“Sixteen Candles” actor Gedde Watanabe says it “didn’t really occur” to him in 1984 that his character Long Duk Dong “was a stereotype.” ...

If you were to rewatch Sixteen Candles 40 years later, there are a number of elements that haven’t aged well.Significant in this discussion is the presence of Long Duk Dong, who inspires the ...

Sixteen Candles Long Duk Dong actor Gedde Watanabe didn't think his role was stereotypical or racist, he says timed to the film's 20th anniversary.

The Japanese-American actor, who was born and raised in Utah, says he was just thrilled to see they were casting an Asian in any movie Getty;Universal Pictures Gedde Watanabe now, and as Long Duck ...

Over the past couple of decades, John Hughes’ Sixteen Candles has been seen in a new light, with many calling out its portrayal of foreign exchange student Long Duk Dong, played by Gedde ...

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“Sixteen Candles” actor Gedde Watanabe says it “didn’t really occur” to him in 1984 that his character Long Duk Dong “was a stereotype.” “It didn’t really occur to me that it was a stereotype, because ...

Long Duk Dong was the brainchild of writer-director John Hughes, ... “Sixteen Candles” does prompt careful deliberation of the fine line between comedy and offensiveness. In a 2014 interview with ...

The Japanese-American actor, who was born and raised in Utah, says he was just thrilled to see they were casting an Asian in any movie Getty;Universal Pictures Gedde Watanabe now, and as Long Duck ...

Over the past couple of decades, John Hughes’ Sixteen Candles has been seen in a new light, with many calling out its portrayal of foreign exchange student Long Duk Dong, played by Gedde Watanabe, as ...