My life is all the richer for having known him. It was both my honor and privilege to have worked with him and create a bit of cinema magic together. “He had touched so many lives with his vast body of work. Morita “was a truly generous actor, a gifted comic, and an even greater friend,” Macchio said in a statement. Ngor, who appeared in “The Killing Fields.” He lost the 1984 best supporting actor award to Haing S. He said he used the billing because it was “the only name my parents gave me.” Morita said in a 1986 interview with The Associated Press that he was billed as Noriyuki (Pat) Morita in the film because producer Jerry Weintraub wanted him to sound more ethnic.
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The movie astonished everyone by grossing $91 million and establishing a popular franchise. Miyagi became the quintessential guru for a generation of young fans who mimicked his famous “crane kick” technique from the film’s finale.
As Kesuke Miyagi, the mentor to Ralph Macchio’s “Daniel-san,” he taught karate while trying to catch flies with chopsticks and offering such advice as “wax on, wax off” to help Daniel improve his skills while doing his chores.Īt a time when martial-arts movies were seeing a revival, the pint-sized-but-powerful Mr. His role in the 1984 film defined his career. His wife of 12 years, Evelyn, said in a statement that her husband, who first rose to fame with a role on “Happy Days,” had “dedicated his entire life to acting and comedy.” His daughter Aly Morita said he died Thursday of heart failure at a Las Vegas hospital longtime manager Arnold Soloway said the actor died of kidney failure at a hospital while awaiting a transplant. There were conflicting reports about the cause of death.
LOS ANGELES Actor Pat Morita, who offered the famous advice “wax on, wax off” to a karate student in his performance as the wise Mr.
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