for the Asian character to get the girl and party and be in bliss like that," Watanabe said. Watanabe, who hails from Utah, used a fake, heavy accent in Sixteen Candles. He shared that to prepare ...

Watanabe says he wasn’t offended playing the character in part because in part of the scarcity of roles that were available for Asian actors at the time. If you were to rewatch Sixteen Candles ...