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OHARA
Ohara was a police drama on ABC television starring Pat Morita as Lt. Ohara. I portrayed Arnie, and Lt. Ohara was my baseball coach when he wasn’t chasing bad guys as a police detective. Ohara was notable for being one of the first television series to have a Japanese American actor in the leading role. It was an honor to work alongside Academy Award nominee Pat Morita. Pat was a joy to work with and I remembered him being very funny always cracking jokes when we weren’t in front of the camera. One day I told Pat that he should be a comic, and he just laughed his head off realizing I was a clueless kid. Pat said, “JJ I began my career as a standup comic”. Boy was I stupid!
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