Saburo Shimono, commonly known as Sab Shimono, is an American actor of Japanese descent.
14 Facts About Sab Shimono
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Sab Shimono began his career on stage on Broadway and in regional theaters, starring in musicals like Mame, Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen, and Pacific Overtures.
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Sab Shimono has appeared in dozens of films and television shows in character roles, including Midway, Gung Ho, Presumed Innocent, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III, The Shadow, Jackie Chan Adventures, Samurai Jack, and Southland Tales.
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Sab Shimono later played a character who had a similar experience in a 2023 TV episode.
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Sab Shimono attended Sacramento High School and graduated from University of California, Berkeley.
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Sab Shimono has appeared on Broadway and in regional theaters including San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater and Berkeley Repertory Theatre.
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Sab Shimono was cast as Ito opposite Angela Lansbury's Auntie Mame in Jerry Herman's Broadway musical hit Mame in 1966.
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Sab Shimono was in the short lived 1978 musical Barbary Coast, and was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play for his leading performance in Philip Kan Gotanda's The Wash.
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Sab Shimono is closely affiliated with the East West Players and South Coast Repertory companies, most recently starring in a run of Julia Cho's Aubergine.
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Sab Shimono played Dr Tam in the 1994 film The Shadow.
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Sab Shimono can be seen in Asian American independent films Americanese, The Sensei and Life Tastes Good.
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Sab Shimono performed the voice of Subotai in the 1982 film Conan the Barbarian, dubbing actor Gerry Lopez.
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Sab Shimono appeared in Royal Pains, season 3 episode "But There's a Catch", as Jono the gardener.
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Sab Shimono is gay and has been in a relationship with writer Steve Alden Nelson since 2001.