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Gedde Watanabe (born Gary Watanabe; June 26, 1955) is an American actor.
Watanabe was born in Ogden, Utah, of Japanese (Okinawan) descent. He was in several dramatic productions in high school, both acting and singing. After graduation, Watanabe left Ogden for San Francisco, where he hoped to make his living as a street musician while honing his acting skills.
In 1976, Watanabe's first role was as a member of the original Broadway cast of Pacific Overtures, originating the roles of Priest, Girl, and The Boy. He has since appeared in a number of films and television series, the first of which was The Long Island Four in 1980. He had a starring role in both the film Gung Ho and its television spinoff. In the 1989 movie UHF starring "Weird Al" Yankovic, Watanabe co-starred as Kuni, a karate instructor and abusive host of a TV game show called Wheel of Fish. He later reprised this role on the Weird Al Show. Watanabe appeared on Sesame Street from 1988 to 1991 as Hiroshi and had a recurring role as gay nurse Yoshi Takata on the television drama ER from 1998 to 2002. During the nineties, Watanabe studied acting at Theater Theater in Hollywood, California, with Chris Aable who introduced him to fellow actors Jon Cedar and Steve Burton. the voice for various Japanese characters on the animated television comedy The Simpsons. In 1998, he voiced Ling in the Disney animated film Mulan and reprised this role for the 2004 direct-to-video sequel, Mulan II and the 2005 video game Kingdom Hearts II.
Sixteen Candles is a 1984 American coming-of-age comedy film starring Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling, and Anthony Michael Hall. It was written and directed by John Hughes.
High school sophomore Samantha "Sam" Baker (Molly Ringwald) struggles to get through the day on her 16th birthday, which her entire family has forgotten about because her older sister, Ginny (Blanche Baker), is getting married the next day. She is also plagued by infatuation with a popular and attractive senior, Jake Ryan (Michael Schoeffling). At school she fares no better when she finds out that a completed "sex quiz," which she tried to surreptitiously slip to her friend, never reached her friend and, unbeknownst to either of them, was picked up by Jake. Sam panics because the quiz contains sensitive information, such as she is a virgin and is saving herself for Jake.
She has a whole new set of problems when she arrives home to discover all four of her grandparents are staying at the Baker home during the wedding. One set of grandparents has brought along a bizarre foreign exchange student, Long Duk Dong (Gedde Watanabe). The grandparents force Sam to take him along to her school's senior dance that night and, to Sam's amazement, it takes "The Donger" only five minutes to find an unlikely girlfriend — the tall, large-breasted jock, Marlene (Deborah Pollack), nicknamed "Lumberjack." They are found slow dancing in the gym.
John Hughes may refer to:
Molly Kathleen Ringwald (born February 18, 1968) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and author. Her first major role was in The Facts of Life (1979–80) before making her motion picture debut in the independent film Tempest (1982) that earned her a Golden Globe nomination. After subsequently appearing in the successful John Hughes films Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985), and Pretty in Pink (1986), Ringwald became a teen icon. She later starred in The Pick-up Artist (1987), and For Keeps (1988). She starred in many films in the 1990s, most notably Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story (1992) and The Stand (1994). Ringwald is part of the "Brat Pack" and she was ranked number 1 on VH1's 100 Greatest Teen Stars. She has played Anne Juergens in the ABC Family show The Secret Life of the American Teenager and released her debut album Except Sometimes in early 2013.
Ringwald was born in Roseville, California, just outside Sacramento, the daughter of Adele Edith (née Frembd), a housewife and chef, and Robert Scott "Bob" Ringwald, a blind jazz pianist. Ringwald has two siblings, Beth and Kelly, and an older brother who died before she was born. She started her acting career at age five, appearing in a stage production of Alice Through the Looking Glass as the Dormouse. The next year, she recorded "I Wanna Be Loved by You", a music album of Dixieland jazz with her father and his group, the Fulton Street Jazz Band.
Michael Hall or Mike Hall may refer to:
The Insider sat down with the co-stars to chat about their favorite memories from filming the 1984 classic.
Gedde Watanabe appears with Lyla KaRug on Lyla Live! March 5, 2010. The Sixteen Candles star's first sit-down interview since he was on Merv Griffin's show.
