What a wonderful tribute to Jack Soo, who died of cancer during Barney Miller's run.
Even though this was mostly repeated footage, the episode just flew by, it was so enjoyable, thoughtful, and compelling. In between some of Nick Yemana's greatest hits, the cast breaks character to discuss Soo's presence on the show, speaking from the heart and giving us some unique perspective about who he was.
Jack Soo was a rare talent, and you couldn't ask for a more fitting tribute from the Barney Miller team.
The above isn't long enough for this site's length requirement, so here are fun facts about Jack:
==Discovered by Gene Kelly while working at a nightclub; Gene cast him in Flower Drum Song on Broadway
==Birth name: Goro Suzuki
==Subject of "You Don't Know Jack", a documentary directed by San Francisco's Public Defender, who moonlighted as a filmmaker
==Performed as Joey Bishop's comedy partner
==Was born on a boat halfway to Japan.
Even though this was mostly repeated footage, the episode just flew by, it was so enjoyable, thoughtful, and compelling. In between some of Nick Yemana's greatest hits, the cast breaks character to discuss Soo's presence on the show, speaking from the heart and giving us some unique perspective about who he was.
Jack Soo was a rare talent, and you couldn't ask for a more fitting tribute from the Barney Miller team.
The above isn't long enough for this site's length requirement, so here are fun facts about Jack:
==Discovered by Gene Kelly while working at a nightclub; Gene cast him in Flower Drum Song on Broadway
==Birth name: Goro Suzuki
==Subject of "You Don't Know Jack", a documentary directed by San Francisco's Public Defender, who moonlighted as a filmmaker
==Performed as Joey Bishop's comedy partner
==Was born on a boat halfway to Japan.