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"Born Hosato Takei in Los Angeles to Japanese-American parents, he was renamed George by his father after King George VI's coronation. He and his family were forced to live in various US Japanese concentration camps during the second world war, after which Takei went on to study architecture and theatre, including time at the Shakespeare Institute at Stratford-upon-Avon. Takei's early acting career included providing English dubbing voices for 1950s Japanese monster films, including Rodan and Godzilla Raids Again."

"He got a few small roles on the big screen, largely in war films (including Never So Few and Hell to Eternity), but was more successful on TV, getting cast in a number of popular shows including Perry Mason, The Twilight Zone, My Three Sons and Mission: Impossible. In the same year as his M:I role 1966 Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry cast him as physicist Hikaru Sulu in the second pilot episode,"

George Takei was born Hosato Takei in Los Angeles to Japanese-American parents and was renamed George after King George VI's coronation. He and his family were interned in US Japanese concentration camps during World War II. He studied architecture and theatre. Early acting work included English dubbing for Japanese monster films and small film roles. He guest-starred on popular television series. In 1966 Gene Roddenberry cast him as Hikaru Sulu; he played Sulu in the original series and six early Star Trek films. He later appeared across television, reality shows, and stage, starring in productions including the musical Allegiance inspired by his internment.

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