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A Talent Well Beyond the Dojo
The life of Pat Morita is explored in the new biographical film “More Than Miyagi.”
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As a standup comic, Pat Morita (pictured in 1966 on “Hollywood Palace”) billed himself as “The Hip Nip.”
A new documentary, “More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story,” directed by Kevin Derek, will be streaming worldwide from Feb. 5 on such platforms as iTunes and Apple TV.
While he is known for his iconic role as Mr. Miyagi in the “Karate Kid” movies, Morita’ career spanned decades on film, TV and stage.
The makers of the documentary shared a summary and other insights about the late actor:
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Illustrative: Julie A. Lockhart (arms raised), Rebecca Rasmussen, Monika Beal, and Fahad Siadat perform in Theatre Dybbuk s Hell Prepared. (Taso Papadakis/ Theatre Dybbuk)
From front to back: Jonathan C.K. Williams, Rob Adler, Rebecca Rasmussen, Nick Greene, Jenny Gillet in Exagoge, 2016. (Taso Papadakis/ Theatre Dybbuk)
Julie A. Lockhart (masked), and Jonathan C.K. Williams in Exagoge, 2016. (Taso Papadakis/ Theatre Dybbuk)
From left to right: Rebecca Rasmussen, Jonathan C.K. Williams, Diana Tanaka, Rob Adler, Julie A. Lockhart (masked), Jenny Gillett, and Nick Greene in Exagoge, 2016. (Taso Papadakis/ Theatre Dybbuk)
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