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is an American actor, director, author, and activist. Takei is most widely known for his role as Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the in the television series ''Star Trek''. He also portrayed the character in six ''Star Trek'' feature films and in an episode of ''Star Trek: Voyager''. Takei's involvement in social media has brought him new fame. His Facebook page currently has over 9 million likes since he joined in 2011, frequently sharing photos with original humorous commentary.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=George Takei: From 'Star Trek' to cultural icon )〕 He is a proponent of LGBT rights and active in state and local politics apart from his continued acting career. He has won several awards and accolades in his work on human rights and Japanese-American relations, including his work with the Japanese American National Museum. ==Early life== Takei was born Hosato Takei〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Birth of Hosato Takei )〕 on April 20, 1937, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, to Japanese-American parents, Fumiko Emily (née Nakamura;〔 born in Sacramento) and Takekuma Norman Takei, born in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, who worked in real estate.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=George Takei Biography (1937-) )〕 His father was an Anglophile, and named him George after King George VI of the United Kingdom, whose coronation took place in 1937, shortly after Takei's birth.〔Taken from Takei's comments on the ''Howard Stern Show'', 9 January 2006〕〔''To the stars: the autobiography of Takei, Star Trek's Mr. Sulu'' by George Takei〕 In 1942, the Takei family was forced to live in the converted horse stables of Santa Anita Park before being sent to the Rohwer War Relocation Center for internment in Rohwer, Arkansas. The family was later transferred to the Tule Lake War Relocation Center in California. He and his family returned to Los Angeles at the end of World War II. He attended Mount Vernon Junior High School, where he served as student body president, and Los Angeles High School. He was a member of Boy Scout Troop 379 of the Koyasan Buddhist Temple.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=George Takei - Boy Scouts of America Public Service Announcement )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History for Commodore Perry Scouts )〕 Upon graduation from high school, Takei enrolled in the University of California, Berkeley where he studied architecture. Later he attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in theater in 1960 and a Master of Arts in theater in 1964.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=NOTABLE ALUMNI ACTORS )〕 He attended the Shakespeare Institute at Stratford-upon-Avon in England, and Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan. In Hollywood, he studied acting at the Desilu Workshop. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Takei」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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