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Pat Morita died of kidney failure, following a urinary tract and gallbladder bacterial infection, on November 24, 2005, at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the age of 73. Throughout his life, Morita had battled alcoholism .
Pat Morita was an American actor best known for playing the role of a wise martial arts master in the popular film The Karate Kid (1984), which spawned a successful franchise. For his performance in the original movie, Morita became the first Asian American to earn an Academy Award nomination for.
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- He Grew Up With Nothing. The son of Japanese immigrant fruit farmers, Morita grew up with very little. He, along with his family, travelled from farm to farm in California, picking up work wherever they could.
- He Almost Lost His Life. At two years old, a young Morita was playing with his favorite toy when he fell and bruised his lumbar. This wouldn’t be much of an issue today, but in the unsanitary conditions that Morita was living in, infection quickly set in—he contracted spinal tuberculosis, a dreaded disease.
- Doctors Terrified Him. Even though Morita was clearly very sick, he and his family refused to see a doctor. Suspicious and scared of doctors, they couldn’t afford to see one even if they wanted to go.
- He Would Never Walk Again. According to doctors at the Weimar Institute, Morita was not going to make it and even if he somehow did, he would never walk again.
Sep 24, 2024 · Morita’s life was anything but easy leading up to his seminal role. At 2 years old, he was separated from his parents and languished in a hospital until he was 11 due to tuberculosis and ...
Nov 26, 2005 · Pat Morita, whose portrayal of the wise and dry-witted Mr. Miyagi in ''The Karate Kid'' earned him an Oscar nomination, died on Thursday at his home in Las Vegas. He was 73. His death, of...
The Oscar nominated actor best known for his role of Mr. Miyagi, left behind a painfully revealing autobiographical record of his much-too-brief time here on...
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Jun 29, 2012 · Actor Pat Morita enjoyed a long career in a Hollywood where good roles for Asian actors were scarce. Morita would have turned 80 this week, and we’re looking back on his life and career.
