George Takei
American actor
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| 2024 | Publicly supported Kamala Harris in the presidential election and criticized Donald Trump and Israel-Hamas war protestors. |
| 2024 | Voices Koh the Face Stealer in the Avatar: The Last Airbender series |
| 2023 | George Takei voiced Hikaru Sulu in the animated series Star Trek: Very Short Treks, specifically in the episode 'Hologram All the Way Down' |
| 2023 | George Takei performed in 'Allegiance' at the Charing Cross Theatre, continuing his portrayal of Sam Kimura and 'Ojii-San' |
| 2023 | George Takei became a series regular in the animated series Blue Eye Samurai, playing the character Seki |
| 2022 | George Takei voiced the character Ohga in the animated film 'Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank' |
| 2022 | Reprises his role as Hikaru Sulu in Star Trek: Lower Decks and appears in multiple animated series |
| September 28 2022 | Awarded an honorary Doctorate by the University of South Australia in recognition of distinguished service to the community. |
| February 23 2022 | Served as the NCLS Kickoff speaker at the United States Air Force Academy, discussing his book and personal experiences. |
| 2021 | Voices main character Shinji Yokohama in Hit-Monkey and provides voice work for Star Wars: Visions |
| 2020 | George Takei voiced Masumi Arakawa in the Yakuza: Like a Dragon video game |
| 2020 | Received an American Book Award for They Called Us Enemy. |
| April 1 2020 | Announced as the final torchbearer for the delayed 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games (later revealed to be an April Fools' joke). |
| 2019 | Published They Called Us Enemy, a graphic novel memoir focusing on his family's internment experience. |
| 2019 | Appears in Star Trek: Short Treks with archive audio of his iconic character Hikaru Sulu |
| 2019 | Awarded the Inkpot Award. |
| 2018 | George Takei reprised his roles in 'Allegiance' as Sam Kimura and 'Ojii-San' with East West Players |
| 2018 | Stepped down as chair of the Council of Governors of East West Players and performed in the production of Allegiance. |
| May 24 2018 | The New York Observer reported that Brunton had changed his story, with no clear evidence of misconduct. Toxicologists suggested Brunton's experience was likely due to postural hypotension rather than being drugged. |
| 2017 | George Takei appeared in a Pizza Hut commercial as himself |
| 2017 | George Takei performed as the Reciter in 'Pacific Overtures' at the Signature Theatre Company |
| 2017 | George Takei voiced Elder Masook in the animated film 'Yamasong: March of the Hollows' |
| 2017 | George Takei appeared as a playable character version of himself in Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow |
| November 2017 | Brunton made sexual misconduct allegations against Takei in The Hollywood Reporter, which Takei publicly denied. |
| June 2017 | Controversial Twitter response to the shooting of Steve Scalise, criticizing Scalise's previous stance on same-sex marriage, which drew widespread criticism. |
| March 31 2017 | Jokingly announced intent to challenge Devin Nunes for California's 22nd District House seat, which he later revealed was an April Fools' joke. |
| 2016 | George Takei voiced the character Hosato in the animated film 'Kubo and the Two Strings' |
| 2016 | George Takei voiced Mr. Chibi in the Teeny Titans video game |
| June 10 2016 | Presented with an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters by California State University, Los Angeles. |
| 2015 | George Takei made a cameo appearance in 'Entourage' and was featured in 'The Gettysburg Address' |
| 2015 | George Takei concluded his run in 'Allegiance' at the Old Globe Theatre |
| 2015 | Publicly criticized Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas's dissent in the Obergefell v. Hodges same-sex marriage decision, later apologizing for his controversial comments. |
| December 8 2015 | Appeared on MSNBC to denounce Donald Trump's proposed Muslim travel ban, drawing parallels to Japanese American internment. |
| November 8 2015 | Allegiance debuted on Broadway. |
| May 2015 | Awarded the Distinguished Medal of Honor for Lifetime Achievement and Public Service by the Japanese American National Museum at their annual gala dinner in Los Angeles. |
| 2014 | George Takei appeared in multiple projects including 'Eat With Me', the documentary 'To Be Takei', and voiced Elder in 'Axel: The Biggest Little Hero' |
| 2014 | Takei attracted criticism from people with disabilities for posting an insensitive meme about wheelchair users on Facebook and Twitter, which he subsequently removed and apologized for. |
| 2014 | Raised $100,000 to support a web series about an adult Eagle Scout who was forced to leave the Boy Scouts due to their anti-gay adult policy. |
| 2014 | George Takei appeared as himself in the Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff mobile game |
| May 2014 | Received the GLAAD Vito Russo Award from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation for promoting LGBT equality. |
| 2013 | George Takei became a spokesperson for Rooms to Go furniture company |
| 2013 | George Takei voiced the character S.T.E.V.E. in the animated film 'Free Birds' |
| September 2013 | George Takei used his Facebook page to defend Nina Davuluri after she faced racist and xenophobic comments following her Miss America 2014 title, later appearing in a joint ABC interview with her. |
| July 2013 | Honored with the NAAAP100 award by the National Association of Asian American Professionals for contributions to the Asian community. |
| 2012 | George Takei voiced Arkeyan Conquertron/Drill-X in the Skylanders: Giants video game |
| 2012 | Performed in the play 8 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre, reenacting the Perry v. Brown federal trial to raise money for the American Foundation for Equal Rights. |
| 2012 | George Takei began performing in 'Allegiance' in the roles of Sam Kimura (present day) and 'Ojii-San' (Grandpa) at the Old Globe Theatre |
| 2012 | George Takei performed in '8' as William Tam at the Ebell of Los Angeles |
| 2012 | George Takei provided voice acting in two films: 'Strange Frame' as Tamadamsa and 'Space Milkshake' as Gary |
| 2012 | Competed on The Celebrity Apprentice, finishing in 16th place after appearing in 4 episodes |
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