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Jerry Tondo

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Jerry Tondo
Tondo in 1986
Born
Jerry Shigekazu Tondo

(1950-10-10) October 10, 1950 (age 74)
OccupationActor
Years active1983–present

Jerry Shigekazu Tondo (born October 10, 1950) is a Japanese-American actor and voice actor. He is known for providing the voice of the character Chien-Po in the animated film Mulan.[1] Other titles Tondo has contributed to include Gung Ho,[2] The Secret Saturdays and Mulan II.[3]

Biography

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Tondo discovered acting while attending high school in San Francisco, California. He was offered scholarships to play football, but decided to study sociology. He then enrolled in a theater course. He served on the board of directors while participating as a company member of the Asian American Theater Co. He moved to Los Angeles, California and started working with the East-West Players. Five years later he joined the Mark Taper Forum/Improvisation Theater Project. For six years he toured with the project. He was also a performing member of Cold Tofu Improv. He currently resides with his wife and two children in Manhattan Beach, California.

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
1984 Ghost Warrior Sushi chef
1986 Gung Ho Kazuo
1989 Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills June-bug
1990 Circuitry Man Fatch
1994 It's Pat Sushi chef
Drop Zone DEA guard
1995 Nick of Time Chief Aide
1998 Mulan Chien-Po Voice
1999 Godzilla 2000: Millennium
2004 Mulan II Chien-Po Voice, direct-to-video
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1983 Girls of the White Orchid Policeman Television film, alternative title Death Ride to Osaka
1985 Brothers Sailor #1 Episode: "Gobba, Gobba"
1986 Trapper John, M.D. Mills Episode: "Strange Bedfellows"
1987 The Three Kings Television film
1988 Beauty and the Beast Eddie Episode: "China Moon"
The Tracey Ullman Show Stage manager Episode: "3.1"
Miracle at Beekman's Place Television film
1991 Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis Aioki
2008-2009 The Secret Saturdays Hibagon / Professor Talu Mizuki Voice, 3 episodes
Video games
Year Title Role Notes
1998 Disney's Animated Storybook: Mulan Chien-Po Voice
Mulan Story Studio
2005 The Matrix: Path of Neo Japanese assassin
Kingdom Hearts II Chien-Po English version, voice
2007 Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+

References

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  1. ^ Mulan
  2. ^ Gung Ho
  3. ^ Variety Weekly Magazine, Monday, February 21, 2005 (p.12)
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