Paul Ogata is an American stand-up comedian and actor.
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| Born | November 6, 1968 Pearl City, Hawaii |
| Medium | Stand-up, television |
| Website | paulogata |
Personal life edit
Ogata was born and raised in Pearl City, Hawaii, and moved to Los Angeles in 2006 to devote more time to performing stand-up comedy.[1]
Ogata graduated from the University of Hawaii. In college, he briefly studied Electrical Engineering, a field for which he showed some aptitude as a teen. (Ogata wrote a video game at the age of 13.)[2]
Career edit
Paul Ogata worked for years as a top-rated[3] morning radio personality in Honolulu on KDDB-FM.
He has appeared on several television shows, most notably Live at Gotham on Comedy Central, the syndicated Comics Unleashed and CBS's Late Late Show.
Ogata is a comedian. In 2004, he was victorious in the TakeOut Comedy Competition, earning the title of "Funniest Asian-American Comedian in the U.S."[4] In 2007, Ogata won the prestigious San Francisco International Comedy Competition,[5] joining a list of previous winners which include Dana Carvey, Sinbad and Jake Johannsen.
Paul Ogata also appeared in the Damon Wayans motion picture Behind The Smile, and starred in the short film Amazing Asian.[6]
On February 23, 2010, Ogata's debut stand-up comedy album, "Paul Ogata Stands Up: Live in Hong Kong", was released on the New Wave Dynamics label.[7]
Filmography edit
Movies edit
- "Porndogs: The Adventures of Sadie" (2009) as Master Dong
- Behind The Smile (2006) as Karate Man
- Amazing Asian (2004) as The Amazing Asian
Television edit
- Celebrity Family Feud, ABC (self)[8]
- Comedy Central Stand Up, Asia!, Comedy Central Asia (featured comedian)[9]
- Pacific Rim Comedy, Showtime (featured comedian)
- Comics Unleashed, Syndicated (featured comedian)
- Live at Gotham, Comedy Central (featured comedian)
- Late Late Show, CBS (featured comedian)
- Asia Street Comedy',' AZN Television (featured comedian)
- New Year's Comedy Cure, TBS (featured comedian)
- Friday Night, NBC (featured comedian)
Discography edit
- "Paul Ogata Stands Up: Live in Hong Kong" (2010) New Wave Dynamics
References edit
- ^ Honolulu Star Bulletin feature, December 16, 2005
- ^ Time Out magazine "10 Things You Didn't Know About Paul Ogata" Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Paul Ogata a Superhero For Young Comedians May 6, 2004
- ^ South China Morning Post "Stand and Deliver" October, 2007
- ^ 2007 San Francisco International Comedy Competition Archived 2008-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Honolulu Advertiser article, May 21, 2004
- ^ iTunes Music>Comedy>Paul Ogata
- ^ Emmy Award Winners Ray Romano And Brad Garrett Kick Off a Star-Studded Night on ABC, Headlining a New Special Episode of ABC's Celebrity Family Feud, Sunday, Sept 20
- ^ Meet the stars of Comedy Central Stand Up, Asia!
External links edit
- Paul Ogata at IMDb
- Paul Ogata's page at Comedy Central's website