RIP: Pat Morita

Posted by Thomas J. Brown at 1011 hrs

Actor Pat Morita, most famous for his role at Mr. Miyagi in the Karate Kid films, has passed away.

As some of you know, I met Pat on several occasions and attended his wedding in Honolulu. I recall one time when he called our house trying to get in touch with my mum (because she was a producer and he had been hired to star in some commericals). I answered the phone and he knew who I was (which really impressed me, because this was around that stage in puberty when everyone on the phone thought I was my mum) and we ended up chatting for a few minutes. It was pretty cool.