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Brian Tochi | |
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 Tochi on set of King of the Nerds in August 2013 | |
| Born | Brian Keith Tochihara Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1968–present |
Brian Tochi (born Brian Keith Tochihara)[1][2] is an American actor. During the late 1960s through much of the 1970s and 1980's, he was one of the most widely seen East Asian child actors working in U.S. television, appearing in various TV series and nearly a hundred advertisements. He is recognized around the world for starring in some of the most popular film franchises of all time, and best known for his characters Toshiro Takashi from the Revenge of the Nerds film franchise, Cadet (later Lieutenant) Tomoko Nogata from the third and fourth films in the Police Academy film series, and as the voice of Leonardo in the first three live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films.[3] He is also known as Brian Keith Tochi.
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- ^ O'Connor, John J. (April 5, 1979). "TV: Razzmatzz, With Upbeat Youths". The New York Times. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ "'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles': Untold Story of the Movie "Every Studio in Hollywood" Rejected". The Hollywood Reporter. April 2, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2022.