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Gedde Watanabe reflects on stereotypical Asian role in 'Sixteen Candles'
NextShark via Yahoo News UK· 2 months agoGedde Watanabe, known for his role as Long Duk Dong in the 1984 film “Sixteen Candles,” has admitted...
Gedde Watanabe Says He Didn't Find His “Sixteen Candles” Role Long Duk Dong Offensive at the Time...
People via Yahoo News UK· 2 months agoThe Japanese-American actor, who was born and raised in Utah, says he was just thrilled to see they...
‘Sixteen Candles’ Star Gedde Watanabe Didn’t Initially Realize Long Duk Dong Was a ‘Stereotype’
Indiewire via Yahoo News UK· 2 months ago"It didn’t really occur to me that it was a stereotype, because there wasn’t really anything out...
‘Sixteen Candles’ Actor Gedde Watanabe Says He Didn’t Think Long Duk Dong Role Was “Racist”
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News UK· 2 months agoOver the past couple of decades, John Hughes’ Sixteen Candles has been seen in a new light, with...
Gedde Watanabe Says He Didn’t Consider His ‘Sixteen Candles’ Character ‘Long Duk Dong’ Racist When...
The Wrap via Yahoo News UK· 2 months ago“Frankly I was like, this is a good job, and I’m going to get paid more doing one week in this movie...
Sixteen Candles' Gedde Watanabe On Why He Wasn’t Offended By Stereotypical Role As Long Duk Dong
CinemaBlend via Yahoo News UK· 2 months agoGedde Watanabe as Long Duk Dong in Sixteen Candles. Japanese-American actor Gedde Watanabe had a...
The Cast of “Sixteen Candles”: Where Are They Now?
People via Yahoo News UK· 2 months agoForty years after the iconic John Hughes teen comedy premiered, see the cast then and now Alamy Michael Shoeffling, Anthony Michael Hall and Molly...
THEN AND NOW: The cast of 'Mulan' 25 years later
INSIDER via Yahoo News UK· 1 year agoMulan (Ming-Na Wen) and Mushu (Eddie Murphy."Walt Disney Pictures/"Mulan" The Disney animated movie "Mulan" was released 25 years ago on June 19, 1998....
‘Ultraman: Rising’ Reinvents the Iconic Franchise with the Hand-Drawn Look of Manga and Anime
Indiewire via Yahoo News UK· 2 weeks agoILM tackles its first animated feature since the Oscar-winning "Rango," and tells IndieWire how it...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 23-29
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 1 week agoCelebrity birthdays for the week of June 23-29: June 23: Singer Diana Trask is 84. Actor Ted Shackelford (“Knots Landing”) is 78. Actor Bryan Brown (“The...
