TIL Pat Morita (Mr. Miyagi) started out doing stand-up and was mentored by Redd Foxx. Here he is doing stand-up on The Redd Foxx show in 1977.
TIL Pat Morita (Mr. Miyagi) started out doing stand-up and was mentored by Redd Foxx. Here he is doing stand-up on The Redd Foxx show in 1977.
He also does a great Redd Foxx impersionation- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=490TsUYe5f4
I remember walking around Blockbuster and stumbling into what seems to be buddy cop movie starring him and Jay Leno
IMDb: : Collision Course https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097081/
Was never brave enough to watch it
23 0 ReplyThe family is out tonight. I kind of feel like ruining my night with this.
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Awesome. I'd heard that Pat was one of Redd's old friends from the "Chitlin' Circuit" era of comedy, but I've never actually seen him do standup.
12 0 ReplyHaha! Man that’s a trip.
10 0 ReplyIt's really weird hearing him speak with a Southern Californian accent instead of a heavy Japanese accent.
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