Jack Soo

From the guy that brought you " Slanted Screen " comes "You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story". San Francisco Public Defender and director Jeff Adachi delivers another great documentary to us. "You Don't Know Jack" is a 60-minute film telling Jack Soo’s story through a montage of film and television clips, rare footage, interviews with family members, friends, co-workers, and others who knew him best. Jack Soo aka Goro Suzuki was the first Asian American to be cast in the lead role in a regular television series Valentine’s Day (1963), and later starred in the popular comedy show Barney Miller (1975-1978). (He ... Read Full Story

Jack Soo ( October 28 , 1917 – January 11 , 1979 ) was a Japanese American actor . Jack Soo was born Goro Suzuki in Oakland , California . Soo was caught up in the Japanese American internment during World War II and sent to Topaz War Relocation Center in Utah . [1] Fellow internees recalled him as a "camp favorite" entertainer, singing at dances and numerous events. His career as an entertainer began in earnest at the end of the war; first as a stand-up nightclub performer primarily in the Midwestern United States. It was during his years playing the nightclub circuit ... Read Full Story

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