Yuji Okumoto
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Yuji Don Okumoto April 20, 1959 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Residence | Seattle, Washington |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Yujii Okumoto |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1985-present |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Spouse(s) | Angela (Present) |
Yuji Don Okumoto (雄二・ドン・奥本 Yūji Don Okumoto?, born April 20, 1959) is an American actor and filmmaker best known for his intimidating movie roles, primarily as a villain, such as Chozen Toguchi in The Karate Kid Part II. His other films include Aloha Summer, Nemesis, Pearl Harbor, and The Truman Show, as well as guest roles on television series such as T.J. Hooker, Knots Landing, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, and Bones.
Yuji Okumoto, a third-generation Japanese American (sansei), was born in Los Angeles, California. He attended Hollywood High School, where he played both baseball and basketball, and Cal State Fullerton, where he eventually took up acting. Okumoto has also been involved with several theater companies, including the celebrated East West Players, where he appeared in the play, Webster Street Blues.
Okumoto's first feature film role was in the 1985 comedy film Real Genius as Fenton. Later in 1985, he appeared in Better Off Dead as Yee Sook Ree, a Korean immigrant who along with his non-English speaking brother Chen (Brian Imada) frequently challenges Lane Myer (John Cusack) to drag races whenever they are together at a set of traffic lights. Yee Sook Ree learned his English from watching Wide World of Sports and spoke like Howard Cosell.
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