It’s amazing how time flies. The same guy that uttered the unforgettable line “What’s Happenin’ Hot Stuff?” is now closing in on 60 years old. His name? Gedde Watanabe. “Where is my automobile?” Man I loved the Donger. As I watched 16 Candles for the 515th time I realized that the movie really isn’t all that good save for the Donger and Anthony Michael Hall’s character, “The Geek.” Yes that’s right, we never found out his name in the movie. It’s actually credited as The Geek.
So what is Watanabe up to now? He’s still going strong as an actor. Well not as strong as his 80s days where the Donger and his character in Gung Ho made us all laugh and smile. You may have even caught him as recently as a few years ago in Forgetting Sarah Marshall as a hotel manager. By the way. Here’s something I totally forgot. He was in an episode of Seinfeld in 1996. How about that? Remember when Kramer hosted all those guys from Japan in his apartment and had them sleep in dresser drawers?
Yup, Watanabe was one of the guys. He was the dude who wanted a snooze and said “Come back later”when Kramer opened his drawer.
I miss the Donger. Donger needs food!
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That Seinfeld thing is only partially a joke. I shared a room at a sci fi convention and we did have a fellow with Asian background sleep in a drawer.
Oh I know, still hilarious on the show though.
Anthony Michael Hall’s character’s name was Ted. It was said multiple times. When he introduced himself on the bus and at the dance to name two.
That’s Farmer Ted to you!
I had absolutely no idea. Funny that IMDB doesn’t even know that.
Since you didn’t seem to have bothered to actually look at his IMDb page: he has been working regularly as an actor for years, and is continuing to do so, though also in voiceovers for animated characters so, yes, sometimes you don’t personally “see” him in roles.