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Gedde Watanabe Biography

Birth Name:

Gary Watanabe

Birth Place:

Ogden, Utah, United States

Profession

Actor, voice-overs

Fast Facts

Began his career as a street singer in San Francisco's Chinatown
In 1976, made his Broadway debut in Pacific Overtures, originating the role of the Boy in a Tree
Attended the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco
Best known for his role as Long Duk Dong, the clumsy foreign exchange student in Sixteen Candles (1984)