George Takei

Person · 6 cases · 2013–2017 · American actor, author and activist

How George Takei spread

Takei reached television audiences through Star Trek, then extended his public presence through activism and social media.

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201620172018201920202021202220232024202520261959196552 yrsCovfefe · Carried it · May 31, 2017Melania Trump's hand swat · Carried it · May 22, 2017Bad Hombres · Pushed back · Oct 20, 2016New Horizons’ Pluto heart · Carried it · Jul 14, 2015ALS Ice Bucket Challenge · Carried it · Aug 1, 2014Google Glass · Carried it · Sep 17, 2013Start1959Breakout1965First pressApr ’15TVYouTubePressX

  1. 1959

    StartTV

    Takei appeared on television in Playhouse 90 and Perry Mason. en.wikipedia.org

  2. 1965

    BreakoutTV

    Gene Roddenberry cast Takei as Sulu in the second Star Trek pilot; NBC picked up the series. en.wikipedia.org

  3. 2015

    First pressApr 7 · Press

    The Los Angeles Times covered Takei's activism and growing social media presence. latimes.com

Covfefe

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Now playable in #WordsWithFriends! #covfefe - "Autocorrect fails you at 3am"

2.6M derivatives

Melania Trump's hand swat

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LOL! Melania in Tel Aviv is as MISERABLE, as Melania in the U.S. Watch her push away the CREEP's hand. PRICELESS😂😂😂This guy is DISGUSTING!

Nearly 30K Haaretz clip retweets

Bad Hombres

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Saturday Night Live - Season 42

134K derivatives

Google Glass

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Photo of Google Glass by Dan Leveille

10K sold

ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

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Doing the ALS Ice Bucket ChallengeOpen

$100M donated to ALS Association

New Horizons’ Pluto heart

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Pluto

300K new Instagram followers

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