乔治·竹井

1960级1964文学硕士  演员 亚裔积极分子  同性恋权利领导者

他认为没有什么困难是克服不了的

如果你在火星和木星之间旅行过，那么你就会发现名为“7307竹井”的小行星。它是以在扮演《星际航行》中“企业者星舰”的舵手的演员竹井命名的，而他在好莱坞明星大道上的星星已经闪耀了50多年。SuLu少校一角让他一夜成名，但他的演艺成就包含了40部主题电影和上千种电视嘉宾等角色。他为无数的艺术和音乐作品配音。二战时期，乔治的家人其他亚美人一起关在集中营中。他自己则是一个不知疲倦的战士，一直为亚美问题战斗，他也是这个国家中公开支持同性恋权利的支持者之一。2009年，乔治和他的丈夫布莱德创造力电视历史，成为第一对出现在综艺节目《新婚游戏》的同性恋人。他们赢得了10,000美元的奖金并将它捐给了日美国家博物馆。

George Takei

Class of 1960, MA 1964

He proved that no barrier is too high to overcome.

If you ever find yourself traveling between Mars and Jupiter, you might see asteroid 7307 Takei, named for the actor who played the helmsman of the U.S.S. Enterprise in Star Trek and whose star has blazed bright in Hollywood for more than five decades. The role of Mr. Sulu made George Takei famous but his career spans over 40 feature films and hundreds of TV guest-starring roles, and his voice has narrated countless works of art and music. George, whose family was interned with other Japanese-Americans in World War II, is a tireless fighter for Asian-American issues and one of the most visible proponents of gay rights in the country. George and his husband Brad made TV history in 2009 when they became the first gay couple to appear on “The Newlywed Game.” They won–and donated the $10,000 prize to the Japanese American National Museum.