Happy birthday, Mr. Miyagi 🙏🕊️ Pat Morita was an acclaimed Asian-American actor who earned an Academy Award nomination for his iconic, career-defining performance as the wise martial arts mentor Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid (1984). Beyond his legendary work across the Karate Kid sequels throughout the 1980s and 1990s, he made his feature debut in Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) and later voiced the Emperor of China in Disney’s animated hit Mulan (1998). #patmorita #mrmiyagi #karatekid #karate #cobrakai