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George Hosato Takei (born April 20, 1937 in Los Angeles, California) is a Japanese American actor. He is most famous for his role in the TV series ', in which he played the helm officer Hikaru Sulu on the USS
Enterprise.In 1942, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour, President Roosevelt authorised the removal of over 110,000 Japanese-Americans to "relocation" camps. Among those forced into internment camps were the Takei family, which included young George.For him this was an adventure and journey to an exotic land called Arkansas. The reality of living in camps, however, was harrowing. Only incredible courage and sheer will on the part of George's parents brought his family through the experience with a strong sense of purpose and a renewed dedication to remain involved in the American democratic process.He and his family returned to Los Angeles at the end of World War II, where he became politically active and eventually serving eleven years on the board of directors of the Southern California Rapid Transit District, making him part of the team that initiated and planned the Los Angeles subway system.
In Hollywood during the 1960s he pursued his ambition to succeed as an actor at a time when Asian faces were rarely seen on television and movie screens and appeared alongside such actors as
Richard Burton in
Ice Palace (1960),
Alec Guinness in
A Majority of One (1962) and
Cary Grant in
Walk Don't Run (1966).
In 1966 he met with an idealistic young producer named
Gene Roddenberry who cast him as Mr. Sulu on the television series
Star Trek.While working on the show he appeared as Captain Nim in the
John Wayne film The Green Berets (1968), the only pro-Vietnam film made during the Vietnam war.
George Takei has since appeared in numerous TV and film productions including the first six
Star Trek motion pictures and today is a regular on the Sci-Fi Convention circuit throughout the world.
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US actor George Takei and his partner were among the first Californian couples to get a wedding licence after the state lifted its ban on same-sex marriage.
Published: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:49:48 GMT - Source: News.Bbc.Co.Uk - Read the articleLiteratureGeorge Takei and Brad Altman first to get marriage license in West Hollywood
From Damon Romine, Entertainment Media Director, GLAAD: Actor George Takei, 71, and Brad Altman, 54, were the first couple to ever receive their marriage license in the City of West Hollywood. Takei and Altman will have a wedding ceremony in September in the Democracy Room of the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles. The couple have been together for 21 years and were invited to be part of the ribbon-cutting ceremony inviting the couples into West Hollywood Park to receive their license. Many couples even went on to have wedding services performed in the park under wedding gazebos, surrounded by music, flowers and passed decorated cupcakes. Link...
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Brad Altman and George Takei at the Los Angeles Conservancy 25th Anniversary Gala in October 2003.© Amanda Edwards/Getty ImagesStar Trek and Heroes star George Takei announced he's getting married to his...
Published: Wed, 21 May 2008 15:46:10 GMT - Source: Scifi.About.Com - Read the article
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