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My major intention for coming to Hollywood - besides the fact that I was just enamored with acting from a very young age - was that I was tired of seeing wimpy Asian actors.
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: September 27
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