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| George Takei | |||||
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| Born | Hosato Takei April 20, 1937 Los Angeles, California | ||||
| Characters played | Wong Galactus Elder Monk Shinji | ||||
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Hosato Takei (born April 20, 1937), known professionally as George Takei, is an actor who plays Wong on Spider-Man, Galactus on The Super Hero Squad Show, Elder Monk on Ultimate Spider-Man, and Shinji on Hit Monkey.
Biography[]
Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Takei family was sent into a Japanese internment camp when he was just five years old. He had family that perished in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. After his family's release, they were left without any money and forced to live in the Skid Row section of Los Angeles. He turned his experiences into the Broadway show Allegiance and the television series The Terror.
During the 1960s, Takei marched with Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr., the civil rights leader who served as the basis for Professor X.[1]
Takei is most famous for his role as Hikaru Sulu in the Star Trek franchise. He was a main cast member in the original, animated series, the first six films, and a cameo appearance on Voyager.
Other notable works include Godzilla Raids Again, Rodan, Perry Mason, General Hospital, PT 109, The Twilight Zone, My Three Sons, I Spy, Mission: Impossible, The Green Berets, The Six Million Dollar Man, Vega$, Trapper John, M.D., Jonny Quest, MacGyver, Murder, She Wrote, Miami Vice, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Mulan, Batman Beyond, Jackie Chan Adventures, Futurama, The Young and the Restless, Scrubs, Will & Grace, Drawn Together, According to Jim, Kim Possible, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Heroes, The Big Bang Theory, Community, Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, Phineas and Ferb, Adventure Time, Hawaii Five-0, Transformers Prime, The Simpsons, Archer, Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, Hot in Cleveland, Entourage, Robot Chicken, American Dad!, The Terror, Elena of Avalor, Love Monster, and Blazing Samurai.
References[]
- ↑ George Takei at Twitter