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4 de may. de 2017 · The Insider sat down with the co-stars to chat about their favorite memories from filming the 1984 classic.
6 de may. de 2024 · In a recent interview with PEOPLE, Gedde Watanabe reflected on playing Chinese exchange student, Long Duk Dong. The actor, now 68, reveals that he wasn’t initially aware his character was an offensive stereotype: “Frankly I was like, this is a good job, and I’m going to get paid more doing one week in this movie that I did for all the ...
The character that Gedde Watanabe is most remembered for is no doubt Long Duk Dong, the spastic foreign exchange student in Sixteen Candles (1984) whose drunken fall from a tree and laughable bastardization of the English language had ninth graders of the day rolling in theater aisles. Though a few major roles followed soon after, Watanabe ultimately fell victim to the comic typecasting ...
Long Duk Dong Actor Gedde Watanabe Has No Regrets About Playing ‘Racist’ Character. John Hughes’ directorial debut Sixteen Candles has a complicated legacy. The 1984 high school rom-com is beloved for introducing teen icons Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall, and for kick-starting writer-director Hughes’ reign as king of 80s teen ...
Gedde Watanabe. Date Of Birth: Jun 26. Birth Place: Ogden, Utah, USA. Trending: 2,547th This Week. Gedde Watanabe is a voice actor known for voicing Ling, Vincent Wong, and Factory Foreman. Take a visual walk through their career and see 26 images of the characters they've voiced and listen to 1 clip that showcases their performance.
12 de nov. de 2015 · Movies and Stuff presents: an Interview with Gedde Watanabe!Topics and questions: Topic 1: 25 years since UHF. 0:32Topic 2: How Gedde played Kuni in UHF. 2:1...
6 de may. de 2024 · When Gedde Watanabe looks back on playing the stereotypical role of Long Duk Dong in Sixteen Candles, he doesn't recall being offended playing the part, but he is happy that it has led to conversations today about better on-screen representation for the Asian community. You can watch him in the classic teen comedy movie with an Amazon Prime ...
