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Nov 25, 2005 · Actor Pat Morita, best known for helping teach a boy martial-arts mastery through household chores as the wise Mr. Miyagi in "The Karate Kid," has died. He was 73.
Jan 26, 2023 · Pat Morita was a regular on the hit show Happy Days long before he starred as Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid. He was the affable Matsuo Arnold Takahashi in Happy Days, and fans loved him. The world ...
Sep 16, 2020 · Since Pat Morita wasn’t a martial artist, his body double was a distinguished Karate master named Fumio Demura. Demura espouses Shito-Ryu Karate, but that’s not evident in the movies. It is ...
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 natural ...
Nov 16, 2023 · Pat Morita, best know for his portrayal of Daniel LaRusso’s sensei Mr. Miyagi in the Karate Kid film franchise, passed away in 2005. Following his death, his co-star Ralph Macchio released a ...
Nov 24, 2005 · Morita said in a 1986 interview with the Associated Press (AP) that he was billed as Noriyuki "Pat" Morita in the film because producer Jerry Weintraub wanted him to sound more ethnic. He said he used the billing because it was "the only name my parents gave me."
Nov 18, 2016 · Asian-American actor Pat Morita (born Noriyuki Morita) best known as Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid series of movies.He was born on June 28, 1932 and at the age of 2 he began battling spinal tuberculosis which forced him to spend nine years in a body cast fighting for his life while living at a sanitarium.
