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Tenzing Norgay Trainor

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Tenzing Norgay Trainor
Trainor (second from the right) during TIFF (2019)
Born (2001-09-04) September 4, 2001 (age 23)[1]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation
  • Actor
Years active2012–present
Television
Relatives

Tenzing Norgay Trainor (born 4 September 2001) is an American actor. He gained notability for his role as Parker Rooney on the Disney Channel television show Liv and Maddie (2013–2017)[2] and the voice of Jin in the animated adventure film Abominable (2019)[3][4] and its follow-up Abominable and the Invisible City (2022–2023). He also appeared in TV shows including Good Luck Charlie, The Jadagrace Show, and Stevie TV.[5]

Career

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Tenzing Norgay Trainor was born on 4 September 2001 in Los Angeles, California[6] to Clark Tulley Trainor and Deki Tenzing Norgay.[7] He is Nepalese, Tibetan by descent.[8] His maternal grandfather is Tenzing Norgay, who, together with Edmund Hillary, was the first to climb Mount Everest.[3][4] He has two younger brothers, Kalden and Yonden, and played football since the age of six.[9][1]

He grew up in Florida where he, at the age of eight, started acting at Paladin Playhouse Theater in Ft. Lauderdale theater camp.[4][5] His father forced him into the theater camp so that he could learn how to speak in front of people.[5] After returning to California, he started his acting career with appearances in TV series like Stevie TV.[10][11] His breakthrough came in 2013 in the series Liv and Maddie where he played the recurring role of Parker Rooney, Liv and Maddie's younger brother.[12] In 2014, he made a guest appearance as Parker Rooney in the Jessie crossover episode "Jessie's Aloha Holidays with Parker and Joey", along with Joey Bragg as Joey Rooney.[13] In 2017, Liv and Maddie ended after four years.[14]

In 2018, Trainor was cast as Jimbo, a boy completely lost in modern-day society, in two episodes of the Nickelodeon series Knight Squad.[15] In 2019, he starred in the short comedy film Clueless, for which he won an Independent Shorts Award as Best Child/Young Actor.[16] In the animated feature film Abominable, he voiced the character of Jin who, similar to Tenzing Norgay, climbs Mount Everest to bring back a Yeti to his family.[3] He reprised his role in the animated series Abominable and the Invisible City.[17] In 2022, he appeard as Gavin, a member of "The Afterlifers", in the Netflix series Boo, Bitch with Lana Condor and Zoe Colletti.[18] In 2023, he starred in the single eight-episode series of Freeridge.[19]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes[5]
2013 The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone Child #2
2013 Super Buddies Buddha Voice role
2019 Clueless Liam Main role
2019 Abominable Jin Voice role
2022 Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again Bodhi Voice role

Television

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Year Title Role Notes[5]
2012 Stevie TV Gosselin Boy Episode #1.4
2012 The Jadagrace Show Jackie Swartz
2012 Bits and Pieces Brody
2013 Good Luck Charlie Devan Episode "Rock Enroll"
2013–2017 Liv and Maddie Parker Rooney Main Role; 80 episodes, Disney Channel Original Series
2014 Jessie Parker Rooney Episode "Jessie's Aloha Holidays with Parker and Joey"
2017 The Mick Jaxon Episode "The Teacher"
2018 Knight Squad Jimbo 2 episodes
2019 Modern Family David Tashi Episode "A Game of Chicken"
2019 The Stranded Gun Voice role[15]
2020–2021 American Housewife Trevor 6 episodes
2022 Boo, Bitch Gavin Main role
2022–2023 Abominable and the Invisible City Jin Voice role
2023 Freeridge Cameron Main role

Awards and nominations

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Award Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
Independent Shorts Bronze Awards 2019 Clueless Best Child/Young Actor Won [16]
Annie Awards 2020 Abominable Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in a Feature Production Nominated [20][21]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Everything you need to know about Tenzing Norgay Trainor". naijanews.
  2. ^ "Disney Channel's New Family Comedy "Liv and Maddie" Premieres Sunday, September 15" (Press release). Disney Channel. 2013-07-16. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2024-10-01 – via The Futon Critic.
  3. ^ a b c Chhetri, Vivek. "Tenzing II, Everest rescuer". The Telegraph India. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  4. ^ a b c Topel, Fred (2019-09-27). "Who Is Tenzing Norgay Trainor From 'Abominable'?". Showbiz Cheat Sheet. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  5. ^ a b c d e Simwa, Adrianna (2020-03-10). "Tenzing Norgay Trainor biography: His fascinating life story". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  6. ^ ENTAffairTV (2023-04-08). Tenzing Norgay Trainor Interview: Freeridge | Netflix. Retrieved 2024-09-05 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ Arun (2020-12-29). "Tenzing Norgay Trainor's Parents Got Him Into Acting To Socialize". hollywoodmask. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  8. ^ Jones, Jalen. "Mixed Asian Media–Tenzing Norgay Trainor on Mixed Representation, Freeridge, and his Favorite Childhood Phrase". Mixed Asian Media. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  9. ^ Disney Channel (2014-08-31). This is Who I Am - Tenzing Norgay Trainor - Disney Channel Official. Retrieved 2024-05-28 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ Topel, Fred (2019-09-27). "Who Is Tenzing Norgay Trainor From 'Abominable'?". Showbiz Cheat Sheet. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  11. ^ Arun (2020-12-29). "Tenzing Norgay Trainor's Parents Got Him Into Acting To Socialize". hollywoodmask. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  12. ^ Whyte, Ima (2023-10-16). "Tenzing Norgay Trainor: Rising Star in Hollywood". TVovermind. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  13. ^ "Jessie: Season 3, Episode 26 | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  14. ^ Swift, Andy (2017-03-24). "Liv and Maddie Series Finale Reveals Why Everyone Talks to the Camera". TVLine. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  15. ^ a b Dee, Jake (2023-11-03). "Best Tenzing Norgay Trainor Performances, Ranked". MovieWeb. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  16. ^ a b "Bronze Awards: January 2019". Independent Shorts Awards. 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  17. ^ "DreamWorks Debuts Trailer & Cast List for 'Abominable and the Invisible City'". 2022-09-07. Archived from the original on 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  18. ^ Zorrilla, Mónica Marie (2021-08-27). "Zoe Colletti, Mason Versaw, Aparna Brielle Join Lana Condor in Netflix Comedy 'Boo, Bitch'". Variety. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  19. ^ Hailu, Selome (2022-11-04). "'On My Block' Spinoff 'Freeridge' at Netflix Casts Tenzing Norgay Trainor and Peggy Blow (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  20. ^ "Animation - 47th Annual Annie Awards". The DreamCage. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  21. ^ Giardina, Carolyn (2019-12-02). "Annie Awards: 'Frozen 2,' 'Missing Link' Lead Year of Surprises and Snubs". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
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