Pat Morita
Noriyuki "Pat" Morita (born
June 28,
1932) is a Japanese-American actor best known for the roles of
Arnold on the TV show
Happy Days and
Mr. Miyagi in the movie
The Karate Kid, for which he was nominated for
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in
1984.
Although gaining worldwide fame as a wise karate teacher based on the "Karate Kid" franchise, most of Morita's karate in movies was done by stunt doubles.
His other movies include
The Karate Kid 2,
The Karate Kid 3,
Honeymoon in Vegas, and
The Next Karate Kid.
Prior to breaking into movies, Morita was a member of The Groundlings improvisational comedy troupe, and spent some time as a stand-up comedian.
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