You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story

2009
1h

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You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story (2009)

Trailer from "You Don't Know Jack" a 60-minute documentary film which tells the fascinating story of a pioneering American entertainer Jack Soo, an Oakland native who became the first Asian American to be cast in the lead role in a regular television series Valentine's Day (1963), and starred in the comedy series Barney Miller (1975-1979).

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The film tells Jack Soo's story through a montage of film and television clips, rare footage, interviews with family members, friends, co-workers, and others who knew him best. From his earl... Read allThe film tells Jack Soo's story through a montage of film and television clips, rare footage, interviews with family members, friends, co-workers, and others who knew him best. From his early appearances on programs such as The Jack Benny Show and Valentines' Day, Soo's life is e... Read allThe film tells Jack Soo's story through a montage of film and television clips, rare footage, interviews with family members, friends, co-workers, and others who knew him best. From his early appearances on programs such as The Jack Benny Show and Valentines' Day, Soo's life is examined both in the historical context of the times, and the grandeur of an earlier Hollyw... Read all

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Glen Stetson

Max Gail

Self

Alvin Ing

Self

Hal Kanter

Self

Nancy Kwan

Self

Steve Landesberg

Self

Jack Soo

Self
(archive footage)

George Takei

Self

Irene Tsu

Self

Director
- Jeff Adachi
Writer
- Jeff Adachi
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Jack Soo was the first Asian actor to play an American-born Asian character in a regular television series, Valentine's Day (1964). His portrayal of Sgt. Nick Yemana in the popular sitcom of the 70's, Barney Miller (1975), set a new standard of hip, witty, deadpan humor, giving world-wide prominence to the Japanese-American wise-cracking detective. Jack Soo got his first big break when he teamed up with Joey Bishop, playing Bishop's straight man in 1949 for a year and a half, and the duo played Chez Paree in Chicago.