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Gedde Watanabe didn't consider 'Sixteen Candles' role racist at the time
Entertainment Weekly· 1 day ago"I remember the movie using the word 'Chinaman,' and even then I was like, 'Oh, that's not great,'"...
Gedde Watanabe Says He Didn't Find His 'Sixteen Candles' Role Long Duk Dong Offensive at the Time...
People Magazine· 2 days agoIt's been 40 years since Sixteen Candles was released in theaters, and while times have certainly...
‘Sixteen Candles’ 40th anniversary: Revisiting John Hughes’ classic teen movie
Gold Derby via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIt’s been four decades since Samantha Baker bemoaned the fact that everyone had forgotten her 16th...
Sixteen Candles' Gedde Watanabe On Why He Wasn’t Offended By Stereotypical Role As Long Duk Dong
CinemaBlend via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoHe made his film debut playing Long Duk Dong, who is a Chinese foreign exchange student living with...
‘Sixteen Candles’ Star Gedde Watanabe Didn’t Initially Realize Long Duk Dong Was a ‘Stereotype’
Indiewire via Yahoo News· 19 hours ago"It didn’t really occur to me that it was a stereotype, because there wasn’t really anything out...
Gedde Watanabe didn't consider his “Sixteen Candles” role racist at the time
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo News· 1 day agoUniversal Pictures Gedde Watanabe in 'Sixteen Candles' Hughes' 1984 coming-of-age comedy starred ...
‘Sixteen Candles’ Star Gedde Watanabe Didn’t Initially Realize Long Duk Dong Was a ‘Stereotype’
indieWIRE· 19 hours ago'Sixteen Candles' actor Gedde Watanabe didn't believe at the time that his character in the film...
40 Fantastic 1984 Flicks That Are Turning 40 This Year
MediaFeed via AOL· 6 days agoIMDb 1.'Sixteen Candles' US Release Date: May 4, 1984 “Sixteen Candles” was a teen romantic comedy...
St. John Neumann brings history to life | Times News Online
Times News· 5 days agoShania Twain, Neil Armstrong and good old Abe Lincoln himself were among the various people from...
Remember Jake Ryan from 16 Candles? You Won't Be Surprised to Know His Daughter Is a Gorgeous Model:...
People Magazine· 3 days agoIt's the 40th Anniversary of the release of the teen cult classic Sixteen Candles, but former actor...