Wax on, wax off – Pat Morita dies at 73. His biography is pretty wild: he was an invalid, then spent time in a WWII internment camp, then worked with computers at an aerospace company before finally breaking into acting.

Follow-up – McQ notes that Pat Morita made it to the top due to the promise of the American Dream: “And yet he survived and eventually thrived, a classic example of how the American Dream works. No one said it would be all sweetness and light. No one said it would be easy or fair. But, like Morita and everyone who applies themselves and works hard, they still have a chance in America…” Well-put. Hell, even that Canadian William Shatner had to come to America to make his bones. (Pun intended)