![]() ![]() For long periods, he was wrapped in a full-body cast, and he was told that he would never walk. Morita developed spinal tuberculosis ( Pott disease) at the age of two and spent the bulk of the next nine years in the Weimar Institute in Weimar, California, and later at the Shriners Hospital in San Francisco. Noriyuki, as Pat was named, had a brother named Hideo (Harry) who was twelve years older. Tamaru's wife, Momoe, born in 1903, immigrated to California in 1913. ![]() Morita's father Tamaru, born in 1897, immigrated to California from Kumamoto Prefecture on the Japanese island of Kyushu in 1915. ![]() Morita was born on June 28, 1932, in Isleton, California to Japanese immigrant parents. Miyagi in The Karate Kid, which would be the first of a media franchise in which Morita was the central player. Morita was nominated for the 1985 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Mr. The two shows made history for being among the few TV shows with an Asian-American series lead. T and Tina and in Ohara, a police-themed drama. He was the series lead actor in the television program Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid film series, Captain Sam Pak on the sitcom M*A*S*H, Ah Chew in Sanford and Son, Mike Woo in The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo, and The Emperor of China in Mulan and Mulan II. He was best known for his roles as Matsuo "Arnold" Takahashi on Happy Days, Mr. Noriyuki " Pat" Morita (J– November 24, 2005) was a Japanese-American actor and comedian. ![]()
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