (X-Men, Any Given Sunday, You've Got Mail, Free Willy, Pretty in Pink).
February 18, 2007
February 11, 2007
  • Albert attends a screening of the rough cut of Alice Cox's Ana's Time. To prepare for the role of Ken Chuen, the punk musician and barista for whom Ana falls, Albert fully immersed himself into Ken's world for several weeks in 2005 shortly before the film was shot. In this film, Ana, an Asian American writer in her late twenties, returns home from her step-father's funeral determined to make sense of her abusive past in rural Texas by directing a film based on his posthumously found script.
February 8, 2007
January 29, 2007
  • Producer Ben Metz from the Center for Digital Imaging Arts has cast Albert in a short film based on the classic Ernest Hemingway story "The Killers," about two hit men who come to a small town to kill a former prizefighter. The story, first published in the March 1927 issue of Scribner�s Magazine, remains one of Hemingway's most anthologized stories.
January 19, 2007
  • Albert records a set of stories by Asian-American authors in the studios of AudioLink for National Geographic School Publishing's Hampton-Brown Company. The first is "Say It With Flowers," from Toshio Mori's 1949 anthology Yokohama, California. Scheduled for publication in 1942, this story collection dealing with the West Coast Japanese American community was delayed when its author was interned during the war. The second is Huynh Quang Nhuong's "Karate," and the third is Mark Punzalan's "The Color Green."
January 3, 2007
December 27, 2006
December 19, 2006
December 15, 2006
  • Albert wraps shooting for an experimental TV "Mobisode" series shot exclusively with cellphones for mobile phone company Amp'd Mobile. Seth Cummings, Amp'd Mobile's senior vice president for content, helped create a unique partnership with Boston University in which director Jan Egleson supervised students in producing a series of short episodes. In this comedy series about a group of seven college students, Albert plays Ming Ting, a Chinese student who wishes nothing more than to be a true American.
December 14, 2006
December 7, 2006
  • Albert has been cast in an innovative film project that will be eventually distributed by cellular company Amp'd Mobile to its cellular customers. Seth Cummings, Amp'd Mobile's senior vice president for content, helped create a unique partnership with Boston University in which director Jan Egleson will supervise students in producing a series of short episodes using only cellphones, despite obstacles surrounding sound and video quality. Read about it in USA TODAY, MSNBC, and CBS News.
November 23, 2006
  • Albert is cast in FourWinds/Adrenaline Entertainment's experimental film Love/Hate. This unique film is comprised of an interconnected series of vignettes which explores various expressions of love and hate, and the wide range of scenarios in which the thin line between these human emotions becomes dangerously thin. Albert will play the disgruntled office worker Tommy, who takes his anger out onto the road.
November 20, 2006
  • Albert will be performing November 30-December 2 as part of the Slippage Ensemble in Queer Theory! An Academic Travesty. Slippage, in residence at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, explores connections between acts of performance, formations of culture, and interventions of technology, all toward an end of original theatrical storytelling. In Newsweekly described the show as "a refreshing, innovative, cross-cultural, multi-disciplinary extravaganza," while Bay Windows described the show as "blessed with a sterling cast." Performances are at Kresge Little Theater at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Nov. 30-Dec. 2 at 8pm, and Dec. 2 at 2 pm. Tickets are $6 for students and $10 for all others, and are available only at the door. Seating is open, so it's recommended you arrive a bit early.
November 9, 2006
  • Albert shoots a scene for the Emmy-winning PBS documentary series American Experience with fellow actor Hyunsoo Moon. This episode, on the U.S. bio-warfare program that started after WWII and ended in the 1970's, is written and directed by Emmy-winner John Rubin. Albert plays a Chinese POW subjected to Japanese biological weapons. The episode with air nationally on February 5, 2007.
