Paul Ogata
| Paul Ogata | |
|---|---|
 Paul Ogata on stage in Hong Kong | |
| Born | November 6, 1968 Pearl City, Hawaii |
| Medium | Stand-up, Television |
| Nationality | American |
| Website | http://www.paulogata.com/ |
Paul Ogata is an American stand-up comedian and actor.
Personal life[]
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[]
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, "", was released on the New Wave Dynamics label.[7]
Filmography[]
Movies[]
- "Porndogs: The Adventures of Sadie" (2009) as Master Dong
- Behind The Smile (2006) as Karate Man
- Amazing Asian (2004) as The Amazing Asian
Television[]
- Celebrity Family Feud, ABC (self)[8]
- , Comedy Central Asia (featured comedian)[9]
- , Showtime (featured comedian)
- Comics Unleashed, Syndicated (featured comedian)
- Live at Gotham, Comedy Central (featured comedian)
- Late Late Show, CBS (featured comedian)
- ',' AZN Television (featured comedian)
- , TBS (featured comedian)
- Friday Night, NBC (featured comedian)
Discography[]
- "" (2010) New Wave Dynamics
References[]
- ^ 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[]
- Paul Ogata at IMDb
- Paul Ogata's page at Comedy Central's website
- American stand-up comedians
- Living people
- Male actors from Hawaii
- University of Hawaiʻi alumni
- 1968 births
- American male actors of Japanese descent
- 20th-century American comedians
- 21st-century American comedians