Pat Morita
Pat Morita was born in Isleton, California, United States on June 28th, 1932 and is the Movie Actor. At the age of 73, Pat Morita biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.
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Television and movie career
In Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) and a related role in The Shakiest Gun In The West (1968), starring Don Knotts, Morita's first film appearances were as a henchman and a similar role in The Shakiest Gun In The West (1968). On Sanford and Son (1974–1976) as Ah Chew, a good-natured friend of Lamont Sanford, and South Korean Army Captain Sam Pak on the sitcom M*A*S*H (1973, 1974). In the war film Midway (1976), Rear Admiral Ryunosuke Kusaka was also cast.
Starting in season three (1975–76), Morita had a regular appearance on Happy Days as Matsuo "Arnold" Takahashi (the current Japanese owner of Arnold's Drive-In) Takahashi (the new Japanese owner of Arnold's Drive-In) Takahashi (the new Japanese owner of Arnold's Drive-In). Takahashi had bought the Milwaukee restaurant from the original Arnold but decided against adopting the former's first name because it was too costly for him to buy the additional neon sign letters necessary to rename it "Takahashi's." As the new owner, he moonlighted as a martial arts instructor, teaching self-defense classes at the drive-in after hours. Before returning as a recurring character for season ten and as a main character in the final eleventh season, Morita also portrayed "Arnold" as a guest star on seasons four and six. Arnold appeared on Blansky's Beauties in 1977.
In The Karate Kid (1984), Morita gained particular fame thanks to its skilled karate teacher, Mr. Miyagi, who taught young "Daniel-san" (Ralph Macchio). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a corresponding Golden Globe Award, resuming his role in three sequels, The Karate Kid Part II (1989) and The Next Karate Kid (1994), the last of which featured Hilary Swank rather than Macchio. Despite the fact that he was never a student of karate, he learned all that was needed for the films. Although Pat had been using the word Pat for years, producer Jerry Weintraub suggested that he be billed with his given name to appear "more ethnic." At the 57th Academy Awards ceremony, Morita put this information into practice and was named Noriyuki "Pat" Morita. Weintraub initially didn't want to cast Mr. Miyagi, expecting a dramatic actor for the role and naming Morita a comedic actor. After Weintraub himself suggested him the role, Morita eventually tried five times.
Morita was the star of two television series. In 1976, he appeared on television as inventor Taro Takahashi in his own film Mr. T and Tina, the first Asian-American sitcom on network television. ABC launched the show on Saturday nights and was quickly cancelled after a month in 1976's fall. He appeared on Ohara (1987-1988), an ABC detective show; it was ended after two seasons due to poor ratings.
From his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination and second Golden Globe Award nomination for the role, Morita continued to act Tommy Tanaka in the Kirk Douglas-starring television film Amos.
Captive Hearts (1987), a World War II romance film, was written and starred. Tales Around the World, a youth-based educational video game series, appeared on Britannica's Tales Around the World (1990-1991-1991). In the 1994 Season 5 episode "Love Hurts," he appeared on The Fresh Prince of Belair. He appeared on the Nickelodeon television series The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo (1996–1998) and appeared on the comedy The Hughleys (1999). He appeared on a 1996 episode of Married... with Children as a guest. He went on to appear in the short film Talk to Taka as a sushi chef who doesles out tips to anyone who will hear him. In Disney's 36th animated film Mulan (1998), a direct-to-video sequel and Kingdom Hearts II, he played the Emperor of China.
In a string of commercials for Colgate toothpaste, he spoofed his name as "Mr. Miyagi"; he referred to Wisdom Tooth as "the Wise Choice" in Colgate toothpaste; he referred to Colgate as "The Wise Choice."
In the 2001 Alien Ant Farm music video "Movies," he made a cameo appearance. His appearance in the video spoofed his character in The Karate Kid. He appeared on a Spy TV program in 2002. He appeared on Yes, Dear as an unidentified karate instructor, possibly Miyagi. In 2005, he would reprise his role (to a degree) in the stop-motion animated film Robot Chicken.