Jerry Tondo
Tondo in 1986
Born	Jerry Shigekazu Tondo (1950-10-10) October 10, 1950 (age 73) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, voice actor

Jerry Shigekazu Tondo (born October 10, 1950) is a Japanese-American actor and voice actor. He is known for providing the voice of the character Chien-Po in the animated film Mulan.^[1] Other titles Tondo has contributed to include Gung Ho,^[2] The Secret Saturdays and Mulan II.^[3]

Biography

Tondo discovered acting while attending high school in San Francisco, California. He was offered scholarships to play football, but decided to study sociology. He then enrolled in a theater course. He served on the board of directors while participating as a company member of the Asian American Theater Co. He moved to Los Angeles, California and started working with the East-West Players. Five years later he joined the Mark Taper Forum/Improvisation Theater Project. For six years he toured with the project. He was also a performing member of Cold Tofu Improv. He currently resides with his wife and two children in Manhattan Beach, California.

Filmography