I heard that Mr. Miagi died on Thanksgiving....

[MissMillie]

I think his real name was Pat Morita.

They said on the radio that he got an oscar nomination for Karate Kid... did he?

[Beer Snob-50]

1. He did die over the thanksgiving week.

i don't know if he got an oscar for his role in the karate kid. i remember him as arnold from happy days (really really sad commentary on my life)

[LostinVA]

6. He was nominated for an Oscar, yes.

[Shell Beau]

2. I thought I'd been hearing his name a lot this weekend!

How sad! I grew up loving the Karate Kid!!

[LynneSin]

3. Yes he was but he lost out to another Asian for Best Supporting Actor

Haing S. Ngor of Cambodia won for his portrayal of Dith Pran in the wonderingly haunting movie "The Killing Fields". Of course Pat Morita was actually Asian-American of Japanese Heritage. MrsGrumpy would be pleased to know he was an avid Green Bay Packer fan.

[kick-ass-bob]

4. His break was as Arnold on Happy Days.

wasn't his character's name Arnold? Now I doubt myself.

[LynneSin]

5. He was the original Arnold

But he left the show like after the first or second year and they brought the other guy in as the new owner of "Arnolds" but that guy went by the name Al

[ScreamingMeemie]

10. MrsGrumpy is always pleased to hear of the good sporting tastes of

beloved celebrities. I shall miss Pat Morita. :( :hi:

[Reverend_Smitty]

7. I just mentioned this to my roommate...

and she had no idea who Mr. Miagi was, even if you've never seen the movie, you know who he is! :wtf:

[Tyrone Slothrop]

8. His actual first name was Noriyuki

"Pat" was his Americanized nickname.

He spent time locked up in the Japanese Internment camps during WWII, IIRC.

[jus_the_facts]

9. *wax on...wax off*

~*~RIP~*~