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Gedde Watanabe Born Gary Watanabe June 26, 1955 (1955-06-26) (age 55) Ogden, Utah, USA Occupation Actor Gedde Watanabe (born Gary Watanabe, June 26, 1955, Ogden, Utah) is an American theatre, film, and television actor. 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. Contents 1 Career 2 Filmography 2.1 Movies 2.2 Television 2.3 Video games 3 References 4 External links // Career He appeared on Broadway in 1976 in Pacific Overtures, originating the role of the Boy in a Tree, and has appeared in a number of films and television shows. Watanabe appeared on Sesame Street for some years and had a recurring role on ER from 1998 to 2002. In 1998 he was the voice for Ling in the Disney film Mulan and reprised the role for the 2004 straight-to-video sequel, Mulan II. Watanabe's acting parts have been mostly caricatured East Asians with heavy accents (although he does not actually speak Japanese).[1] Jason Buchanan wrote for Allmovie, "The character that Gedde Watanabe is most remembered for is no doubt Long Duk Dong, the clumsy foreign exchange student in Sixteen Candles whose drunken fall from a tree and laughable bastardization of the English language had ninth-graders of the day rolling in theater aisles."[2] Watanabe's role of Long Duk Dong was decried by Asian-American groups as "stereotypical, racist and part of a long history of Hollywood's offensive depictions of Asian men." "I was making people laugh, I didn't realize how it was going to affect people." Watanabe said in retrospect. "It took me a while to understand that. In fact, I was working at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and I was accosted a couple of times by a couple of women who were just really irate and angry. They asked, 'How could you do a role like that?' But it's funny, too, because at the same time I laugh at the character. It's an odd animal." [3] He had a starring role in both the film and ABC-TV versions of Gung Ho. The television series was scheduled against the hit show Dallas and was quickly canceled. Watanabe has also provided the voice for various Japanese characters on TV's The Simpsons. From 1996 to 2003 he made occasional appearances as gay nurse Yosh Takata on the television drama ER. He also appeared in the film That Thing You Do as a photographer working for studio boss Sol Siler. Watanabe co-starred as Kuni in the 1989 movie UHF starring "Weird Al" Yankovic. He played the abusive host of a TV game show called "Wheel of Fish", a cross between Wheel of Fortune and Let's Make a Deal. Watanabe reprised this role on the Weird Al Show. Filmography Movies The Long Island Four (1980) Sixteen Candles (1984) as Long Duk Dong Gung Ho (1985) as Oishi Kazihiro Volunteers (1985) as At Toon Vamp (1986) as Duncan The Spring (1989) as Matty UHF (1989) as Kuni Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) as Mr. Katsuji Boys on the Side (1995) as Steve Perfect Alibi (1995) as Det. Onoda That Thing You Do (1996) as Play-Tone Photographer Psycho Sushi (1997) as Yoshi Nick and Jane (1997) as Enzo Booty Call (1997) as Chan Mulan (1998) as Ling (voice) Armageddon (1998) as Asian Tourist (uncredited) Frank In Five (1999) as Waiter Guinevere (1999) as Ed EDtv (1999) as Greg Thank You, Good Night (2001) as Cafe Owner Slackers (2002) as Japanese Proctor On The Couch (2004) as Charlie Alfie (2004) as Wing Mulan II (2004) as Ling (voice) Two For The Money (2005) as Milton Fortune Hunters (2007) as Mr. Yu Sunny & Share Love You (2007) as Eliza's Dad, The Doctor Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) as Hotel Manager Not Forgotten (2009) as Agent Nakamura Scooby-Doo and the Samurai Sword (2009) as Kenji Television Gung Ho (1986) as Kaz Kazuhiro Sesame Street (1969) episodes in (1988), as Hiroshi Booker (1986) "Someone Stole Lucille" episode, as Max On the Television (1990) "Babe Watch" and "My Five Dads" episodes, Various Grand (1990) "An Obtuse Triangle" episode, as Taki Mifune Down Home (1990) as Tran Murphy Brown (1988) "The Bitch's Back" episode, as Guru Prem Newhart (1990) "The Last Newhart" episode, as Mr. Takadachi Duckman (1994) "The Mallardian Candidate" (1996) episode Seinfeld (1996) "The Checks" episode, as Mr. Oh Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1997) "The Little Mermaid" episode, as Nuri The Weird Al Show (1997) "Back to School" episode, as Kuni Rugrats (1998) "Chuckie's Duckling/A Dog's Life" episode, as Kangaroo (voice) Home Improvement (1999) "Home Alone" episode, as Nobo Nakamura The Simpsons (1989) "In Marge We Trust" (1997) episode, as Factory Foreman (voice), "Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo" (1999) episode, as Japanese Father (voice) Secret Agent Man (2000) "Uncle S.A.M." episode, as Ling Batman Beyond (1999) "Revenant" (1999) episode, as Principal Nakamura, "Untouchable" (2000) episode, as Dr. Suzuki L.A. Law: The Movie (2002) as Cyril My Wife And Kids (2002) "Diary Of A Mad Teen" episode, as Dr. Phil Ling What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2003) "Lights! Camera! Mayhem!" episode, as Vincent Wong (voice) ER (1997) as Nurse Yosh Takata Mulan II (2004) as Ling Everwood (2005) "Oh, The Places You'll Go" episode, as Art Model Family (2006) as Terrence Kim Possible (2002) "Attack Of The Killer Bebes" (2002) and "Graduation: Part I" (2007) episodes, as Prof. Bob Chen Video games Kingdom Hearts II (2005) as Ling References ^ AsianWeek.com: A&E: Backstage with Gedde Watanabe ^ http://www.starpulse.com/Actors/Watanabe,_Gedde/Biography/ Starpulse biography of Gedde Watanabe ^ "Long Duk Dong: Last of the Hollywood Stereotypes?". NPR. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88591800. Retrieved 2010-02-21.  External links Gedde Watanabe at the Internet Movie Database Gedde Watanabe at the Internet Broadway Database Persondata Name Watanabe, Gedde Alternative names Short description Date of birth June 26, 1955 Place of birth Ogden, Utah, USA Date of death Place of death