November 2, 2006
  • John Rubin Productions contacts Albert and offers him a role in an upcoming epsiode of the PBS documentary series American Experience. Albert will portray a Chinese character in 1940's Manchuria. As television's longest-running, most-watched history series, American Experience brings to life the incredible characters and epic stories that helped form this nation. Now in its eighteenth season, the series has produced over 220 programs and garnered every major broadcast award, including Emmy Awards.
November 1, 2006
  • Albert goes on the road to Burlington, Vermont to kick off the Touring Production of Thomas F. DeFrantz's Queer Theory! A Musical Travesty. Albert plays a thinly disguised and comedic Michel Foucault. Tickets to the November 3-4 shows at The Flynn Center for the Performing Arts are available at FlynnTix. Information about tickets to the November 30-December 2 shows at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will be available shortly.
October 26, 2006
  • Bay Windows reviews Thomas F. DeFrantz's Queer Theory! A Musical Travesty at the Boston Center of the Arts. They write, "The show is blessed with a sterling cast. Albert Chan as Michel creates as painfully vivid a picture of starched primness as you're ever likely to see, and local treasure Margaret Ann Brady's highbeam eyes sparkle with delight as the maternal Eve. It's only a shame that in the various skits and scenes, these two aren't given more to do."
October 25, 2006
  • In Newsweekly's James A. Lopata reviews Thomas F. DeFrantz's Queer Theory! A Musical Travesty at the Boston Center of the Arts. He writes, "courtesy of Slippage Ensemble and the ever-inventive The Theater Offensive, a refreshing, innovative, cross-cultural, multi-disciplinary extravaganza came to life. With an enthusiastic audience and an insider feel, the production bore all the best hallmarks of the type of hip, downtown theater scene of which Manhattanites can boast...Albert M. Chan as Michel provided the most poignant passage in his ending keynote speech." The full review is available here.
October 22, 2006
October 5, 2006
September 28, 2006
  • Albert is honored as a 2005-2006 Best Actor in a Play nominee at the Eastern Massachusetts Association of Community Theaters' (EMACT) 20th Annual Gala and Awards Presentation held this evening at the Crowne Plaza Boston/Natick Hotel. Chan was nominated for his role as Adam in Paul Rudnick's play The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told. The play won the top honor as 2005-2006 Best Play.
September 21, 2006
  • Albert records voice over at National Boston for Sodexho, global provider of food and management services and remote sites management. Albert played a variety of characters in both American and Chinese accents, including a private first class in the United States Marine Corps and a professor.
September 14, 2006
  • In a fundraising effort, Albert works with Melissa Li to record excerpts from her new musical Surviving the Nian. The (fully staged) World Premiere will be produced in April 2007 by the Theater Offensive at the Boston Center for the Arts.
September 13, 2006
September 5, 2006
August 16, 2006
  • Midnight Chimes Productions' Mask of the Ninja, written and directed by Kevin Anderton, has been picked up by Sprint and should be available for download next month on Sprint video phones. Albert contributed Chinese ADR to the film.
August 10, 2006
August 8, 2006
  • Jennifer Howard, a consultant with the Eastern Massachusetts Association of Community Theaters (EMACT), has released her report of Encore Theatre Company's production of The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told. She writes, "Albert Chan's Adam was a delight from the first moment to the last. Sweet, thoughtful and eager, he was an appealing ambassador to this version of the beginning of the world. Chan made a strong, believable connection with Steve as a lover and with Mabel and Jane as friends. We were emotionally engaged with him at all times."
August 3, 2006
August 1, 2006
  • Over the coming months, Albert will be making regular appearances on Making It, a documentary vodcast series starring actress Alecia Batson. The series is scheduled for broadcast in Spring 2007.
July 26, 2006
  • Albert is cast by producer Stacy MacDonald in a project for Fidelity Investments. In this project, Albert will play a tech support operator who has to deal with a particularly annoying caller.
