Actor Gedde Watanabe has built a thriving career across dozens of roles in TV, movies and stage including Broadway. He's appearing in the mega-play "Beauty and the Beast: A Christmas Story" Dec. 13-24 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. In this Kozversation, he discusses that play, his improbably amazing singing voice, his experiences working with John Hughes on the timeless teen movie classic "Sixteen Candles," the great lost scene that would have made Long Duk Dong an undeniable badass, and how he dealt with both the backlash and the stereotyping that ensued from that immortal role. Take a trip back to the '80s and back to the future-now with this surprising Kozversation!