Paul Ogata Explained

Paul Ogata
Birth Date:6 November 1968
Birth Place:Pearl City, Hawaii
Medium:Stand-up, television

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

Personal life

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

Paul 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 Late Late Show.

Ogata is 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 prestigious San Francisco International Comedy Competition,[5] joining a list of previous winners which include Dana Carvey, Sinbad and Jake Johannsen.

Paul Ogata also appeared in the Damon Wayans motion picture Behind The Smile, and starred in the short film Amazing Asian.[6]

On February 23, 2010, Ogata's debut stand-up comedy album, "", was released on the New Wave Dynamics label.[7]

Filmography

Movies

Television

Discography

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://starbulletin.com/2005/12/16/features/story01.html Honolulu Star Bulletin feature, December 16, 2005
  2. http://www.timeout.com.hk/stage/features/23134/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-paul-ogata.html Time Out magazine "10 Things You Didn't Know About Paul Ogata"
  3. http://archives.starbulletin.com/2004/05/06/features/index3.html Paul Ogata a Superhero For Young Comedians May 6, 2004
  4. http://takeoutcomedy.com/SCMP.pdf South China Morning Post "Stand and Deliver" October, 2007
  5. http://www.sanfranciscocomedycompetition.com/Pages/2007Finals.html 2007 San Francisco International Comedy Competition
  6. http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/May/21/en/en13a.html Honolulu Advertiser article, May 21, 2004
  7. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/stands-up-live-in-hong-kong/id353732051 iTunes Music>Comedy>Paul Ogata
  8. https://www.wdtvpress.com/abc/pressrelease/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/ 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
  9. https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/entertainment/2017/08/23/comedy-central-stand-up-asia Meet the stars of Comedy Central Stand Up, Asia!