Michael Yama was born on 14 November 1943 in Hawaii. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Dumb and Dumber To (2014), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and Drillbit Taylor (2008). He died on 30 July 2020 in California City, California, USA.

Michael Yama in Big Dreams Little Tokyo (2006)

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