Pat Morita
Noriyuki "Pat" Morita (born
June 28,
1932) is an actor best known for the roles of
Arnold on the TV show "
Happy Days" and
Mr. Myiagi 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.
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