June 28, 2006
  • Two more reviews of Encore Theatre Company's production of The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told are in. First, Norm Gross of the Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE) Awards gives the production 5 out of 5. He writes, "Performed with much comic flair by the young enthusiastic cast. Albert Chan and Jason Fenton are both quite amusing as Adam and Steve with equally and effectively humorous acting by Christine Powers and Robin Rapoport as Jane and Mabel." The full review is available here. Second, In Newsweekly's William Henderson writes, "The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told is a modern day gay classic which the Encore Theater Company certainly does justice to with their sharp gay humor, energetic, and just plain fabulous performance at The Boston Center for the Arts." The full review is available here. The play continues until July 1 at the Boston Center for the Arts. Tickets are available at BostonTheatreScene.com.
June 26, 2006
  • After an exciting weekend run, the first review of Encore Theatre Company's production of The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told is in. David Levy of Talkin' Broadway writes, "Director Christina Hanson's biggest contribution to the show is casting four terrific leads. Chan provides emotional grounding as Adam, bringing believability to his struggles with love and faith even in such ridiculous situations as finding his lover cheating on him with a rhinoceros. Fenton has the least interesting part of the four, but makes the most of his role as the (pardon the expression) "straight man." Power and Rapoport are hilarious as deadpan, butch Jane and kooky, sprightly Mabel. Most importantly, both couples convey believable and palpable love throughout the ups and downs of their relationships." The full review is available here. The play continues until July 1 at the Boston Center for the Arts. Tickets are available at BostonTheatreScene.com.
June 22, 2006
  • Albert and fellow actor Jason Fenton make the front page of In Newsweekly, New England's largest GLBT Newspaper. Albert is interviewed by reporter William Henderson about his thoughts on playing the main character Adam in Encore Theatre Company's production of The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told. The full article is available here. The play opens tomorrow and runs until July 1 at the Boston Center for the Arts. Tickets are available at BostonTheatreScene.com.
June 10, 2006
  • Albert attends the premiere of Interrogation at the AMC/Loews Boston Common Theater as part of the Boston International Film Festival. In this film, Albert has the supporting role of Lieutenant Charles David Han. Producers Aaron Howland and Seth Howland were on hand, as were actors Sereivuth Eang and Jennifer Betit Yen.
June 9, 2006
  • Albert shoots a scene for Walt Disney Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment's Underdog. Directed by Frederik Du Chau, this film is a live-action version of the popular cartoon from the 60's and 70's.
June 8, 2006
  • Albert visits the set of Walt Disney Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment's Underdog, a live-action version of the popular cartoon from the 60's and 70's. He meets with Assistant Costume Designer Andrew Poleszak and Costume Supervisor Caroline Errington, as well as hair and makeup artists in preparation for tomorrow's shoot.
June 2, 2006
June 1, 2006
  • Tickets for Encore Theatre Company's production of The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told go on sale today at noon at BostonTheatreScene.com. Written by Paul Rudnick, this controversial play begins with the premise that in the beginning God created Adam and Steve, and it follows the ramifications of a gay foundational myth out through the centuries. When they get kicked out of Eden, Adam and Steve bump into Jane and Mabel, who accompany them through the flood, imprisonment in Egypt, and life in contemporary New York City. The play will run from June 23 to July 1 at the Boston Center for the Arts.
May 27, 2006
May 15, 2006
April 27, 2006
April 25, 2006
April 21, 2006
  • After two days of auditions, Albert is cast in the lead role of Adam in the Encore Theatre Company's production of The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told! Written by Paul Rudnick, this controversial play begins with the premise that in the beginning God created Adam and Steve, and it follows the ramifications of a gay foundational myth out through the centuries. When they get kicked out of Eden, Adam and Steve bump into Jane and Mabel, who accompany them through the flood, imprisonment in Egypt, and life in contemporary New York City. The play will open on June 23 at the Boston Center for the Arts.
