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Chris Tashima

Japanese American actor and director

Christopher Inadomi Tashima (born March 24, 1960) is an American actor and director. He is co-founder of the entertainment company Cedar Grove Productions and Artistic Director of its Asian American theatre company, Cedar Grove OnStage.²

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Born Mar 24, 1960.¹

About

Tashima directed, co-wrote, and starred in the 26-minute film Visas and Virtue for which he and producer Chris Donahue won the 1998 Academy Award for Live Action Short Film.

From Wikipedia’s article on Chris Tashima, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Cedar Grove ProductionsFounder¹²

Early life and education

Date not recordedJohn Marshall High School³
Date not recordedUniversity of California, Los Angeles³
Date not recordedUniversity of California, Santa Cruz³
Date not recordedThe College Preparatory School³

Career

Occupation: film actor, screenwriter, film director, actor.⁶

Date not recordedFounded Cedar Grove OnStage⁴
Date not recordedFounded Cedar Grove Productions⁵

Tashima is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in the Short Films Branch, and was elected Branch Governor in June, 2024. He belongs to the Directors Guild of America, Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Actors' Equity Association and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.

He is also a stage set designer. He won a 1995 Ovation Award for Best Set Design in a Smaller Theater, for Sweeney Todd, and a 1992 Drama-Logue Award for Scenic Design (shared with Christopher Komuro) for Into The Woods, both at East West Players.

Tashima served as producer of the 1990 world premiere of Maui, December 7, 1941, a play by Jon Shirota, based on his novel, "Lucky Come Hawaii." Directed by Mako, the World War II comedy was presented at the InnerCity Cultural Center in Los Angeles, and received a nomination from the LA Weekly, for "Production of the Year."

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Personal life

BornMar 24, 1960, Cambridge⁷
CitizenshipUnited States⁸

Awards

1998Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for Visas and Virtue^{9 10}

Sources

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WikidataChris Tashima: Founded Cedar Grove OnStage, on Wikidata
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WikidataChris Tashima: IMDb, on Wikidata
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WikidataCedar Grove Productions, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsChris Tashima photo by Alex Lozupone, CC BY-SA 4.0