Masi was born in Tokyo, Japan, but his family moved to Los Angeles when he was 6 years old. He has an I.Q of over 180, and is gifted with many artistic talents.
Along with standard elementary school, he attended Saturday school in L.A. where he learned English, U.S. history, etc. He graduated in 1997 from Brown University with a major in Computer Science and Mathematics and a minor in Theatre Arts.
Masi spent a number of years working for visual effects studios, most notably George Lucas's "Industrial Light & Magic." During this time he worked on such popular films as Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, War of the Worlds and Star Wars (Episodes I - III). He has indicated that he worked in programming the tools that the artists use in CGI special effects.
Masi has acted in a number of popular television series and films such as Without a Trace, Scrubs, Gilmore Girls, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, Austin Powers in Goldmember, Reno 911!, and Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde. He also wrote the short film Chester's Big Night.
Productions in which Masi has appeared alongside other Heroes cast members include Austin Powers in Goldmember with Greg Grunberg and Dan Warner, Less Than Perfect with Eric Roberts, Scrubs with Adam Harrington, Along Came Polly with Missi Pyle, Balls of Fury with Marisa Tayui and Darryl Chan, and Gilmore Girls with Karl T. Wright.
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Masi Oka (Japanese: birth name: Masayori Oka (Oka Masayori),
born December 27, 1974 is a Golden-Globe and Emmy-nominated Japanese-American actor
and digital effects artist.
Masi Oka drew this picture of his character in order to raise money for the Pediatric Epilepsy Project. --->