April 20, 2006
  • Albert is offered the role of Eddy Spengler in Overstim Productions' upcoming comedy A Monstrous Proposal. In the film, Eddy is a mild-mannered pizza delivery guy, a few months away from Assistant Manager. He had a favorable legal settlement that he's not allowed to talk about, and spent a good chunk of it on an online auction on DreadCentral.com, winning a guest star appearance in the upcoming slasher movie The Ice Cream Man vs. The Mangler. The film will be shooting throughout May and June.
April 10, 2006
  • Albert is cast in Disney and Spyglass Entertainment's upcoming film Underdog, a live-action version of the popular cartoon from the 60's and 70's! Production starts today.
March 25, 2006
March 9, 2006
  • Albert meets with director Frederik Du Chau at a callback today for Disney and Spyglass Entertainment's upcoming film Underdog, a live-action version of the popular cartoon from the 60's and 70's.
March 6, 2006
  • As a result of his strong engineering background, Albert's is invited to audition as a host for Design Squad, a new PBS engineering series for kids. The series starts shooting in Boston this summer.
February 13, 2006
  • Albert auditions for a national Amtrak commercial for the Northeast corridor route between Boston and New York!
January 12, 2006
  • Albert attends two print ad auditions this week, both looking for Asian males. The first is for CVS (Asian father types) and the second is for SHURE Wireless (Asian businessmen).
December 9, 2005
  • Director Damian Bonazzoli and Vision Craft Productions offers Albert the role of An Phan in the dramatic feature film A Terrible Darkness. In the film, An Phan recalls the horrors he experienced as a victim of the Vietnam War. The film is slated to begin shooting in 2006.
November 19, 2005
  • After two months of shooting, Albert wraps up his scenes for the feature film Dual.
November 13, 2005
  • Albert had performances on both Saturday and Sunday of Melissa Li's musical play Surviving the Nian at the Boston Center for the Arts. The show concludes the Theater Offensive's 14th Annual Out on the Edge Festival. At the Q&A, audience members were impressed with the amount and quality of the music and blocking the cast learned in only two weeks. Many also commented how intense and personal experiencing the musical was for them.
  • After the Sunday performance of Suriviving the Nian, Albert shoots his indoor coffeehouse scenes overnight at the 1369 Coffeehouse in Inman Square. He manages to catch a few winks afterwards and fly out to Los Angeles later the next day!
November 11, 2005
  • Metal Production's Ana's Time started shooting today, on one of the coldest autumn days thus far, but still attracting quite a crowd for the outdoor scenes. For the past two weeks, Albert has been conducting intense research for the role of Ken Chuen, a punk/alternative musician and barista. During these two weeks, Albert picked up smoking, meeting with Tim from the 1369 Coffeehouse in Central Square (where Ken Chuen works), who gave Albert some pointers about smoking during breaks. Josh, manager of the 1369, talked to Albert about what it's like to work there. Albert listened daily to the Late Risers' Club, a legendary punk radio show on WMBR, and hung out at the Abbey Lounge and the Middle East to listen to bands. On top of it all, Albert kept a diary for Ken Chuen.
  • After a 10-hour shoot during the day, Albert has a final dress rehearsal for the musical Surviving the Nian.
October 27, 2005
  • Albert is cast as Ken Chuen, the Asian punk-alternative musician/barista who is Ana's love interest in Metal Productions' Ana's Time, written by filmmaker Alice Cox. In this film, Ana, an Asian American writer in her late twenties, returns home from her step-father's funeral determined to make sense of her abusive past in rural Texas by directing a film based on his posthumously found script.
October 26, 2005
  • Albert auditions for the role of Vincent in singer/songwriter Melissa Li's musical play Surviving the Nian at the Boston Center for the Arts and is offered the role by Artistic Director Abe Rybeck a couple of hours later. The performances will be on Saturday, November 12th at 8pm and Sunday, November 13th at 3pm. The show will be part of the Theater Offensive's 14th Annual Out on the Edge Festival. The musical centers around Kaylin Woo, who dashes family expectations when she returns home to Hong Kong for Chinese New Year with her black lover in tow and reveals she is NOT a business professional, but a jazz performer - and a lesbian, to boot!
