Japanese actor Masi Oke, who is also a specialist in digital special effects, likes to not only play in films, but also to create all kinds of fantastic creatures for them. For example, a huge, prehistoric shark from the full-length tape "Meg: The Monster of Depth." Let's learn more about the creative biography of this talented person from the world of cinema, who probably knows what the actor needs to do when his character interacts with a virtual character in the frame.
general information
Masi Oka is a Japanese film personality. The Russian viewer is familiar with the multi-part television hit "Heroes", where he tried on the image of the character of Hiro. A native of Tokyo participated in the creation of 82 cinema projects. Viewers first saw him on television in 1996, when he played a small role in the series "Sabrina - the little witch."
Films and genres
Masi Oki's heroes act in such well-known projects as Clinic, Gilmore Girls, Hawaii 5.0. In the popular series "Mozart in the Jungle" played the role of Fukumoto.
The filmography of Masi Oki consists of paintings of the following genres:
- Biography: "Jobs: Empire of Temptation."
- Detective: "Without a trace", "Finding Sonny", "Death Note".
- Drama: "Friendship Sex", "Riba", "Without a Trace", "Mozart in the Jungle."
- Crime: "Reno 911", "Hawaii 5.0".
- Music: Stand Up Against Cancer.
- News: "Entertainment Tonight."
- Family: "Sabrina is a little witch," "Proud Family."
- Sport: "Balls of Fury."
- Action: "Austin Powers: Goldmember", "Attack of the Titans" (producer).
- Documentary: "Heroes without masks."
- Comedy: "Lucky Sam," Naughty Parents, "" Spies, "" Raising, "" And here's Polly, "" Fraud, "" Klava, come on! ".
- Cartoon: "Super Mansion".
- Adventures: "Spies", "Get Smart."
Links and rewards
Masi Oka worked on the set with such popular actors as Zach Braff, Hayden Panettiere, Gael Garcia Bernal, Seth Green, Zachary Livai, Jenna Elfman, Justin Timberlake, Matt Leblanc, Lini Headey, Ashton Kutcher and others.
He starred in the films of directors Kevin Bright, Will Glack, Ted Wass, Michael Patrick Jann, Chris Mackay, Greg Beaman, Andrew D. Weiman and others.
In 2007, the actor was ahead of the rest of the applicants, receiving the Saturn Award in the category "Best Supporting Television Actor."
Biography
Masi Oka was born on December 27, 1974 in the Japanese city of Tokyo. His father left the family when Masi was not even a month old. His upbringing was entirely occupied by his mother. Masi Oka never met his father. Mom took a six-year-old boy with her for permanent residence in the USA, in the city of Los Angeles. In 1987, the whole world learned about a teenager from Japan when a photo of Masi Oki appeared on the main page of Time magazine, under which the phrase "Gifted Children of America from Asia" was posted. It is known that the IQ level of an actor exceeds 180 units.
In 1992, Masi Oka graduated from Harvard Westlake School. In 1997, he completed his studies at Brown University, where he studied mathematics and computer science, and became a bachelor.
About person
Do you know, dear readers, that:
- Masi Oka, as a specialist at George Lucas, worked on special effects for such expensive projects as Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Star Wars, War of the Worlds, and Perfect Storm.
- The actor is fond of kendo - Japanese sword fighting.
- Masi Oka admits that he has an advantage over other actors when it comes to shooting with a green screen. After all, he knows very well how scenes are shot in which computer graphics are used.