The feature unearths a lost 1985 student film made with Takei and has been acquired by Tribeca Films, the distribution label from Tribeca Enterprises and Giant Pictures. By Hilary Lewis Deputy Editor, ...

Star Trek icon George Takei opened with a Vulcan salute. Standing at the podium of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan in Tokyo on Nov. 20, the 88-year-old actor—best known to many service ...

TOKYO — George Takei, best known for his role as starship Enterprise helmsman Hikaru Sulu on the science fiction TV and movie series “Star Trek,” gave a Vulcan salute Thursday before speaking at the ...

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George Takei sees echoes of his family’s painful history in the Trump administration’s campaign of immigrant detention and mass deportation. “On March 14, Donald Trump signed a proclamation invoking ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. The actor, author and activist spoke at the Brooklyn Public Library on Oct. 6 Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, ...

As the First Amendment faces growing challenges, the Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) welcomed American actor, author and activist George Takei for an unscripted conversation on censorship at the Central ...

Broadway has always been about telling stories that illuminate, challenge, and connect us. Next week, the stage community is stepping into a new role as a defender of stories beyond the footlights.

PROSPECT HEIGHTS — Lt. Sulu will navigate directly into the grand lobby of the Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Library next Monday for a conversation about the transformative power of books. Actor, ...

Most people might not recognize his name, but almost everyone can pick out Gilbert Gottfried’s unmistakable, grating, nasal voice. And while he kept his comedy sharp and his fans laughing until the ...

NEW YORK -- Actor-activist George Takei's next project is on behalf of a longtime passion -- the right to read. The American Library Association announced Monday that the 88-year-old Takei will serve ...