List of American Pie characters
This is a list of characters from the film series "American Pie" consisting of "American Pie" (1999), "American Pie 2" (2001), "American Wedding" (2003), "" (2005), "" (2006), "" (2007), "" (2009), and "American Reunion" (2012). Only one character, Noah Levenstein played by Eugene Levy, has appeared in all eight released films. Biggs, Hannigan, Scott, Nicholas, Thomas, Coolidge, Cho, Isfield, Cheek, and Owen all play their characters in four films each; other characters appear in fewer films.
Asian Americans in arts and entertainment
Anna May Wong was the first actor of Asian descent to be the leading star of an American television series when she starred on the television series "The Gallery of Madame Liu-Tsong".
George Takei and Pat Morita became famous for supporting roles in "" and "Happy Days". In 1976, Morita starred on the first American sitcom centered on a person of Asian descent, "Mr. T and Tina" and went on to become widely known as the mentor Mr. Miyagi in "The Karate Kid" movies of the 1980s. Other Asian Americans from this period include Bruce Lee on "The Green Hornet" and Jack Soo of "Barney Miller". Also noteworthy was Keye Luke, who portrayed Master Po on the television series "Kung Fu", and was the voice of Charlie Chan on the 1972 animated series "The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan", which featured a mystery solving Chinese American family.
Margaret Cho, stand-up comedian and actress, had a leading role in her own comedy series "All-American Girl" in the 1990s. Her character was a Korean-American (as is Cho), who struggled with her family and cultural issues in San Francisco. The series included other Asian American actors such as Amy Hill. Despite being groundbreaking in prime-time television, "All American Girl" was cancelled after one season due to low ratings. After its run, due to the way it was handled and the pressures that were forced on her to conform to vague mainstream expectations to try to make the series a success, Cho suffered a huge psychotic break and self-disappointment that led to her drug and alcohol addiction. (It would later be revealed that female stars of even successful sitcoms go through similar trials as related by Roseanne Barr in her story for "New York Magazine" in 2011.) Cho has since regained popularity and success from her 2000 one-woman show "I'm the One That I Want" and through her current involvement on "Drop Dead Diva" on Lifetime.