Aki Aleong

Known for ActingBorn 1934-12-19 (age 91)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.Read more

Movies & web series

Ass Clowns: Constipated

Breaking the Silence

Miss America: Behind the Crown

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Tour of Duty

Babylon 5

Internal Affairs

Roswell

Agents of Secret Stuff

The Islanders

Airwolf

The Outer Limits

China Beach

The A-Team

Tales of the Gold Monkey

JAG

Beverly Hills, 90210

House of Sand and Fog

Chicago Hope

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

L.A. Heat

Martial Law

L.A. County 187

seaQuest DSV

L.A. Law

V

Walker, Texas Ranger

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

Seven Days

Cagney & Lacey

Veritas: The Quest

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

Hazel

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

The Hustle

Beyond the Game

Producers' Showcase

Perfect Assassins

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

War of the Worlds

Mancuso, F.B.I.

Sam Benedict

Abduction

The Quest

The Virginian

Deadly Target

Jake and the Fatman

The Cable Guy