Michelle interviews Gedde Watanabe (Long Duk Dong) at the 2014 Chiller Expo. Filmed By: Machete Media Productions [machetemediaproductions.com] Edited By: Underwater Martian [facebook.com/UnderwaterMartian]
www.bayareahq.com Bay Area HQ Reporter Missy interviews Film and TV Actor Gedde Watanabe. The actor, who played "Long Duk Dong" was in town on September 12, 2014 for the 30th Anniversary Screening of Sixteen Candles at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco at the 17th Annual California Independent Film Festival.
Movies and Stuff presents: an Interview with Gedde Watanabe! Topics and questions: Topic 1: 25 years since UHF. 0:32 Topic 2: How Gedde played Kuni in UHF. 2:17 Topic 3: How Gedde got the role in UHF. 3:17 Topic 4: Most memorable character in UHF is... 5:09 Topic 5: Eating a Twinkie Weiner Sandwich. 5:56 Topic 6: Racial stereotyping for humor. 6:20 Topic 7: Mr. Sparkle on The Simpsons. 8:12 Topic 8: Working with Michael Keaton in Gung Ho. 8:43 Topic 9: How he got the name Gedde. 10:45 Topic 10: Working with Jim Henson on Sesame Street. 12:26 Interview done by Dan of Movies and Stuff and Nick from the Shut Up Kids podcast. Subscribe to Movies and Stuff! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFfAuOFTfeuuiJMrZZPm3-Q?sub_confirmation=1 Want to just listen to the show? Subscribe to th...
Sixteen Candles movie clips: http://j.mp/1uuIu9Q BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/vBHbdV Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: The Baker Family finds Long Duk Dong (Gedde Watanabe) passed out on their lawn and learn that he crashed Grandpa's car in the lake. FILM DESCRIPTION: On the eve of her sister's wedding, suburban teenager Samantha (Molly Ringwald) suffers silently as her family forgets her birthday. Even worse, some total dork (Anthony Michael Hall) keeps propositioning her with sophomoric innuendo when she really craves romantic attention from high-school hunk Jake (Michael Schoeffling). Moving from Samantha's family home as it's invaded by outre relatives to a high-school dance where nothing seems to go her way, this bittersweet teen comedy tr...
East West Players opening night for "La Cage Aux Folles" Host Kristina Nikols interviews actor Gedde Watanabe For more about the performance and East West Players please visit: http://www.eastwestplayers.org Follow our adventures! http://www.IdeateTV.com http://www.twitter.com/IdeateTV http://www.facebook.com/IdeateTV
Sixteen Candles movie clips: http://j.mp/1uuIu9Q BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/vBHbdV Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Long Duk Dong (Gedde Watanabe) eats dinner with the Bakers and Grandma forces Sam (Molly Ringwald) to take him to the dance. FILM DESCRIPTION: On the eve of her sister's wedding, suburban teenager Samantha (Molly Ringwald) suffers silently as her family forgets her birthday. Even worse, some total dork (Anthony Michael Hall) keeps propositioning her with sophomoric innuendo when she really craves romantic attention from high-school hunk Jake (Michael Schoeffling). Moving from Samantha's family home as it's invaded by outre relatives to a high-school dance where nothing seems to go her way, this bittersweet teen comedy traces th...
FIRST EVER public appearance of two of the most iconic characters from John Hughes' SIXTEEN CANDLES
Sixteen Candles movie clips: http://j.mp/1uuIu9Q BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/vBHbdV Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: After Sam's Grandma (Carole Cook) feels her up, Sam (Molly Ringwald) is surprised in her bedroom by Long Duk Dong (Gedde Watanabe). FILM DESCRIPTION: On the eve of her sister's wedding, suburban teenager Samantha (Molly Ringwald) suffers silently as her family forgets her birthday. Even worse, some total dork (Anthony Michael Hall) keeps propositioning her with sophomoric innuendo when she really craves romantic attention from high-school hunk Jake (Michael Schoeffling). Moving from Samantha's family home as it's invaded by outre relatives to a high-school dance where nothing seems to go her way, this bittersweet teen comedy tr...
