mako iwamatsu

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Mako Iwamatsu is a japanese actor best known for his roles as Po-Han in The Sand Pebbles (1966) for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Oomiak "The Fearless One" Later in his career, he became well known for his voice-over roles like Aku in Samurai Jack (2001–2004) and Iroh in Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005–2006). He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7095 Hollywood Blvd.

Mako was given a hollywood star on the walk of fame for being Mako was born Makoto Iwamatswa in Kobe, Japan, the son of noted children's book authors and illustrators Tomoe Sasako and Atsushi Iwamatsu. In 1939 his parents, who were political dissidents, moved to the United States, leaving Mako in the care of his grandmother. In 1965, frustrated by the limited roles available to himself and other Asian American actors, Mako and six others formed the East West Players theatre company, first performing out of a church basement.

He was the voice of Aku, the main antagonist in the animated series Samurai Jack for the four original seasons produced, and again in the series finale which used his original audio. He also voiced Achoo (a parody of Aku) and the annoying alarm clock known as Happy Cat in Duck Dodgers, the introductory voice for the ending theme of Dexter's Laboratory and Iroh in Avatar: The Last Airbender. He died in the middle of the second season, and would have an episode during that season dedicated to him, "The Tales of Ba Sing Se"). He had a guest appearance in the Nickelodeon movie Rugrats in Paris: The Movie as the boss of Coco. He guest-starred in The West Wing episode "A Good Day" as an economics professor and former rival of President Bartlet

Mako died in Somis, California, on July 21, 2006, at age 72, from esophageal cancer.