George Takei
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George Takei at Columbia University in late 2015
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| Native name | Hosato Takei |
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Hosato Takei April 20, 1937 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Education | Los Angeles High School |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Actor, author, and voice artist, director, activist |
| Years active | 1955–present |
| Television | Star Trek |
| Spouse(s) | Brad Altman Takei (m. 2008) |
| Website | www |
George Hosato Takei (武井 穂郷 Takei Hosato?, /təˈkeɪ/; born April 20, 1937) is a Japanese-American actor, director, author, and activist. Takei is best known for his role as Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the USS Enterprise in the television series Star Trek. He also portrayed the character in six Star Trek feature films and one episode of Star Trek: Voyager.
Takei's involvement in social media has brought him new fame. As of February 2017[update] his Facebook page has over 10 million likes since he joined in 2011, and he frequently shares photos with original humorous commentary.
Takei is a proponent of LGBT rights and is active in state and local politics. He has won several awards and accolades in his work on human rights and Japan–United States relations, including his work with the Japanese American National Museum.
Takei was born Hosato Takei on April 20, 1937, in Los Angeles, California, to Japanese-American parents, Fumiko Emily (née Nakamura; born in Sacramento) and Takekuma Norman Takei, born in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, who worked in real estate. His father was an Anglophile, and named him George after King George VI of the United Kingdom, whose coronation took place in 1937, shortly after Takei's birth. In 1942, the Takei family was forced to live in the converted horse stables of Santa Anita Park before being sent to the Rohwer War Relocation Center for internment in Rohwer, Arkansas. The family was later transferred to the Tule Lake War Relocation Center in California.
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