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May 6, 2024 · Despite the character of Long Duk Dong being an offensive stereotype in retrospect, Gedde Watanabe has told People that he didn’t feel offended when he took the role. The actor explains, The ...
May 20, 2014 · In the years since the portrayal — Long Duk Dong and Sixteen Candles was released 30 years ago this month — Gedde Watanabe has appeared more than two dozen films, played Nurse Yosh on ER,...
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May 6, 2024 · Gedde Watanabe didn't consider his Sixteen Candles role racist at the time. The actor played foreign exchange student Long Duk Dong in the John Hughes flick.
May 6, 2024 · Sixteen Candles Long Duk Dong actor Gedde Watanabe didn't think his role was stereotypical or racist, he says timed to the film's 20th anniversary.
May 5, 2024 · The actor’s big break was the 1984 film “Sixteen Candles,” in which he played foreign exchange student “Long Duk Dong.” While Watanabe’s line “What’s happenin’, hot stuff?” is still often...
May 6, 2024 · Watanabe played the character of Long Duk Dong, a Chinese foreign exchange student, in the film. In an interview with People , he revealed that he didn’t even realize the character was an offensive stereotype at the time of filming.
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May 5, 2024 · Gedde Watanabe, the actor who played Long Duk Dong in 'Sixteen Candles,' reflects on the role 40 years later, noting he didn't find his character offensive at the time.