October 24, 2005
  • Albert auditions at CCTV Studios for the role of Ken, an Asian punk-alternative musician/barista romantically involved with Ana in Alice Cox's Ana's Time. The 30-minute film will be shot on HD video and super 16mm color negative film. As part of the audition, Albert performed an acoustic guitar version of Green Day's Are We The Waiting? Albert made a strong impression, with a potential lead actress asking if he attends Berklee College of Music, presumably based on his punk-alternative appearance. Also, the Production Designer repeatedly referred to him as "Ken" instead of "Albert" in part because he looked so much like what she had envisioned Ken to be!
October 16, 2005
  • Shooting continues for the feature film Dual, with a bedroom scene in which Albert's character, Dave, participates in an "experiment" with uptight Claire.
October 14, 2005
  • Despite heavy rain, Albert manages to attend the New Hampshire Film Expo along with director Stefan Glidden for the screening of S. Katz, V.P., which wins the award for Best Student Work! The film has also been recently accepted to the Filmstream Short Film Festival.
September 18, 2005
  • Albert films his first scenes today for the feature film Dual in Harvard Square at Pandemonium bookstore, which is transformed into the new-age bookstore in which Albert's character, Dave, works.
September 9, 2005
  • Director Stefan Glidden announces that S. Katz, V.P. has been accepted to the New Hampshire Film Expo The New Hampshire Film Expo announced today "The Official 2005 New Hampshire Film Expo Selections" at a press conference held at the Sheraton Harborside Hotel in Portsmouth.
August 31, 2005
  • Disturbing Leonard continues its tour of the country. The film will be screened at the Oxford Film Festival in Oxford, Mississippi. Despite some minor wind damage suffered at the hands of Hurricane Katrina, the festival will go on as scheduled, and Disturbing Leonard will be screened on opening night (September 6, 2005 at 7:30pm).
July 27, 2005
  • Albert auditions for the supporting role of Reevise in Fast and Furious 3: Tokyo, directed by Justin Lin (Better Luck Tomorrow, Annapolis). This third installment follows a new character, an American teenager named Shaun, who develops a taste for drift racing in Japan.
June 23, 2005
  • Albert is cast in the role of Dave, a new-age bookstore clerk, in the Dan Seitz's independent drama Dual. Dave befriends the lead character Claire (and more...), but may be getting himself into more trouble than he realizes. It's scheduled to begin production in late August.
June 10, 2005
June 9, 2005
May 24, 2005
  • Albert attends the premiere party for #2 Pencil at the Paradise Rock Club! The screening was followed by a performance by Comedy Connection regular Lamont Price, and the edgy rock songs of Cherry S/T.
May 21, 2005
  • Albert auditions for a series of print ads for Toyota models Matrix and Corolla as a "hip" and "funky" twentysomething at Kristie Babbie's Viewfinder Productions.
May 20, 2005
  • Albert joins over 300 other film lovers at the premiere of S. Katz, V.P., which is well received from the audience.
April 30, 2005
  • Albert performs some additional audio for his character, Lieutenant Han, in the feature film Interrogation. In this fim directed by John Chase and produced by Aaron Howland and Seth Howland, Albert plays an arrogant and haughty 40-year-old Internal Affairs investigator in the Boston Police Department. Post-production is expected to finish in a month, and the film will be submitted to the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival.
April 22, 2005
  • Production is complete for the short film The Clan, with shooting wrapped last weekend, and voice over work finished today. The film, shot on 16mm, follows Albert's character's journey to insanity when he joins an out-of-the-ordinary Dungeons & Dragons group.
April 8, 2005
  • Albert attends the premiere of #2 Pencil at the Boston Underground Film Festival. The audience was impressed with the production quality and the animation sequences. The new website for Liquid Lunch Productions was up just in time for the premiere. The next screening will be at the Paradise Rock Club with stand-up comedy by Lamont Price and live music by Cherry S/T (who contributed music to the film) on Tuesday, May 24th. Tickets are available online at the Liquid Lunch Productions website.
