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For a time after the war, the family operated Ariake Chop Suey, a restaurant in Sacramento, California. Morita would entertain customers with jokes and serve as master of ceremonies for group dinners. | For a time after the war, the family operated Ariake Chop Suey, a restaurant in Sacramento, California. Morita would entertain customers with jokes and serve as master of ceremonies for group dinners. | ||
{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMrVk4anT6w}} | |||
Morita began working as a stand-up comic after graduating from Armijo High School in Fairfield, California. He took the stage name "Pat Morita", in part due to the presence of comedians including Pat Henry and Pat Cooper, and in part due to memories of the priest he had befriended as a boy. Morita struggled for many years in comedy. Sally Marr, Lenny Bruce's mother, acted as his agent and manager in his early days. Morita sometimes worked as the opening act for singers Vic Damone and Connie Stevens and for his mentor, the comedian Redd Foxx. Foxx later gave him a role on his sitcom Sanford and Son in the early 1970s. | Morita began working as a stand-up comic after graduating from Armijo High School in Fairfield, California. He took the stage name "Pat Morita", in part due to the presence of comedians including Pat Henry and Pat Cooper, and in part due to memories of the priest he had befriended as a boy. Morita struggled for many years in comedy. Sally Marr, Lenny Bruce's mother, acted as his agent and manager in his early days. Morita sometimes worked as the opening act for singers Vic Damone and Connie Stevens and for his mentor, the comedian Redd Foxx. Foxx later gave him a role on his sitcom Sanford and Son in the early 1970s. | ||
{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2BjZMmX2fs}} | |||
==Appearances== | |||
* Playboy After Dark (TV Series) Episode #1.22 (1969) … Self | |||
==Noteable Appearances in the 70s== | ==Noteable Appearances in the 70s== | ||
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| Colonel Hiakowa | | Colonel Hiakowa | ||
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| Mr. T and Tina | | Mr. T and Tina | ||
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| [[The Americanization of Michi (Mr. T and Tina) | The Americanization of Michi]] | | [[The Americanization of Michi (Mr. T and Tina) | The Americanization of Michi]] | ||
| Taro Takahashi | | Taro Takahashi | ||
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| 1976 | |||
| Mr. T and Tina | |||
| S1.E01 | |||
| [[Pilot (Mr. T and Tina) | Pilot]] | |||
| Taro Takahashi | |||
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| 1976.03.11 | |||
| Farewell to Manzanar | |||
| TV movie | |||
| [[Farewell to Manzanar (Movie) | Farewell to Manzanar]] | |||
| Zenahiro | |||
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=== | ===Misc.=== | ||
* Match Game (TV Series) - Panelist (1976) | * Match Game (TV Series) - Panelist (1976) | ||
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[[Category: The Karate Kid]] | [[Category: The Karate Kid]] | ||
[[Category: Mr. T and Tina]] | [[Category: Mr. T and Tina]] | ||
[[Category: Academy Award | [[Category: Academy Award Nominee]] | ||