- Born
- Birth nameGary Watanabe
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Gedde Watanabe was born on June 26, 1955 in Ogden, Utah, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Sixteen Candles (1984), UHF (1989) and Parental Guidance (2012).
- In his audition for the film Sixteen Candles (1984), he went through the entire process pretending he did not speak any English, imitating a Korean friend. After he was finished, he eloquently thanked the casting director in perfect English. He was soon cast.
- Grew up in San Francisco's Chinatown.
- Began his show business career as a street singer.
- His mother was interned by the United States during World War II.
- For Mulan (1998), he had another person do his singing voice because his own voice was too good.
- My ethnicity works both for and against me. But I look for parts that aren't necessarily Asian, parts that can be played by someone of any background.
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