March 31, 2005
  • Derek Schachter offers Albert the lead role in his upcoming experimental film The Clan. The film, which will be shot on 16mm, is an intriguing psychological journey in which fantasy blurs with reality.
March 27, 2005
  • Albert wraps up five intense days of shooting for S. Katz, V.P., shooting an intricate Glidecam sequence on the very last day.
March 12, 2005
  • Albert wraps up shooting for the feature film Interrogation. For Albert's scenes, the make-up artist grayed Albert's hair as well as aged his face to create a convincing 40 year old. The props master focused on details such as Lieutenant Han business cards, Lieutenant Han newspaper articles on the bulletin boards (complete with Albert's photo), and Lieutenent Han framed diplomas. Director John Chase is also the co-producer of the upcoming film Venice Underground (2005) and writer/director of Massholes (2000).
March 5, 2005
  • Albert is offered the role of Linus in the comedic film S. Katz, V.P. about the world of underground casinos! The piece from writer/director Stefan Glidden will be shot on 16mm.
February 17, 2005
  • Post production is almost complete for #2 Pencil. Albert performed some ADR today and saw some clips of the film in the process. The film will be premiering at the Boston Underground Film Festival in April.
February 6, 2005
  • Aaron Howland of 7 Fluid Oz. offers Albert the supporting role of Lieutenant Han (changed from Lieutenant Hembrough because of Albert's ethnicity) in their upcoming feature-length film Interrogation. After the two auditions, there was no doubt about giving Albert the role, except for one minor detail - the plot requires that Han, an Internal Affairs Investigator in the Police Department, be about 35 to 40 years old. A make-up artist will be called in to help convincingly age Albert.
February 5, 2005
  • Albert completes voice over work in Cantonese for Kevin Anderton's comedy short Mask of the Ninja. "The film will be appearing very soon on a new Midnight Chimes Productions DVD compilation.
February 2, 2005
  • The film Disturbing Leonard is accepted to the Sedona International Film Festival in Sedona, Arizona. Sedona has an excellent reputation as a showcase of independent cinema, and is considered one of the top twenty film festivals in the United States.
January 22, 2005
  • Albert has a callback for Interrogation and reads with the lead actor and a potential actress in the film. John Chase, the screenwriter and director, has been tweaking the screenplay and giving Albert's character a more intriguing back story that requires his character, an Internal Affairs Investigator, to be about 15 years older than before.
December 22, 2004
  • Albert gets a callback for Interrogation. Aaron Howland from 7 Fluid Oz. Productions expresses interest in having Albert come in again for the role of Hembrough, an Internal Affairs Investigator, and work with the director and perhaps a potential actress in the film who plays my character's partner. The callback will most likely be in the new year.
December 17, 2004
  • Aaron Howland from 7 Fluid Oz. Productions invites Albert to come in to audition for a supporting role in their next feature film Interrogation, an intense psychological crime drama. Albert will be reading for the role of Hembrough, an Internal Affairs Investigator interrogating a police detective suspended while working on a murder case. It's the second time that someone has cited Albert's education as piquing their interest. Aaron Howland hopes that Albert's educational background will inspire him to play Hembrough as brash, condescending, and ambitious, although quick to add that was not their impression of Albert upon reading his resume. The first time was for Dark Matter, starring Meryl Streep, for which Albert read the supporting role of a Chinese national studying chemistry in graduate school, an audition that led to a callback in New York City.
December 5, 2004
  • Albert wraps up his scenes for #2 Pencil. For the sake of art, Albert ended up with multiple bruises on his neck, wrist, elbow, and shoulder after shooting numerous takes in a confrontation scene.
November 28, 2004
  • On this third weekend of shooting for #2 Pencil, Albert shoots a short, but crucial scene as the character Phillip.
