Woodrow Asai

Woodrow Asai (full name Woodrow Wilson Asai, 1918-2005) was a Japanese-American who was an occasional actor and extra in New York-shot projects. He appeared as an adult extra on Sesame Street three times in the early 1990s. 
A veteran of World War II, Asai had small film roles in Rooftops (with Troy Byer and Alexis Cruz), Other People's Money (with Danny DeVito), Sabrina, and Down to Earth (with Chris Rock). His most substantial role was as the Prime Minister of Malaysia in Zoolander (with Ben Stiller). His final film credit was as a starving Chinese man in The Hebrew Hammer (2003).
==Appearances==
*Episode 2727 - Library patron
*Episode 3136 - Hooper's Store customer
*Episode 3295 - Snuffleupagus Day Parade attendee
==External links==
*Oral history interview
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