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Going to get this going again soon.  I took some time off to allow some of the other countdowns and such have their time.  But now it's time to get it going.  

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Pat Noriyuki Morita:  The Karate Kid (1984)

 

Pat Morita had made a name for himself by being cast in two episodes on the 70's sitcom, Happy Days.  He was also a stand up comedian who was discovered by Red Foxx.  Morita was born in California and died in Las Vegas.  He didn't have a Japanese accent and was jovial to be around most of the time.  And yet the role that made him famous was that of a groundskeeper at a housing complex where he teaches Daniel Laruso the finer points of karate.  Morita didn't have a Japanese accent and he didn't know karate.  These are just two of the things that made his performance in the Karate Kid, so movie and so incredible.  He was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance.  

 

The scene that sealed his nomination for best supporting actor in The Karate Kid, in which Miyagi gets drunk and weeps over the death of his wife and child in the Manzanar Internment Camp, was nearly cut out of the film. The studio thought the scene was unnecessary and wanted it cut, but director John G. Avildsen argued that it was important to Miyagi's character and finally the studio relented and allowed the scene to be kept in. Also, during the casting of the film, the studio wanted legendary Japanese actor Toshirô Mifune to play Miyagi, but Avildsen and producer Jerry Weintraub thought Mifune's interpretation of the character was far too serious for what the film needed.

 

From Wikipedia:

 

Morita gained robust fame playing wise karate teacher Keisuke Miyagi, who taught young "Daniel-san" (Ralph Macchio) the art of karate in The Karate Kid. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a corresponding Golden Globe, reprising his role in three sequels: The Karate Kid Part II (1986), The Karate Kid Part III (1989) and The Next Karate Kid (1994, with Hilary Swank). Though never a student of karate, he learned all that was required for the films. Although he had been using the name Pat for years, producer Jerry Weintraub suggested that he be billed with his given name to sound "more ethnic."[15] Morita put this advice into practice and was recognized as Noriyuki "Pat" Morita at the 57th Academy Awards ceremony.

 

 

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