October 16, 2004
  • Carey Zolper of Liquid Lunch Productions offers Albert the supporting role of Phillip in the supernatural drama #2 Pencil, remembering Albert's work on their feature-length comedy Overserved, which has been racking up awards on the festival circuit. In this new short film, Albert's character Phillip is betrayed when his best friend Marty, played by Rob Savage, discovers supernatural abilities. It is intended to be the first of three short films on a new DVD compilation.
August 8, 2004
  • Albert is offered voice over work by Kevin Anderton of Midnight Chimes Productions for the short film Mask of the Ninja.
July 28, 2004
  • Robert Altman shoots a scene for his Sundance Channel miniseries Tanner on Tanner involving Cynthia Nixon (Miranda on HBO's Sex and the City), Michael Murphy, Pamela Reed, Albert, and two others. The scene appears in the third and final episode, set to air on October 19th.
July 27, 2004
  • Albert is invited to appear in seven-time Oscar-nominated Robert Altman and Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Garry Trudeau's Tanner on Tanner, a Sundance Channel miniseries that follows up on their groundbreaking 1988 mockumentary series Tanner '88, about a fictitious Democratic presidential candidate and his 1988 presidential campaign. Slated to make cameos are Robert Redford, Mario Cuomo, Martin Scorsese, Madeline Albright, Harry Belafonte, Rev. Al Sharpton, Carl Bernstein, Al Franken, and Ron Reagan.
July 25, 2004
  • Albert shoots some scenes for Jonathan Fortmiller's Tink, which stars Bernice Liuson Sim.
July 24, 2004
  • Albert auditions for Midnight Chimes Productions' latest feature film, American Family. Albert met Kevin Anderton, founder of Midnight Chimes Productions and screenwriter of American Family, and other crew members.
July 19, 2004
  • Albert is invited to audition for Jonathan Fortmiller's experimental fantasy film short tentatively titled Tink. The film is a modern day adaptation of Peter Pan in the same style as Fight Club, Run, Lola Run, Requiem for a Dream, and Romeo and Juliet (Leonardo DiCaprio/Claire Danes version).
July 6, 2004
  • Overserved has become an official selection at this year's Woods Hole Film Festival on Cape Cod, as well as San Diego Comedy Film Festival and Long Beach Comedy Film Festival. The showing at the Woods Hole will be on August 4th. The film most recently played on May 8th at the Boston Underground Film Festival at the Brattle Theater.
May 18, 2004
  • Ellen Parks, the casting director for Dark Matter starring Meryl Streep, confirms that director Chen Shi-Zheng is set on having the actors playing Ying and Ming improvise in Mandarin half of their time onscreen. Although Albert speaks the Cantonese dialect of Chinese and could probably learn to speak Mandarin phonetically, he is not fluent in Mandarin.
May 17, 2004
  • Albert gets a callback for Dark Matter starring Meryl Streep. According to Ellen Parks, the casting director, director Chen Shi-Zheng liked Albert's work and invites Albert to go to New York City to read for the role of either Ying and Ming, two graduate students from China in the main character's lab.
May 1, 2004
  • Overserved is awarded the Boston Comedy & Movie Festival's Feature Film Award for 2004. The official awards ceremony was at Boston's Park Plaza Hotel, and local celebrities Steve Sweeney, Lenny Clark, and Tom Bergeron were on hand to present.
April 14, 2004
  • Albert receives a callback for a Poland Spring radio spot.
April 10, 2004
  • Albert attends a callback for a series of ESL videos.
April 5, 2004
  • Albert attends the sold-out premiere of Overserved at the Arlington Theatre.
March 30, 2004
  • Albert auditions at CP Casting as the Japanese film student Takeshi for a series of ESL videos that use the concept of the sitcom Friends to teach English skills to foreign students. The shoot will begin mid-May and last about a month, and will take place in both Boston and New York City.
