Pat Morita has passed away.
http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2005/11/25/actor_pat_morita_dies_at_73/
He put up with an awful lot of crap over his lifetime - from childhood tuberculosis, to internment camps during WWII, to demeaning roles early in his career - before success in television ("Happy Days") and film (especially the "Karate Kid" movies).