Gedde Watanabe

Gedde Watanabe

Actor

Ogden, Utah, USA
June 26, 1955

Biography

Gedde Watanabe is an American actor and comedian best known for his breakout role as the foreign exchange student Long Duk Dong in the 1984 teen classic Sixteen Candles.

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Gedde Watanabe 1
Gedde Watanabe 2

Representative Works

Kung Fu Panda 4
Kung Fu Panda 4
7.0
/ English
Mulan
Mulan
7.9
/ English
47 Ronin
47 Ronin
6.2
/ English
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
6.5
/ English
That Thing You Do!
That Thing You Do!
6.9
/ English
Mulan II
Mulan II
6.5
/ English
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
6.5
/ English
Ultraman: Rising
Ultraman: Rising
8.0
/ English
Sixteen Candles
Sixteen Candles
6.8
/ English
Boys on the Side
Boys on the Side
6.4
/ English
Two for the Money
Two for the Money
6.1
/ English
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
6.9
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Kung Fu Panda 4
2024Nominee

Best Performance

Kung Fu Panda 4

Mulan
1998Winner

Best Performance

Mulan

47 Ronin
2013Nominee

Best Performance

47 Ronin

Career Highlights

Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990Highlight

Best Performance

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

That Thing You Do!
1996Highlight

Best Performance

That Thing You Do!

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