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I notice DAVID STATHAIRN listed under Native Personalities on the Beach of Fame. Can you tell us what his ethnic heritage is? Mahalo.
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Thank you for noticing one of our "gems" of information that we are proud of. A fews years ago I was working on a movie and a couple of veteran Hawaiian stuntman was working on it also. I as I am, I pressed the stutman for as much information I could about them and their history in the Californian film industry. When they realized my interest in South Seas Cinema they both told me this story that they just worked on a movie with acclaimed actor David Strathairn and when Strathairn found out that these stuntmen where originally from Hawaii he proudly approach them saying that he was part-Hawaiian also. They were, as well as I, flabergasted! Although he is light brown we still couldn't believe it even though it came out of his own mouth. As my nature I needed to confirm the information. In the last few years I found the "Hawaiian" mention in a couple of small websites with no sources listed. Not good enough because a few other actors or so-called sources for other actors claimed Polynesian ancestry but it has been only to spin actor's bio to sensationalize bachground from a publicity department. For example, if an actor has a relative who has lived in Hawaii (whether having Hawaiian blood or not) they are labled "Hawaiian" some actors like Lou Diamond Phillips did not even realized he had this label until approached on the matter for verifcation. I had the privledge a few months ago to represent a director's team at a big award show in L.A., David Strathairn was present as one of the presenters but afterwards he disappeared into the crowd and I missed him but for this website as I was correcting and verifying data I was surfed to Strathairn own offical website were I glad to confirm his Hawaiian ancestry on his own offical website. A good source. http://www.david-strathairn.com/bio.html
Upena haku
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