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Keone Joseph Young is an American actor born on September 6, 1947, in Honolulu, Hawaii. His father is Chinese, and his mother is Japanese. Young has had a long and successful career in film, television, stage, and voice acting, spanning over five decades. He has guest-starred in many TV shows and is a semi-regular on the HBO series "Deadwood" as Mr. Wu. Young is also notable for voicing Grandpa in "American Dragon: Jake Long" and Kaz in "Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi." He has also voiced Mr. Sanban in "Codename: Kids Next Door," the firebending master Jeong Jeong in an episode of "Avatar: The Last Airbender," Kuzo in "The Mark of Kri" and its sequel "Rise of the Kasai," and Chen Stormstout in "World of Warcraft." Young has also acted in films, including "North" (1994) and "Men of War" (1994). In theatre, Young has had a long history with the Asian American theatre company, East West Players, in Los Angeles, where he not only performed but often served as a producer. Young's mentor was Japanese-American actor and voice artist [[Mako Iwamatsu]]. | Keone Joseph Young is an American actor born on September 6, 1947, in Honolulu, Hawaii. His father is Chinese, and his mother is Japanese. Young has had a long and successful career in film, television, stage, and voice acting, spanning over five decades. He has guest-starred in many TV shows and is a semi-regular on the HBO series "Deadwood" as Mr. Wu. Young is also notable for voicing Grandpa in "American Dragon: Jake Long" and Kaz in "Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi." He has also voiced Mr. Sanban in "Codename: Kids Next Door," the firebending master Jeong Jeong in an episode of "Avatar: The Last Airbender," Kuzo in "The Mark of Kri" and its sequel "Rise of the Kasai," and Chen Stormstout in "World of Warcraft." Young has also acted in films, including "North" (1994) and "Men of War" (1994). In theatre, Young has had a long history with the Asian American theatre company, East West Players, in Los Angeles, where he not only performed but often served as a producer. Young's mentor was Japanese-American actor and voice artist [[Mako | Mako Iwamatsu]]. | ||
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| ''Taxi'' | | ''Taxi'' | ||
| The Japanese Man | | The Japanese Man | ||
| Episode: "Alex Goes off the Wagon" | | Episode: "Alex Goes off the Wagon" | ||
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| 1982 | | 1982 | ||
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| ''[[The Simpsons]]'' | | ''[[The Simpsons]]'' | ||
| Fish | | Fish | ||
| Voice, episode: "[[Thirty Minutes | | Voice, episode: "[[Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo (The Simpsons)]]" | ||
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| 1999 | | 1999 | ||
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| ''Deadwood'' | | ''Deadwood'' | ||
| Mr. Wu | | Mr. Wu | ||
| 18 episodes | | 18 episodes | ||
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| 2004 | | 2004 | ||
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| ''Wolverine and the X-Men'' | | ''Wolverine and the X-Men'' | ||
| [[Silver Samurai|Kenuichio Harada / Silver Samurai]], Yakuza Ninja | | [[Silver Samurai|Kenuichio Harada / Silver Samurai]], Yakuza Ninja | ||
| Voice, episode: "Code of Conduct" | | Voice, episode: "[[Code of Conduct (Wolverine and the X-Men) | Code of Conduct]]" | ||
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| 2009 | | 2009 |