Actor George Takei aka Captain Sulu from the original Star Trek television series is the subject of a new biopic, “To Be Takei.”

The movie traces his life from an American born child imprisoned on his native soil with his family in Japanese internment camps to his acting career and Star Trek fame. And continues through to his current pursuits as a LGBT activist and social media mastermind.

Photo by Ann Summa.

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