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Update!! We just lost the voice actor behind Uncle Iroh

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    Bella172

    [1]Jul 26, 2006
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    Let us bow our heads in a moment of silence.?? We have lost the actor MAKO who was the voice talent behind Uncle Iroh. This was just reported 5 mins ago on CNN. He died of a esophageal cancer I believe.?? I will update this as I find out more news.?? I hope that Uncle Iroh isn't killed off of Avatar now that MAKO is gone. But just the same, this is really sad.?? He was a great actor.
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    MCMLXVI

    [2]Jul 26, 2006
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    Update? He's just as dead as he was a few days ago.
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    Bella172

    [3]Jul 26, 2006
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    Well, excuse me. I just heard about it. Don't be smart mouthed about it. Regardless, this talented man is no longer with us. And if I sound a little touchy on the subject, it's because I lost my father on July 15th. Death is death, no matter when someone dies, it is still sad.
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    pokemonmon

    [4]Jul 26, 2006
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    what he/shes trying to say is theres already like a gazillion threads about this already.
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    pokemonmon

    [5]Jul 26, 2006
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    what he/shes trying to say is theres already like a gazillion threads about this already.
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    the_yssa

    [6]Jul 26, 2006
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    Bella172 wrote:
    Well, excuse me. I just heard about it. Don't be smart mouthed about it. Regardless, this talented man is no longer with us. And if I sound a little touchy on the subject, it's because I lost my father on July 15th. Death is death, no matter when someone dies, it is still sad.


    That's okay, I will honor his death....again....We love you Mako! Where ever you are, we hope your happy!
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    Airawende

    [7]Jul 26, 2006
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    Hopefully dumbTVnut wont find this thread!
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    Colonel_Brian

    [8]Jul 26, 2006
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    the_yssa wrote:
    Bella172 wrote:
    Well, excuse me. I just heard about it. Don't be smart mouthed about it. Regardless, this talented man is no longer with us. And if I sound a little touchy on the subject, it's because I lost my father on July 15th. Death is death, no matter when someone dies, it is still sad.
    That's okay, I will honor his death....again....We love you Mako! Where ever you are, we hope your happy!

    I hate to see people like that but I'll let you cry if you want

    Edited on 07/26/2006 1:01pm
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    Eman5805

    [9]Jul 26, 2006
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    hate to sound unsympathetic...but Iroh's voice is a replaceable one...though it'll never be the same...i'll remember Mako most as the voice of Aku on Samurai Jack...and i just heard about this now...guess i should watch CNN more

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    U4ric

    [10]Jul 26, 2006
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    Bella172 wrote:
    Let us bow our heads in a moment of silence.?? We have lost the actor MAKO who was the voice talent behind Uncle Iroh. This was just reported 5 mins ago on CNN. He died of a esophageal cancer I believe.?? I will update this as I find out more news.?? I hope that Uncle Iroh isn't killed off of Avatar now that MAKO is gone. But just the same, this is really sad.?? He was a great actor.

    There are a couple of threads already regarding this as the story broke on Sunday through the LAtimes, plus his bio page has been updated. Many here have been bummed and wondering (as you have) about Iroh's character. The understanding now is that the voice work has been completed through this season, but as of right now no official word as to how this will affect the show.

    Currently, my thoughts are with his family.

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    the_yssa

    [11]Jul 26, 2006
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    Airawende wrote:
    Hopefully dumbTVnut wont find this thread!


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    MCMLXVI

    [12]Jul 26, 2006
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    Bella172 wrote:
    Well, excuse me. I just heard about it. Don't be smart mouthed about it...
    Wow! At least that had "smart" in it. Thanks for the comment.
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    humanity2015

    [13]Jul 26, 2006
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    Its true that one of the great's is gone forever, but i dont think that they will kill off Iroh, nor is his part as "replaceable" as Eman5805 boasts, not to insult, but voices like Mako's dont come around very often, theres more there than just a deep voice. But back to topic, a story like Avatar is one that has been planned out in advance, and the producers arent just going to kill off one of the key characters unless it was already going to happen
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    Colonel_Brian

    [14]Jul 26, 2006
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    Poor Mako and I feel bad for his family.
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    GIVElove

    [15]Jul 26, 2006
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    i know it must be terrible
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    SuperKoala100

    [16]Jul 27, 2006
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    Oh great! What are gonna do now that Mako's gone? They're not going to CANCEL Avatar are they? No one can do Iroh like him.....
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    angeldeb82

    [17]Jul 29, 2006
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    SuperKoala100 wrote:
    Oh great! What are gonna do now that Mako's gone? They're not going to CANCEL Avatar are they? No one can do Iroh like him.....

    I know.?? Mako's full name was Makoto Iwamatsu (sp?), and he was the one who starred in movies such as "Conan the Barbarian".?? BTW, since he was born in Japan in 1933, and came to the U.S. later on, I gotta tell you... was he the one who had been among those sent to internment camps in the U.S. ever since Pearl Harbor in December 7, 1941 (he was 8 years old at the time)?

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    WiseLad

    [19]Jul 26, 2008
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    2 years already?
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