George Takei is an actor, director, and author who was born on April 20, 1937 in Los Angeles, California. Takei enrolled in university and studied architecture and later on, theater. He also furthered his acting skills by studying at the Desilu Workshop and started working professionally by doing voiceover work for characters in films and appearing in series such as Playhouse 90 and Perry Mason. Later on he appeared in several other films such as Ice Palace and PT-109 before gaining recognition with his main role in the Star Trek series in 1965 and the franchises films. He published his autobiographical book To the Stars in 1994.