{"id":802,"date":"2018-04-21T11:20:05","date_gmt":"2018-04-21T18:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/keisuke.hoashi.com\/KH_Wordpress\/?page_id=802"},"modified":"2026-04-15T00:37:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:37:22","slug":"bio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/keisuke.hoashi.com\/KH_Wordpress\/bio\/","title":{"rendered":"about . Keisuke"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.me\/keisuke\"><strong style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Keisuke Hoashi is Hollywood&#8217;s #1 Asian Every-Man.<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\"> A native of New York City, Keisuke has over 300 credits in film, TV, animation, voiceover, and national commercials, including:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"soda odd\">\n<figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/keisukehoashi\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-547 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/keisuke.hoashi.com\/KH_Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/keisuke-verified-twitter-e1524509338719.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"278\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"http:\/\/keisuke.hoashi.com\/KH_Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/keisuke-verified-twitter-e1524509338719.jpg 278w, http:\/\/keisuke.hoashi.com\/KH_Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/keisuke-verified-twitter-e1524509338719-244x300.jpg 244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul>\n<li>Smurfs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bob&#8217;s Burgers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gremlins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jentry Chao vs The Underworld<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Feride <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cyberpunk 2077<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ghost of Tsushima<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/magnum-pi\">Magnum P.I.<\/a> (<em>NBC<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mad Men<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbo.com\/perry-mason\">Perry Mason<\/a> (<em>HBO<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hulu.com\/press\/show\/marvels-runaways\/\">Marvel&#8217;s Runaways<\/a> (<em>Hulu<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fxnetworks.com\/shows\/better-things\">Better Things<\/a> (<em>FX<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs.com\/shows\/hawaii_five_0\/\">Hawaii Five-O<\/a> (<em>CBS<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/abc.com\/shows\/general-hospital\">General Hospital<\/a> (<em>ABC<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul>\n<li>How I Met Your Mother<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbo.com\/curb-your-enthusiasm\">Curb Your Enthusiasm<\/a> (<em>HBO<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nick.com\/shows\/erin-aaron\">Erin &amp; Aaron<\/a> (<em>Nickelodeon<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/brooklyn-nine-nine\/about\">Brooklyn Nine-Nine<\/a> (<em>NBC<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mike and Molly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The King of Queens<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mulaney<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"soda odd\">\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Keisuke began his acting career in New York by ignoring his own ethnic stereotype.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rather than waiting for plays with Asian characters, he instead auditioned for \u2013 and won! \u2013 roles in productions of classic, non-Asian shows like &#8220;1776,&#8221; &#8220;My Fair Lady,&#8221; &#8220;The Last of Mrs. Lincoln,&#8221; and &#8220;Anything Goes.&#8221; He continued this philosophy in Hollywood, racking up hundreds of stage performances in both Asian and non-Asian roles with the Venture West Theatre Company, Classical Theatre Lab, Gily Productions, Fire Rose Productions, and the Geffen Playhouse.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-553 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/keisuke.hoashi.com\/KH_Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/brockmire-bobblehead-HORIZ-300x186.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"http:\/\/keisuke.hoashi.com\/KH_Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/brockmire-bobblehead-HORIZ-300x186.jpg 300w, http:\/\/keisuke.hoashi.com\/KH_Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/brockmire-bobblehead-HORIZ-768x476.jpg 768w, http:\/\/keisuke.hoashi.com\/KH_Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/brockmire-bobblehead-HORIZ-1024x635.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/keisuke.hoashi.com\/KH_Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/brockmire-bobblehead-HORIZ.jpg 1428w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><p><strong>An occasional writer and musician<\/strong>, he wrote, produced, and starred in the world&#8217;s first Martial Arts Musical Comedy, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.memoirsofaninja.com\">Memoirs of a Ninja.<\/a>&#8221; His satirical work ran in Los Angeles and won five Maddy Awards, five Garland Awards, and was honored as a &#8220;The Best Theatre 2000&#8221; pick by NiteLife After Dark magazine. Also, his dad really enjoyed it.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>An arts educator &amp; administrator, Keisuke co-founded the New York Summer Music Festival<\/strong>, a summer camp for young musicians in Oneonta, NY. He literally did everything there, including hosting over 400 live concerts; managing all communications, marketing, and tech; teaching daily classes in filmmaking, acting, and musical theatre; and producing 120 original films and musicals for the festival. He is also a founder of the Michigan Performing Arts Camp (MIPAC) and taught at the Hartwick College Summer Music Festival and Institute (HCSMFI).<\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-809 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/keisuke.hoashi.com\/KH_Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Keisuke-Detour-Agents-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/keisuke.hoashi.com\/KH_Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Keisuke-Detour-Agents-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/keisuke.hoashi.com\/KH_Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Keisuke-Detour-Agents-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/keisuke.hoashi.com\/KH_Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Keisuke-Detour-Agents-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/keisuke.hoashi.com\/KH_Wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Keisuke-Detour-Agents-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><p><strong>K<\/strong><strong>eisuke holds a Masters Degree<\/strong> in Technical Communication from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a B.A. in English with a minor in Music from the State University of New York (SUNY) Potsdam. He is a graduate of Stuyvesant High School in NYC and has performed in Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and at the White House.<\/p>\n<p>He has worked as a professional technical communicator for IBM, AT&amp;T, NCR, and Teradata. He&#8217;s also been a journalist, graphic designer, computer consultant, podcast producer, and all kinds of other stuff.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; IMDb Mini Biography By: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/search\/name?bio_author=Biographer_LA&amp;view=simple&amp;sort=alpha\" name=\"ba\"> Biographer_LA <\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keisuke Hoashi is Hollywood&#8217;s #1 Asian Every-Man. A native of New York City, Keisuke has over 300 credits in film, TV, animation, voiceover, and national commercials, including: Keisuke began his acting career in New York by ignoring his own ethnic stereotype. 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