March 24, 2004
  • Ellen Parks, the casting director of Dark Matter starring Meryl Streep, invites Albert to submit a video audition for one of the three main male roles in the film. She's particularly interested in Albert's background as a graduate student - the character is a Chinese national who goes to the United States for graduate school - and she's interested in someone who understands the competitive pressures. She stressed that Albert must shed contemporary American mannerisms and body language and pass for a Chinese national, accent and all. Based on an actual mass murder at the University of Iowa in 1991, it's the dark story of a brilliant Chinese graduate student who reacts violently when he fails to get professional recognition because of school politics. The film will be directed by Chen Shi-Zheng.
March 14, 2004
  • The cast and crew of Overserved reunites once again at the Sam Adams Brewery to film DVD extras.
February 12, 2004
  • Disturbing Leonard premieres at the 2004 Redstone Film Festival and is awarded third prize. The judges made note of both the ambitious scope of the film and the terrific lead performance by Larry Coen. The film is a 24-minute dark comedy about a quiet nurse caring for a suicidal librarian who is convinced he's the unwilling star of his own reality TV show. It was written, directed, and edited by Bill Folman, produced by Lorraine Pouliot, and shot by Pegeen Quinn with a score by Stephen James Neale.
October 13, 2003
  • Margaret O'Keefe, a soprano and one of the judges for the Emerson Music Fellowship Albert auditioned for in Septermber, praises him: "I really was impressed with your performance in the Carmen this summer! You have a wonderful stage presence and your sound carried well and was effective as Remendado... I really feel that you should be studying with someone." Albert has indeed taken the initiative and started voice training with soprano Alecia Batson.
September 6, 2003
  • Albert auditions at MIT for the Emerson Music Fellowship, performing Die Forelle by Schubert and Where'er You Walk from Handel's opera Semele. Pamela Wood, Margaret O'Keefe, and William Cutter were among the judges.
August 1, 2003
  • Albert plays El Remendado in two performances of Carmen in Concert at MIT's Kresge Auditorium. The opera, produced by Sonya Tang, stars mezzo-soprano Shiba Nemat-Nasser as Carmen, with the orchestra conducted by Jimma Jia.
June 15, 2003
  • Albert shoots a hilarious scene for Joseph Gatto's feature-length comedy Overserved at the Sam Adams Brewery. The film is being shot on high-definition.
June 14, 2003
  • Albert finishes shooting scenes for writer/director Julie Cohen's independent Meg's Box. Albert plays the supporting character Joey, Meg's gay teenaged friend and confidante who teaches a thing or two about herself.
June 12, 2003
  • Albert is invited by Bill Folman to appear in his film Disturbing Leonard as the president of the "House of Cards Building Club."
May 18, 2003
  • Albert auditions at the Sam Adams Brewery for Liquid Lunch Productions' feature length comedy Overserved and is offered on the spot the role of Wang Long, a character with a thick Chinese accent who gets ridiculed because of his name. Albert read first for Matt Mead, the assistant director, and after being given a thumbs up, Matt Mead called in Joseph Gatto, the writer and director of Overserved. Upon completion of the scene, Joe Gatto fell back behind the bar in a laughing fit.
May 17, 2003
  • Jimmy Jia, the assiatant producer and conductor for MIT's production of Carmen in Concert, offers Albert the role of El Remendado, one of ten leads.
May 14, 2003
  • Albert auditions for a role in writer/director Julie Cohen's independent short Meg's Box, a coming-of-age story about an insecure teenager named Meg. Albert read for the role of Joey, her gay friend and confidante and also for the role of Danny, Meg's somewhat emotionally abusive boyfriend. Alexandra Weinberg, the producer, was on hand.
April 14, 2003
  • At the request of Allison Kiessling, Albert auditions for a short film adapted from John Ford's 1630 play 'Tis a Pity She's a Whore. The play is about a love affair between Annabella and Giovanni, who are brother and sister.


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