According to the little day-by-day calender in my carrel, today is the birthday for Mr. George Takei.

George Takei, when not appearing as a South Vietnamese officer or North Vietnam's Le Duc Tho (nearly 30 years apart), also had a role in Star Trek, as Hikaru Sulu. Mr. Sulu started as a science type in his earliest appearances and then moved to Enterprise's helm for the next twenty years. Sulu finished his broadcast & motion picture run as commander of NCC 2000, USS Excelsior in 1991's Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.

Takei also took a dip into politics, with an unsuccessful run for Los Angeles City Council in 1973. For more on this guy, who's been working hard since 1956, see his official biography.

Posted by: Country Pundit at 07:34 PM | Comments (3) | Add Comment
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1 I've met him a couple times, and heard him sing "Waltzing Matilda". He's a nice guy

Posted by: Ith at April 20, 2004 07:48 PM (Q8zt1)

2 Heh! I'm glad to hear he's a nice guy. I'd be amused at hearing an American of Japanese extraction sing the national anthem (de facto if not de jure) of Australia. Talk about your culture clash! I'd hoped (vaguely; never got involved with anything) that he'd get to anchor the next Star Trek series before "Enterprise" was announced, as captain of Excelsior. Alas, no such luck.

Posted by: The Country Pundit at April 20, 2004 07:59 PM (QUo4+)

3 I'd hoped the same thing.

Posted by: Ith at April 20, 2004 09:00 PM (Q8zt1)

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