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George Takei

1937 - Today

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George Takei ( tə-KAY; born April 20, 1937), born Hosato Takei (Japanese: 武井 穂郷, Hepburn: Takei Hosato), is an American actor, author and activist known for his role as Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the USS Enterprise in the Star Trek franchise. Takei was born to Japanese-American parents, with whom he lived in Tule Lake Segregation Center during World War II. He began pursuing acting in college, which led in 1965 to the role of Sulu, to which he returned periodically into the 1990s. Upon coming out as gay in 2005, he became a prominent proponent of LGBT rights and active in state and local politics. He has been a vocal advocate of the rights of immigrants, in part through his work on the 2012 Broadway show Allegiance, about the internment experience. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Takei is the 1,090th most popular actor (down from 803rd in 2019), the 2,097th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,453rd in 2019) and the 542nd most popular American Actor.

George Takei is most famous for being an actor and activist. He is best known for his role as Hikaru Sulu in the original Star Trek series. He also played the role of Mr. Sulu in six Star Trek movies.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, George Takei ranks 1,090 out of 13,578. Before him are Michael Shannon, Lee Remick, Amy Adams, John Lone, Richard Jenkins, and Herbert Lom. After him are Dorothy Malone, James Pickens Jr., Valentina Cortese, Conrad Bain, Marcheline Bertrand, and Vyacheslav Tikhonov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, George Takei ranks 93. Before him are Yoshirō Mori, Tamara Bunke, Tamara Press, Song Hye-rim, Maryse Condé, and Dragoslav Šekularac. After him are Keizō Obuchi, Ronald Venetiaan, Eugen Doga, Jerry Reed, Erich Segal, and Hunter S. Thompson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Takei ranks 2,097 out of 20,380. Before him are Lee Remick (1935), Richard Rodgers (1902), Richard E. Stearns (1936), Richard Jenkins (1947), Peter Diamond (1940), and Charles W. Morris (1903). After him are Eleanor F. Helin (1932), Alice Walker (1944), Henry Hartsfield (1933), John G. Trump (1907), Dorothy Malone (1924), and James Pickens Jr. (1954).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, George Takei ranks 542. Before him are Adam Savage (1967), Lionel Stander (1908), Jason Lee (1970), Michael Shannon (1974), Lee Remick (1935), and Richard Jenkins (1947). After him are Dorothy Malone (1924), James Pickens Jr. (1954), Marcheline Bertrand (1950), Adam Driver (1983), Diane Lane (1965), and Martin Kove (1946).

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