Sab Shimono
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| Born | July 31, 1943 Sacramento, California |
Sab Shimono (born July 31, 1943) is an American actor. He has appeared in dozens of movies and television shows, in character roles ranging from the coroner "Painless" Kumagai in 1990's Presumed Innocent to Mister Sparkle on an episode of The Simpsons.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Personal life
Shimono, a Japanese American, was born Saburo Shimono in Sacramento, California, the son of restaurant owners Edith Mary (née Otani) and Masauchi Shimono.[1] Shimono is the twin brother of Dr. Jiro Shimono, director of the Delaware Psychiatric Center. Shimono is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.
[edit] Career
An accomplished stage actor as well, he has appeared on Broadway and in regional theaters including San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre and Berkeley Repertory Theatre. One of his more memorable roles was as Hiroshi Kawamura in the 1990 drama Come See The Paradise. He can also be seen in the 2008 independent film, Americanese.
Shimono provided the voice of Antique shop owner/Chi Wizard, Uncle Chan, on the hit TV series Jackie Chan Adventures and Airbending Master, Monk Gyatso and Master Yu on the also popular series Avatar: The Last Airbender.
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[edit] External links
- Sab Shimono at the Internet Movie Database
- Sab Shimono at New York Times Movies [1]
- Sab Shimono at Rotten Tomatoes [2]
- Sab Shimono at Internet Broadway Database [3]
- Sab Shimono at the Voice Chasers Database
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