Yahoo News 9-1-1 star Kenneth Choi hints why Chimney has his nickname
9-1-1 star Kenneth Choi has hinted at why Chimney has that particular nickname.
The firefighter and paramedic, whose full name is Howard Han, has been a mainstay of the procedural since its inception in 2018.
However, despite being referred to as Chimney, audiences have been none the wiser as to precisely why he's landed that particular moniker.
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Speaking to Hello! about the mystery, Choi teased that he has his own backstory as to why, and has been leaving "breadcrumbs" for years.
"I have my own back story of why he is called Chimney, and I believe it's the same back story that was created by the original creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear," he said.
"They've never told me for sure but there was an iteration of this character before I came on board, and originally Chimney was conceived as a Latino man and there is a specific reason for why he was called Chimney."
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"I was told that reason because they told me, 'We want Chim to be the comedic character'," Choi further explained.
"I've taken that on and, without divulging what it is, some of my behaviors and actions as Chimney could tell somebody who's watching very closely, 'Oh, this is why he was called Chimney'."
The star went on to tease: "It's a thing that I imbued in Chimney that if you watch carefully you can lead yourself to realize. I've left breadcrumbs – but nobody has ever picked them up."
9-1-1 and 9-1-1: Lone Star both air on FOX and Hulu in the US and Sky Witness in the UK.
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