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James Shigeta (Movie Actor) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

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Birthday
*** ,1933
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Death day
July 28, 2014 (81 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Gemini
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Celebrities born on June 17
Born in 1933
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii
Gemini named James
Movie Actors from Hawaii
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First name James
James Shigeta
James Saburo Shigeta was an American actor, singer, and musician of Japanese descent. He was noted for his roles in The Crimson Kimono, Walk Like a Dragon, Flower Drum Song, Bridge to the Sun, Die Hard, and Mulan. In 1960, he won the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male, along with three other actors. In his early career, Shigeta often played romantic male lead roles, which were almost nonexistent for an actor of Asian descent during his time, making him a trailblazer in Asian American representation in media. The Goldsea Asian-American Daily magazine listed him as one of the "Most Inspiring Asian-Americans Of All Time". Before his Hollywood career he found success as a pop singer and performer abroad, especially in Japan and Australia.
BornJames Saburo Shigeta, June 17, 1929, Honolulu, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii
DiedJuly 28, 2014, Los Angeles, California
Resting placeNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
OccupationActor, vocalist
Years active1959–2009

About James Shigeta

Movie Actor James Shigeta was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States on June 17, 1933. He dies at the age of 81, on July 28, 2014.

He was most known for his part in the 1961 film adaptation of the Broadway musical Flower Drum Song, but he also appeared in shows like Perry Mason, The Rockford Files, and Murder, She Wrote. He was a theater performer and singer who appeared in The King and I on a national tour in 1969.

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James Shigeta before becoming famous

James Shigeta was born in the Zodiac sign Gemini (The Twins), and 1933 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rooster (雞).

He served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War after studying drama at New York University.

Achievement of James Shigeta

In the film Paradise, Hawaiian Style, he starred alongside Rock Singer Elvis Presley.

James Shigeta's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was born into a Japanese-American household in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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James Shigeta Collabed with

In the 1961 picture Bridge to the Sun, he co-starred alongside Movie Actress Carroll Baker.

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James Shigeta Income & Net worth

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