This is copy of the Burbank Chorale performing in December of 2007 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. It is to the best of my knowledge, it has never been posted on the Internet before This copy was downloaded directly from the master DVD courtesy of the Los Angeles Fine Arts Council. The introduction is by Gedde Watanabe
"Lament in the Night" (Kaya Press, December 2012) collects two remarkable novellas by the author Shōson Nagahara, translated from the Japanese for the first time. The title novella, originally published in 1925, follows itinerant day laborer Ishikawa Sakuzo as he prowls the back alleys and bathhouses of Los Angeles, looking for a meal, a job or just someone to hold onto. Translated by Andrew Leong. Narrated by Gedde Watanabe. Book trailer created by Evan Kodani, Eric Weintraub, and Neelanjana Banerjee. www.Kaya.com
Joan Cusak: "Ya... OKaaaaay." Priceless
Adam Carolla and Dr Drew guest Gedde Watanabe Classic
Sam Baker's (Molly Ringwald) 16th birthday should be perfect and memorable, but her whole family is so preoccupied with her older sister's (Blanche Baker) wedding that they completely forget her big day. But catching the eye of Jake Ryan (Michael Schoeffling) would make everything better for Sam. Anthony Michael Hall, John Cusack, Gedde Watanabe and Haviland Morris co-star in writer-director John Hughes's classic 1980s teen-angst comedy.
The California State Bar hired me to write and direct this training video, which is a refresher course for lawyers on ethics and sensitivity... a tall order by anyone's standards. Stars Jim Doughan, Julie Sweeney, Gedde Watanabe, Tim Stack, and others.
At long last- recorded on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre on June 9th, 1976 and then broadcast on Japanese public television, this is the original Broadway production of Pacific Overtures. I had intended to upload this video ages ago, but had lost the video and was unable to find another copy. With luck, though, I managed to source the video again and I now share it for all of you. Please share this as much as you can- this deserves to be seen. The cast for this production (playing various roles): Mako (in the lead role as the Reciter), Soon-Teck Oh, Yuki Shimoda, Sab Shimono, Isao Sato, Alvin Ing, Ernest Harada, James Dybas, Mark Hsu Syers, Patrick Kinser-Lau, Ernest Abuba, Larry Hama, Jae Woo Lee, Freddy Mao, Tom Matsusaka, Conrad Yama, Timm Fujii, Haruki Fujimoto, Freda Foh Shen...
New York No Wave cult film featuring Lance Loud, David McDermott, Kristian Hoffman, Bradly Field [of Teenage Jesus & the Jerks], Klaus Nomi, Patti Astor, Eric Mitchell, and an early appearance by Gedde Watanabe.
Jennifer és Kevin elválaszthatatlan barátok hat éves koruk óta. Miközben Jennifer szépen építi a karrierjét, Kevin csak vergődik és a nagy lehetőségre vár. A szorult helyzetben legjobb barátjához költözik, amíg talpra nem áll. Hét év elteltével Kevin még mindig labdaszedő egy golfpályán, és továbbra is várja a kitörési lehetőséget. Egy nap Jennifer azzal a hírrel tér haza, hogy barátja megkérte a kezét, így Kevinnek ki kell költöznie a házból. Kevin egy kis baráti segítséggel rájön, hogy a törvény szerint a hét év együttélés már elég a házastárssá nyilvánításhoz. Így már csak azt kell bebizonyítania Jennifernek, hogy érdemes is a szerepre. rendező: Bradford May forgatókönyvíró: Gregg Rossen operatőr: James W. Wrenn zene: Nathan Furst producer: James Wilberger executive producer: Lar...
Quando Jay lê o diário de Claire, descobre que sua filha adolescente está pensando em ter relações sexuais com seu namorado e decide conversar com a filha sobre o assunto. Enquanto Michael acaba fazendo uma cirurgia de vista e Jr. o larga no consultório para se encontrar com uma namorada. Participação especial de Gedde Watanabe
Episode 154 of Trick or Treat Radio manages to do something we’ve not done often in our 154 Episodes -- actually have intelligent film discussions! That’s because we have our good buddy from North Cackalacky, the film maestro Professor Jay in studio! He joins us to talk about the horror flick from Dark Sky Films, Producer Travis Stevens and Director Ted Geoghegan, We Are Still Here. Dynamo presents a gift to MonsterZero, Ravenshadow has a present from the back of his van and we also do our Nerds of the Not-So-Round Table segment. So put on your monocle, take the blue pill and strap on! Topics discussed: Roar, The Battery, Horror-Bull Podcast, film distribution in 2015, Joshua Wagner and the Badger Game, Sun Choke, independent cinema and VOD, January genre releases, Lost River, The Editor,...
