After Star Trek
In 1972, Takei was an alternate delegate from California to the Democratic National Convention. The following year, he ran for City Council of Los Angeles, finishing second, losing by just 1,647 votes. During the campaign, Takei's bid for the city councilman's seat caused one local station to stop running the repeats of the original Star Trek series until after the election and KNBC-TV to substitute the premiere episode of the Star Trek animated series scheduled by the network with another in which his character did not appear, in attempts to avoid violating the FCC's equal-time rule. The other candidates in the race complained that Takei's distinctive and powerful voice alone (besides his image) on television every week created an unfair advantage.
Mayor Bradley later appointed Takei to the board of directors of the Southern California Rapid Transit District, making him part of the team that initiated and planned the Los Angeles subway system. Takei was called away from the s
More about George Takei (From Wikipedia)
Takei Began His Career In Hollywood In The Late 1950s, At A Time When Asian Faces Were Rarely Seen On Television And Movie Screens. His First Role Was Providing Voiceover For Several Characters In The English Dub Of The Japanese Monster Film Rodan, Fo
Takei began his career in Hollywood in the late 1950s, at a time when Asian faces were rarely seen on television and movie screens. His first role was providing voiceover for several read more...
Star Trek
In 1965, he met with a young producer named Gene Roddenberry who cast him as Mr. Sulu in the second Star Trek pilot and eventually the Star Trek television series. While working read more...
After Star Trek
In 1972, Takei was an alternate delegate from California to the Democratic National Convention. The following year, he ran for City Council of Los Angeles, finishing second, losing read more...
The Howard Stern Show
Takei has made several appearances on the Howard Stern show. In 1994, Stern goaded Takei into saying something mildly negative about William Shatner. Stern played it back to Shatner read more...
George Hosato Takei (born April 20, 1937) is an American actor best known for his role in the TV series Star Trek, in which he played the helmsman Mr. Sulu on the USS Enterprise read more...
Takei was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Fumiko Emily (née Nakamura) and Takekuma Norman Takei, who worked in real estate. His father was an Anglophile, and named read more...
In November 2004, Takei was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun from Emperor Akihito for his contributions to U.S.-Japanese relations.
Asteroid 7307 Takei is named in his read more...