Actor James Hong, 93, gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame after decades in film and TV

He celebrated with slightly tune and a dragon dance. It was a day of pure pleasure for the longtime actor.

At 93, Hong is 31 years older than the Stroll of Fame.

“I wish to really feel the second,” Hong mentioned on the ceremony as he stood subsequent to Jamie Lee Curtis and Daniel Dae Kim.

“Earlier than I used to be doing, you already know, little, small issues right here and there aside from ‘Every thing In every single place All at As soon as,” Hong later mentioned.

“Every thing In every single place All at As soon as” is Hong’s newest movie — and it is a field workplace hit. Curtis, his co-star on the film, spoke on his behalf. So did Kim, who nominated Hong for the star and raised the cash to make it occur.

“And the truth that he hadn’t been acknowledged, I believed, was an oversight,” mentioned Kim. “And so all I wished to do was deliver consideration to the truth that we have now this nationwide treasure working right this moment, alive and very important, as you noticed, who may use some recognition.”

Followers have acknowledged Hong for the reason that mid-Fifties. On TV, he co-starred on “The New Adventures of Charlie Chan.” His a whole bunch and a whole bunch of TV appearances embrace “Kung Fu” within the ’70s, “Dynasty” within the ’80s and “Seinfeld” within the ’90s.

On the massive display screen, he was in “Blade Runner” and “Massive Bother in Little China.” He was a voice within the unique “Mulan,” and within the “Kung Fu Panda” films.

Hong has labored lots and he is not completed but.

“I’ve not completed a brilliant science-fiction movie but, aside from ‘Massive Bother in Little China’ and ‘Blade Runner,’ in fact. However the latest ones? I might prefer to be an enormous monster of some form, you already know, and simply go across the universe and journey and simply struggle, simply be extravaganza!” mentioned Hong. “And I hope I can fulfill my viewers with the longer term work I will do. I would reside till 100 if this retains up!”