Pat Morita
Pat Morita was born on Jun 28, 1932 in USA. Pat Morita's big-screen debut came with Thoroughly Modern Millie directed by George Roy Hill in 1967, strarring Oriental #2. Pat Morita is known for Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ directed by Tetsuya Nomura, Haley Joel Osment stars as Sora and David Gallagher as Riku. Pat Morita has got 1 awards and 5 nominations so far. The most recent award Pat Morita achieved is Walk of Fame. The upcoming new movie Pat Morita plays is Rice Girl which will be released on Jul 23, 2014.
Abundantly busy and much-loved Asian-American actor who became an on-screen hero to millions of adults and kids alike as the wise and wonderful Mr. Miyagi in Le moment de vérité (1984), the sparkling Noriyuki Morita was back again dishing out Eastern philosophy and martial arts lessons for Karate kid: Le Moment de vérité II (1986) and Karate kid III (1989), and even for Miss Karate Kid (1994). However, putting all that karate aside, the diminutive Morita actually first started out as a stand-up comedian known as the Hip Nip in nightclubs and bars, and made his first on-screen appearance in Millie (1967). He quickly adapted to the screen and showed up in small parts in such comedy films as The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968), alongside Don Knotts, and in Evil Roy Slade (1972) supporting John Astin. He also appeared in such popular series as Sanford and Son (1972) and M.A.S.H. (1972).Morita got his next break playing the often-perplexed restaurant owner Matsho "Arnold" Takahashi in 26 episodes of the hugely popular sitcom Happy Days - Les jours heureux (1974) between 1975 and 1976, and again between 1982 and 1983. Morita was quite in demand on the small screen and also scored the lead in his own police drama Ohara (1987), and guest-starred on other high-profile television series including Magnum (1980), Arabesque (1984), Alerte à Malibu (1989) and The Hughleys (1998). Although most often used as a minor character actor, he remained consistently busy and occasionally lent his vocal talents to animated features such as Mulan (1998). However, his real strengths lay in portraying slightly oddball or unusual characters in offbeat films. He died at age 73 of natural causes at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 24, 2005.
Birthday
Jun 28, 1932Place of Birth
Isleton, California, USA
Known For
Awards
1 wins & 5 nominations
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