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 On the barriers that Asian-American actors have to face in Hollywood: "I go into a young film director`s office these days and he says, `Hey man, I know who you are. I grew up watching "McHale`s Navy" (1962)`. And I think, `Oh boy, here we go again`". Of course we`ve been fighting against stereotypes from Day One at East West. That`s the reason we formed: to combat that, and to show we are capable of more than just fulfilling the stereotypes -- waiter, laundryman, gardener, martial artist, villain.
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Trivia
Passed away one day after being officially announced as the voice of "Master Splinter" in TMNT (2007).
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In the months before his death, he was preparing to appear with his wife in an East West production of the comedy "Motty Chon." Instead of recasting the part, the company, out of respect, canceled the production.
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Children: daughters Sala and Mimosa.
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Was nominated for Broadway's 1976 Tony Award as Best Actor (Musical) for "Pacific Overtures."
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He was the East West Players' first artistic director in 1965. He also taught acting classes there to help pay the company's bills. The company's first home was a basement in a Silver Lake church secured by co-founder Beulah Quo. Later, it moved to a storefront on Santa Monica Blvd. Since 1998, it has been housed in the historic Union Center for the Arts and performs in a 240 seat theater.
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One of nine actors of Asian descent nominated for an Academy Award in an acting category. The others are Miyoshi Umeki who won Best Supporting Actress nominated for Sayonara (1957), Sessue Hayakawa nominated for The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Jocelyne LaGarde nominated for Hawaii (1966), Ben Kingsley who won Best Actor for Gandhi (1982), Haing S. Ngor who won Best Supporting Actor for The Killing Fields (1984), Pat Morita nominated for The Karate Kid (1984), Ken Watanabe nominated for The Last Samurai (2003) and Rinko Kikuchi nominated for Babel (2006).
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Wife Shizuko Hoshi is a dancer, choreographer and actress.
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One of six Asian actors nominated for an Academy Award in an acting category. The others are Haing S. Ngor who won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for The Killing Fields (1984), Miyoshi Umeki who won for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Sayonara (1957), Sessue Hayakawa nominated for The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Ken Watanabe nominated for The Last Samurai (2003), and Rinko Kikuchi nominated for Babel (2006).
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Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Actors Branch).
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Frequently cast by Chuck Norris.
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Pioneer of Asian American theater in Los Angeles.
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Became a naturalized citizen in 1956.
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Received a special tribute as part of the Annual Memorial tribute at The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV).
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Artistic Director Emeritus of the nation's premier Asian American theatre organization, East West Players, located in the "Little Tokyo" area of Los Angeles, California, USA.
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