Masi Oka

Last night's episode of Hawaii 5-0 featured a treat for fans of the superhero drama Heroes : the reunion of Masi Oka and Greg Grunberg ! Masi Oka, who played mild-mannered time-traveler Hiro on Heroes , currently plays Dr. Max Bergman on Hawaii 5-0 . Greg Grunberg, who played mind-reader Matt Parkman on Heroes , told Entertainment Weekly that he had been hoping for a spot on the Hawaiian cop drama. 'I've been a fan of that show from way back when I was a kid. I knew the new show was going to...Read Full Story

filed under Interview , Television Comment Written by Rosy on There is no doubt that the hottest new show of the season is “Hawaii Five-0!” A remake of the 1968 hit, the new version brings a lethal combination of beautiful people and lots of action keeping watchers drooling and on the edge of their seat. Emmy and Golden Globe nominated Masi Oka, who you will remember as the adorable Hiro Nakamura from the NBC superhero drama Heroes , is set to guest star in two episodes starting...Read Full Story

filed under Interview , Television Comment Written by Rosy on There is no doubt that the hottest new show of the season is “Hawaii Five-0!” A remake of the 1968 hit, the new version brings a lethal combination of beautiful people and lots of action keeping watchers drooling and on the edge of their seat. Emmy and Golden Globe nominated Masi Oka, who you will remember as the adorable Hiro Nakamura from the NBC superhero drama Heroes , is set to guest star in two episodes starting...Read Full Story

Masi Oka (Heroes) receives a pilot script order from Syfy network for a new series, "The Correctors," about dimension-hopping special agents Heroes’ Hiro is developing a new series for the Syfy network called The Correctors , a pilot script order about a group of dimension hopping special agents. Fringe, Quantum Leap and Stargate fans are flipping their ears at the network as it seems a mix of the two franchises. The story is described as a mix of alternate universe action and time travel...Read Full Story

The Heroes star talks about his favorite CGI movies backstag Question by ghost : is generic olive oil the same as Rachael Ray olive oil, or is there a difference? ? Besides a hot woman on the bottle?I bought it in the pint, I just haven’t tried it yet. Emeril’s “essense” seasoning tasted like dirt to me.Her olive oil is dark yellow compared to the generic.I gave you a thumbs up “one lady sailor” and then I see you dissed me at the end. thanks lolIt said first cold press on the bottle. And...Read Full Story

Damian Grass – Celebrity News Service Reporter Los Angeles, CA, United States (AHN Entertainment) – Masi Oka, who’s best known as the lovable space-time manipulator in the NBC series “Heroes,” is working on a time-traveling pilot script for Syfy. The 36-year-old, who was born in Tokyo, Japan, is teaming up with writer Alex Sabeti on a new show called, “The Correctors,” reports The Hollywood Reporter. The script follows two agents who are dispatched to a parallel universe where they...Read Full Story

LOS ANGELES ( Hollywood Reporter ) - Masi Oka is teaming up with writer Alex Sabeti on an "Inception"-esque pilot script for U.S. cable network Syfy. "The Correctors" follows two agents of the Exceptions Bureau who are dispatched to a parallel universe where they inhabit the bodies of their identical selves in order to stop events from occurring. The time-travel elements and changing the course of history were key in the plot of NBC 's now-defunct "Heroes," where Oka played a Hiro Nakamura...Read Full Story

  Powered by Max Banner Ads   Now that he can’t save the world (or cheerleaders) anymore as time-stopping teleporter Hiro Nakamura in NBC’s now-cancelled Heroes, Emmy-nominee Masi Oka is moving into a new prime-time do-gooding role: EW has confirmed reports that the actor has been cast in CBS’ Hawaii Five-0 reboot, which is shaping up to have some serious geek-pop cred.Read Full Story

TokyoMango caught a pretty interesting article from the LA Times about Masi Oka called, “ 10 things you may not know about Masi Oka .” Masi Oka plays a Japanese otaku named Hiro that has the power of time travel.  He’s most known for throwing his arms in the air and yelling “Yatta”, which basically like saying “All right!”, or “Yea!” when you do something good. The number five most interesting point was that he traslates his own dialogue into Japanese for the series. Oka says, It’s...Read Full Story

So much promotion is out there about the new “Get Smart” movie but we haven’t heard much about one of my favorite “Heroes” Masi Oka. The first time that Masi Oka became the face of Asian America was in 1987, when, aged 12, he appeared on the cover of Time Magazine for a featured story entitled, [...]Read Full Story