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Doi Lives His Dream As An Actor
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“After we wrapped shoot- ing, Kristen, Annie, Josh (Greenbaum) the director and the producer, gifted me a beautiful bracelet and I’ ll forever keep that in my heart. Luckily, my mom was OK, and that’s such a memorable scene and day for me.”
He recently finished film- ing a Nickelodeon show as a guest star, is waiting to start filming for another Nickel- odeon show which he has a guest star recurring role in, and has an ABC project com- ing up that he can’t quite talk about yet.
“When I was going back from set to L.A., I was on the plane with Kristen ... and this elderly woman was boarding the plane and she was trying to get her luggage into the overhead bin but she couldn’t because it was really heavy. Kristen stepped up and she started helping her. Me and my mom were just sitting
Doi also plays the violin and guitar, speaks Japanese, and enjoys singing and danc- ing. When he’s not busy act- ing or studying, you might find him shopping (his favor- ite stores include Zara, True Religion and Uniqlo), eating (he likes dim sum, Korean barbecue and sushi) or going to the beach, which is among the things he misses most about Hawai‘i.
ways to own a restaurant and other businesses,” he says. “I always tell my mom we should do a restaurant togeth- er and you can be the chef or you don’t need to be the chef but we can own it together. It would have to be a specific cuisine or culture and it would be Japanese because I want to incorporate my culture to the people.”
Doi, who was born and raised on O‘ahu, attended Hanahau‘oli School in Makiki until moving to Los Angeles last summer with his mom and two dogs — Cooper, a Lhasa apso adopted from a shelter in Hawai‘i, and Bambi, a Chi- huahua-Shih Tzu mix.
“My favorite thing (about acting) would definitely be the different opportunities that are given to you,” says Doi. “Acting motivates me to work harder and it balances my school work and acting, so I
Among the relationships he’s made is with comedy queen Wiig, who has become his favorite actress.
As Doi continues to live his dream as an actor, he says there are still more goals on his list, such as getting a lead role in a film and becoming
Whether it’s Hollywood or business — or both — there’s no doubt that Doi can deliver a star-quality performance that will have people begging for more.
“After working with her, I’ ve seen how profession- al she is and how focused
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she motivated me and com- plimented me and lifted my spirits up. I was able to get through that day with her by my side and I’ m so thankful for her.
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don’t just focus on school. I do work hard on my school work, but I also work hard with my other passion which is acting. And I also get to meet dif- ferent people in the industry like managers and agents and other actors who are very kind and you get to grow relation- ships with them. I think that’s the most enjoyable thing with acting.”
she is,” he explains, noting Bridesmaids is his favorite comedy and Hachi as his fa- vorite drama. “As a person, she’s so nice and kind. I just feel she’s a really great actor but she’s an amazing person as well.
there and we were so touched by Kristen’s actions.”
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He only started acting just a few years ago, but was rec- ognized for his stage presence much earlier.
“When I was 4 years old, I was attending Central Union Preschool and I was an emcee for my class performance,” he recalls. “After our perfor- mance ended, everyone came up to me or complimented me that I did a good job being the emcee and sort of being the one representing my class.
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“I didn’t really like sports. I was not into sports at the time and even now, and I wanted to sort of pursue acting or some- thing related to acting.”
When Doi was 9, he attend- ed a workshop in L.A., went to his first audition (a com- mercial for Sonos speakers) which he booked, and offi- cially entered showbiz.
Since then, he’s appeared in commercials for Jack in the Box, eBay and Feisty Pets, landed his first television role in Showtime’s Kidding with Jim Carrey, and was seen in the short film Speak Easy, B,