Keone J. Young is an American

United States

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 character actor. His father is Chinese and his mother is Japanese.

He has been prolific in his character work and has made numerous guest appearances on such varied television series as Diff'rent Strokes

Diff'rent Strokes

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, The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls

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, Murphy Brown

Murphy Brown

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, Mad About You

Mad About You

Mad About You is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 23, 1992 to May 24, 1999. The show starred Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt as a newly married couple in New York City. Reiser played Paul Buchman, a documentary film maker. Hunt played Jamie Stemple Buchman, a public relations specialist...

, Family Matters, The Simpsons

The Simpsons

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, Alias

Alias (TV series)

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, JAG

JAG (TV series)

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, The Steve Harvey Show

The Steve Harvey Show

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, Zeke and Luther

Zeke and Luther

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 and on the daytime soaps The Young and the Restless

The Young and the Restless

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 and Generations.

Young played Dr. Michael Kwan on the short-lived multi-ethnic medical drama Kay O'Brien

Kay O'Brien

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, which aired in the fall of 1986 on CBS. Despite the fact that the network had high hopes for the series, just 9 of 13 episodes were aired. He was also a semi-regular on the HBO series Deadwood

Deadwood (TV series)

Deadwood is an American Western drama television series created, produced and largely written by David Milch. The series aired on the premium cable network HBO from March 21, 2004, to August 27, 2006, spanning three 12-episode seasons. The show is set in the 1870s in Deadwood, South Dakota, before...

 as Mr. Wu.

Young has many voice-over credits as well: Grandpa in American Dragon: Jake Long

American Dragon: Jake Long

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 and Kaz in Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi

Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi

is an American-Japanese animated series from Cartoon Network, produced by Renegade Animation. The show was created by Sam Register, who also serves as the series' executive producer....

. He has also voiced Mr. Sanban in Codename: Kids Next Door

Codename: Kids Next Door

Codename: Kids Next Door, also known as Kids Next Door or by its acronym KND, is an American animated television series created by Tom Warburton and produced by Curious Pictures in Santa Monica, California.. The series debuted on Cartoon Network on December 6, 2002 and aired its final episode on...

, the firebending master "Jeong Jeong, The Deserter" in an episode of the Asian-influenced Avatar: The Last Airbender

Avatar: The Last Airbender

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, as Storm Shadow

Storm Shadow (G.I. Joe)

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 in the Sunbow G.I. Joe animated series, as the Hard Master in G.I. Joe: Renegades

G.I. Joe: Renegades

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, as Mr. Wu on Nickelodeon's show The Mighty B!

The Mighty B!

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, and Marshall Kai Ti Chang in Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb

Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb

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. He has also done voice work on many video game titles. He voiced Silver Samurai

Silver Samurai

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 in X-Men: The Official Game

X-Men: The Official Game

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 and reprised the role for an episode of Wolverine and the X-Men.

Young also has several Star Trek

Star Trek

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 links: He played Buck Bokai, a famous baseball

Baseball

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 player in the 24th century in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

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 episode "If Wishes Were Horses". He also played Hoshi Sato

Hoshi Sato

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's father in the Star Trek: Enterprise

Star Trek: Enterprise

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 episode "Vanishing Point". Young appeared as Governor Ho in the movie North

North (film)

North is an American 1994 comedy film directed by Rob Reiner, and starring Elijah Wood, Bruce Willis, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Dan Aykroyd, Reba McEntire, and Alan Arkin...

 starring Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood

Elijah Jordan Wood is an American actor. He made his film debut with a minor part in Back to the Future Part II , then landed a succession of larger roles that made him a critically acclaimed child actor by age 9. He is best known for his high-profile role as Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's...

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In theatre, Young has had a long history with the Asian American theatre

Asian American theatre

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 company, East West Players

East West Players

East West Players is an Asian American theatre organization in Los Angeles, founded in 1965. As one of the nation's first Asian American theatre organizations, East West Players today continues to produce works and educational programs that give voice to the Asian Pacific American...

, in Los Angeles, where he not only performed but often served as producer. He voiced Lord Chin in Mulan II

Mulan II

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External links

• Keone Young on the Internet Off-Broadway Database
  Lortel Archives
  The Lortel Archives, or the Internet Off-Broadway Database is an online database that catalogues theatre productions shown off-Broadway.The archives are named in honor of actress and theatrical producer Lucille Lortel.-See also:...