1934-12-19 ( 90 years old ) in Port of Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
Aki Aleong's career has spanned more than 60 years as an actor, singer, writer, producer and activist. He has served on the National Board of the Screen Actors Guild, appointed National Chair of SAG'S EEOC and was a member of the President's Diversity/Affirmative Action Task Force. Aki has also been Executive Director of AIM (Asians in Media), Vice President of The Media Coalition of Los Angeles and President of MANAA (Media Action Network for Asian-Americans). Among Aki's numerous awards is an Honorary Doctorate from New Dimensions University in 2013.
Aki's legendary career started on Broadway in "Teahouse of the August Moon" and "The Interview." He went on to star in more than 50 movies and 150 television shows and has worked with Academy Award-winners Frank Sinatra Jr., Marlon Brando, Faye Dunaway, Joanne Woodward, Steve McQueen, Ben Kingsley, John Mills, Ernest Borgnine, Jennifer Connelly and Martin Landau. Aki has worked with Directors William Wyler {3 time Oscar winner}, John Sturges and Martin Ritt. Other notable stars with whom Aki has worked include Roger Moore, Bill Cosby, Peter Lawford, Tony Randall, Gina Lollobrigida, Chuck Norris, Olivia Hussey, Pierce Brosnan and others, many of whom have been the recipients of Golden Globes, DGA, WGA, SAG, Cannes and similar prestigious awards. Aki's career also includes working with prominent Writers/Directors, including John Milius, Lionel Chetwynd, Philip Yordan, Mark Rydell and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Pearl S. Buck.
Aki also has experience as a record executive producer/artist. He was Chairman of FORE (The Fraternity of Recording Executives), an organization dedicated to bringing Executives of Color into the Music Industry. His other affiliations include President of Pan World Records and Golden Dragon Publishing companies. He was the National Director of Black Promotion for Polydor/Polygram Records and also worked with Liberty/UA Records and Capitol Records. He also produced records for Columbia Records, Capitol, Liberty/UA, Artista and other prominent labels. Aki, in fact, is the first Asian American to have a Top100 record, which he wrote and co-produced, on the National Charts in the US.
Aki's other accomplishments include NAAAP ( National Association of Asian American Professionals) membership, an Advisory Board Member of the US China Aids Foundation and a Judge for the Asian American Teens 2007-2008.
Aki is President of MANAA (Media Action Network for Asian Americans), Senior Advisor for Ace Studios Hong Kong and President of Mustard Seed Media Group, for which he wrote, directed and starred in "Chinaman's Chance: America's Yellow Slaves." Aki's extensive background in the entertainment industry also includes the production of a wide variety of movies, videos and documentaries.
Movies
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RoboWoman
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Abduction
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Absolute Vow
2017-10-24
Savage Dog
2017-08-04
Road to Hell
2017-02-01
Pound of Flesh
2015-05-07
Beyond the Game
2014-12-31
Agents of Secret Stuff
2010-11-24
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
2008-05-14
The Hustle
2008-04-05
Superhero Movie
2008-03-28
Missing Brendan
2004-10-26
X-Treme Fighter
2004-01-01
House of Sand and Fog
2003-12-19
L.A. County 187
2003-07-05
The Independent
2000-11-10
Perfect Assassins
1998-11-13
Lewis & Clark & George
1997-01-21
The Cable Guy
1996-06-10
The Quest
1996-04-19
The Force
1994-02-21
Jugular Wine: A Vampire Odyssey
1994-01-01
Deadly Target
1994-01-01
Fit to Kill
1993-10-27
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
1993-05-07
Out for Blood
1992-12-16
Miss America: Behind the Crown
1992-09-21
Breaking the Silence
1992-01-14
Kuffs
1992-01-10
Dragonfight
1990-06-05
Farewell to the King
1989-03-03
Internal Affairs
1988-11-06
Braddock: Missing in Action III
1988-01-22
The Hanoi Hilton
1987-03-27
Beverly Hills Madam
1986-04-06
Over the Brooklyn Bridge
1984-03-02
Devil's Express
1976-08-18
Operation Bikini
1963-03-26
Never So Few
1959-12-07
The Hunters
1958-09-01
No Down Payment
1957-10-30
Motorcycle Gang
1957-10-22
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