SNL America Star Fred Armisen Thought He Was Half-Japanese All His Life, Finds Out He’s Actually Korean
Former SNL star Fred Armisen just learned that he’s actually a quarter Korean, and not a quarter Japanese.
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He appeared on the genealogy show, Finding Your Roots, and discovered a secret about his grandfather.
Fred believed his grandfather, Masami Kuni, was a Japanese dancer who lived in Germany during the WWII era…
…and allegedly volunteered to work for the Nazis while also being a secret spy for the Tokyo emperor.
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It turned out that Masami Kuni was actually born in Ulsan, South Korea, as Park Yeong In in 1908.
“I had no idea. You know, this changes my life.” – #FredArmisen learns life changing facts about his ancestors on #FindingYourRoots tonight! pic.twitter.com/bkBN88W8N3
— Henry Louis Gates Jr (@HenryLouisGates) October 10, 2017
Fred Armisen was undoubtedly shocked at the news and couldn’t believe what he was hearing.
“I’m a quarter Korean? You have to understand that I tell people, that I have interviews where I say I’m quarter Japanese … I’m not Japanese at all.”
— Fred Armisen
Not only did he have to process the fact that he wasn’t a quarter Japanese, as he’d believed all his life, but also that his grandfather was a real-life spy!
“This is so insane. If this ended with you saying that he was a famous Japanese dancer, I am good … this clever agent, I can’t believe it … it’s like a movie.”
— Fred Armisen
Watch the episode here:
Source: USA Today