Paul Ogata is an American stand-up comedian and actor.

Early life and education

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

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 The Late Late Show.

As 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 San Francisco International Comedy Competition,[5] joining a list of previous winners which includes Dana Carvey, Sinbad and Jake Johannsen.

Ogata also appeared in the Damon Wayans 2006 drama film Behind the Smile', and starred in the short film Amazing Asian.[6] In 2010, Ogata's debut stand-up comedy album, Paul Ogata Stands Up: Live in Hong Kong, was released on the New Wave Dynamics label.[7] In November 2023, Ogata joined the cast of the Cirque du Soleil show Mad Apple at the New York-New York Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he appears regularly as the show's featured comedian several months a year.[8]

Filmography

Movies

Television

Discography

References

  1. ^ Honolulu Star Bulletin feature, December 16, 2005
  2. ^ Time Out magazine "10 Things You Didn't Know About Paul Ogata" Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Paul Ogata a Superhero For Young Comedians May 6, 2004".
  4. ^ South China Morning Post "Stand and Deliver" October, 2007.
  5. ^ 2007 San Francisco International Comedy Competition Archived 2008-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Honolulu Advertiser article, May 21, 2004
  7. ^ iTunes Music>Comedy>Paul Ogata.
  8. ^ Comedian Paul Ogata joins 'Mad Apple' Cast, Fox5 Las Vegas, November 14, 2024
  9. ^ 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
  10. ^ Meet the stars of Comedy Central Stand Up, Asia!
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