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Hikaru Sulu was born in San Francisco, [15] and is of Japanese heritage. His birthdate has not been established definitively, but the book Star Trek Chronology by Michael Okuda and Denise Okuda speculates that he was 29 at the time of the first season of Star Trek (as was the actor himself), putting his birth in the year 2237. [15]
He has also acted and provided voice acting for several science fiction computer games, including Freelancer and numerous Star Trek games. In 1996, in honor of the 30th anniversary of Star Trek, he played Captain Sulu in an episode of Star Trek: Voyager. Takei has spoken about personal difficulties with William Shatner.
John Cho (born Cho Yo-Han; June 16, 1972) [1] is an American actor known for his roles as Harold Lee in the Harold & Kumar films, and Hikaru Sulu in the Star Trek rebooted film series, [2] Better Luck Tomorrow, Columbus, and Searching, which made him the first Asian American actor in history to headline a mainstream thriller film in Hollywood.
For George Takei, who portrayed Hikaru Sulu aboard the USS Enterprise in the “Star Trek” franchise, it’s a story he is determined to keep telling every opportunity he has.
In 2016, SyFy listed Uhura's rebuff of the maddened Sulu's offer to "protect" her as the character's tenth best moment in Star Trek. [8] IGN ranked "The Naked Time" the 8th best episode of The Original Series in 2016 [9] and the 12th best episode of all Star Trek series in 2013. [10]
Cho told the paper the decision was made by director Justin Lin and screenwriter Simon Pegg “as a nod” to George Takei who played the character in the original TV series and subsequent movies ...
Star Trek Beyond is a 2016 American science fiction action film directed by Justin Lin, ... George Takei, the actor who played Hikaru Sulu in The Original Series ...
Most notably George Takei, who starred as Hikaru Sulu opposite Shatner's James T. Kirk on several Star Trek series and films over the years. Takei called Shatner a "cantankerous old man" in 2022 ...