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Pat Morita was an American actor, comedian, and voice actor. He was best known for his roles as Arnold Takahashi on Happy Days, Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid films, and Noriyuki "Nori" Morita in The Hip Nip. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Karate Kid. Morita was born in Isleton, California, to Japanese immigrant parents. He was raised in Sacramento, California, and attended Sacramento High School. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War. Morita began his career as a stand-up comedian in the 1950s. He made his film debut in the 1964 film The Thin Red Line. He went on to appear in numerous films and television shows, including The Shakiest Gun in the West, The Don Knotts Show, Sanford and Son, M*A*S*H, and The Love Boat. Morita's most famous role was as Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid films. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the 1984 film. He also voiced the character of Aku in the animated series Samurai Jack. Morita died in 2005 at the age of 73. He was posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006.

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Pat Morita Height, Weight & Measurements

At 73 years old, Pat Morita height is 5' 3" (1.6 m) .

Who Is Pat Morita's Wife?

His wife is Evelyn Guerrero (26 March 1994 - 24 November 2005) ( his death), Yukiye Kitahara (28 December 1970 - 1989) ( divorced) ( 2 children), Kathleen Yamachi (13 June 1953 - 1970) ( divorced) ( 1 child)

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As of 2020, he was one of eight actors of Asian descent nominated for an Academy Award in an acting category. The others are Miyoshi Umeki who won the Best Supporting Actress award nominated for Sayonara (1957); Sessue Hayakawa nominated for The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957); Mako nominated for The Sand Pebbles (1966); Haing S. Ngor who won Best Supporting Actor nominated for The Killing Fields (1984); Ken Watanabe nominated for The Last Samurai (2003); and Rinko Kikuchi nominated for Babel (2006).

Due to delayed releases, Morita continued appearing in films until 2014, nine years after his death.

Last movie he ever filmed was Royal Kill (2009) (original working title: Princess) also starring Eric Roberts and Lalaine, and which was not released until four years after his death.

Although most often used as a minor character actor, he remained consistently busy and occasionally lent his vocal talents to animated features such as Mulan (1998). However, his real strengths lay in portraying slightly oddball or unusual characters in offbeat films.

He was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6633 Hollywood Blvd. on August 4, 1994.

Morita was quite in demand on the small screen and also scored the lead in his own police drama Ohara (1987), and guest-starred on other high-profile television series including Magnum, P. I.

One of only five actors to receive a Razzie nomination for portraying a character they were previously Oscar-nominated for. The others are Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young (all for Rocky IV (1985) and Rocky V (1990)) and Johnny Depp (for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)). Pat won neither the Oscar he was nominated for, nor the Razzie nomination.

Abundantly busy and much-loved Asian-American actor who became an on-screen hero to millions of adults and kids alike as the wise and wonderful Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid (1984), the sparkling Noriyuki Morita was back again dishing out Eastern philosophy and martial arts lessons for The Karate Kid Part II (1986) and The Karate Kid Part III (1989), and even for The Next Karate Kid (1994).

(1980), Murder, She Wrote (1984), Baywatch (1989) and The Hughleys (1998).

Morita got his next break playing the often-perplexed restaurant owner Matsho "Arnold" Takahashi in 26 episodes of the hugely popular sitcom Happy Days (1974) between 1975 and 1976, and again between 1982 and 1983.

He also appeared in such popular series as Sanford and Son (1972) and M*A*S*H (1972).

Sometime around 1971, Redd Foxx gave Pat $3,500 when he needed help for a down payment to buy a house.

He quickly adapted to the screen and showed up in small parts in such comedy films as The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968), alongside Don Knotts, and in Evil Roy Slade (1972) supporting John Astin.

However, putting all that karate aside, the diminutive Morita actually first started out as a stand-up comedian known as the Hip Nip in nightclubs and bars, and made his first on-screen appearance in Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967).