Glen Chin (January 27, 1948 – August 16, 2018) was an American

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of Chinese descent who starred in

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and

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Background

Chin was born in

Stockton, California Stockton is a city in and the county seat of San Joaquin County, California, San Joaquin County in the Central Valley (California), Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. Stockton was founded by Carlos Maria Weber in 1849 after he acquir ...

on January 27, 1948. He was the eldest of eight children. His father owned the Quong Wah Yen sausage factory and grocery in Chinatown. He attended

Amos Alonzo Stagg High School Amos Alonzo Stagg High School, Stagg, or AAS, is a public four-year high school located at the intersection of S. Roberts Rd. and W. 111th Street in Palos Hills, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part o ...

and was active in drama and choir. He studied music at the University of Pacific

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and played the double bass violin with the Stockton Symphony. Chin appeared in ''

50 First Dates ''50 First Dates'' is a 2004 American romantic comedy drama film directed by Peter Segal and starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore with Rob Schneider, Sean Astin and Dan Aykroyd in supporting roles. It follows the story of Henry, a womanizing m ...

'' as the humorous Hawaiian café regular, ''

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'' (1987), and '' After One Cigarette'' as Shigeru. He appeared in

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in such films as ''

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''. Chin's television credits include ''

Boy Meets World ''Boy Meets World'' is an American coming-of-age sitcom created by Michael Jacobs and April Kelly that aired on ABC for seven seasons between September1993 and May2000. The series centers on Cory Matthews (Ben Savage) and his friends and famil ...

'' (the

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), ''

Night Stand with Dick Dietrick ''Night Stand with Dick Dietrick'' is an American television comedy show that satirized American tabloid talk shows. The series was originally broadcast in first-run syndication from 1995 to 1997, as well as on the E! Entertainment Television ne ...

'' (Coco), '' Mighty Max'', and ''

Seinfeld ''Seinfeld'' ( ) is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld. It aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, over nine seasons and List of Seinfeld episodes, 180 episodes. It stars Seinfeld as Jerry Seinfeld ( ...

''. He played a villain's role in the 1998 movie,

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. In the ''Seinfeld'' episode "The Opera", Chin plays Harry Fong, a character who buys a scalped ticket to an

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from

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right before (or during) his girlfriend Susan ends up making the opera, so in the end,

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, Chin's character, and Susan all end up watching the opera. In

Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over a ...

's music video for "

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", Chin morphs into

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. Chin was married to Roberta Chow, the daughter of the Hong Kong film producer

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. Chin died in Stockon on August 16, 2018.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chin, Glen 1948 births 2018 deaths American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from San Francisco American male actors of Chinese descent Stagg High School (Stockton, California) alumni