Chris Tashima
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Christopher Inadomi Tashima March 24, 1960 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1985–present |
| Awards |
Live Action Short Film Won 1998: Visas and Virtue Ovation Award Set Design, Smaller Theatre Won 1995: Sweeney Todd (East West Players) LA Weekly Theater Award Ensemble Performance Won 1994: A Language of Their Own (Celebration Theatre) Drama-Logue Award Scenic Design Won 1992: Into the Woods (East West Players) |
| Website | http://www.myspace.com/christashima |
Live Action Short Film
Won 1998: Visas and Virtue Regional – Northern California Area
Historical / Cultural – Program / Special
Nominated 2006: Day of Independence
Christopher Inadomi "Chris" Tashima (born March 24, 1960) is a Japanese American actor and director. He is co-founder of the entertainment company Cedar Grove Productions and Artistic Director of its Asian American theatre company, Cedar Grove OnStage. He is an Academy Award winner for directing the film Visas and Virtue as well as starring in it.
Tashima was born on the East Coast, while his father attended Harvard Law School, but grew up in California. He lived in Pasadena, where he began Suzuki Method violin at age 6. His family moved to Berkeley, where he lived for nine years, attending The College Preparatory School. He returned to Southern California, graduating from John Marshall High School (1978). He attended UC Santa Cruz (Porter College), where he studied film production. He also attended UCLA, and took additional filmmaking courses at Visual Communications (VC). He started his acting career at East West Players in 1985. He is the son of U.S. Circuit Judge A. Wallace Tashima.
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