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May 20, 2014 · To celebrate three decades of the movie, Vulture spoke with the actor about exercise bikes, growing up in Utah, and having his feet tickled by John Hughes. Wow, Sixteen Candles is 30 years old ...
Gary "Gedde" Watanabe is a Hollywood actor and comedian of Japanese American origin. He is best known for his portrayal of Long Duk Dong in the 1984 movie ‘Sixteen Candles’. Throughout his career he has mostly portrayed East Asian characters with heavy accents although he doesn’t speak any Japanese.
May 7, 2024 · Played by gay actor Gedde Watanabe, Dong was a classmate of protagonist Sam Baker (Ringwald), who happened to be living with her grandparents while in the exchange program. Sweet, nerdy, and...
May 6, 2024 · Japanese-American actor Gedde Watanabe had a prominent role in one of the best high school movies of all time: Sixteen Candles. He made his film debut playing Long Duk Dong, who is a Chinese...
Jan 21, 2022 · Gedde Watanabe is an American actor well-known for his appearance in the comedy film Sixteen Candles (1984). Gedde Watanabe Bio. Gedde Watanabe was born Gary Watanabe in Utah, USA, on 26 June 1955 in a Japanese-American family. His mother worked as an intern for the USA during World War II.
May 13, 2022 · Why Gedde Watanabe Thinks His Breakout Sixteen Candles' Role Is Bittersweet. Universal Pictures. By Witney Seibold / May 13, 2022 4:13 pm EST. Actor Gedde Watanabe was born in 1955 in...
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.