Day 2 Chapter 3 of the Proposition 8 Trial Re-enactment presented by MarriageTrial.com. Produced by John Ainsworth vesves John Ireland. Edited by Michael Legge. THE JUDGE Vaughn Walker, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court portrayed by Ted Heyck THE PLAINTIFFS Paul Katami portrayed by Woody Schultz Jeffrey Zarrillo portrayed by Bryan Cuprill Kristin Perry portrayed by Kitty Swink Sandy Stier portrayed by Tess Harper THE PLAINTIFF ATTORNEYS David Boies portrayed by Jack Laufer Theodore Olson portrayed by Clyde FT Small Theodore Boutrous portrayed by Peter Cassone Christopher Dusseault portrayed by Jon Keel Matthew McGill portrayed by Mark Doerr Ethan Dettmer portrayed by Shawn Ryan THE PLAINTIFF-INTERVENOR ATTORNEYS Dennis Herrera, S.F. City Attorney portrayed by Matt Pit...
Michelle interviews Gedde Watanabe (Long Duk Dong) at the 2014 Chiller Expo. Filmed By: Machete Media Productions [machetemediaproductions.com] Edited By: Underwater Martian [facebook.com/UnderwaterMartian]
Gedde Watanabe appears with Lyla KaRug on Lyla Live! March 5, 2010. The Sixteen Candles star's first sit-down interview since he was on Merv Griffin's show.
www.bayareahq.com Bay Area HQ Reporter Missy interviews Film and TV Actor Gedde Watanabe. The actor, who played "Long Duk Dong" was in town on September 12, 2014 for the 30th Anniversary Screening of Sixteen Candles at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco at the 17th Annual California Independent Film Festival.
East West Players opening night for "La Cage Aux Folles" Host Kristina Nikols interviews actor Gedde Watanabe For more about the performance and East West Players please visit: http://www.eastwestplayers.org Follow our adventures! http://www.IdeateTV.com http://www.twitter.com/IdeateTV http://www.facebook.com/IdeateTV
The Insider sat down with the co-stars to chat about their favorite memories from filming the 1984 classic.
Movies and Stuff presents: an Interview with Gedde Watanabe! Topics and questions: Topic 1: 25 years since UHF. 0:32 Topic 2: How Gedde played Kuni in UHF. 2:17 Topic 3: How Gedde got the role in UHF. 3:17 Topic 4: Most memorable character in UHF is... 5:09 Topic 5: Eating a Twinkie Weiner Sandwich. 5:56 Topic 6: Racial stereotyping for humor. 6:20 Topic 7: Mr. Sparkle on The Simpsons. 8:12 Topic 8: Working with Michael Keaton in Gung Ho. 8:43 Topic 9: How he got the name Gedde. 10:45 Topic 10: Working with Jim Henson on Sesame Street. 12:26 Interview done by Dan of Movies and Stuff and Nick from the Shut Up Kids podcast. Subscribe to Movies and Stuff! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFfAuOFTfeuuiJMrZZPm3-Q?sub_confirmation=1 Want to just listen to the show? Subscribe to th...
Ixnay Come check out the show running from February 12- March 15 2009 Only at East West Players www.eastwestplayers.org
The Insider sat down with the 49-year-old actor to chat about his new Netflix film, and to take a trip down memory lane.
www.bayareahq.com - September 20, 2014 - Stephen Curry & dad Dell Curry hosted their annual ProCamps at St. Ignatius College Prep. in San Francisco today. Both father and son were in good spirits as they connected with local youth to develop their basketball skills and passion for the game. The younger Curry bested his pops in both team drills and a solo shootout. Though Dell and his team had to pay the penalty of doing 5 pushups for losing a skills challenge, it was all in good fun, as the camp showcased the kind of bonding that comes when parents and kids get together on the court. Check out Bay Area HQ's Kirsten, as she asked the Golden State Warriors All-Star about free throws, Team USA, Kobe Bryant, and even who is the better shooter - his dad or new coach Steve Kerr!