George Takei apologises in advance because he may cough uncontrollably and unpredictably, which is why he is in bed the morning of our telephone interview from New York.
The 80-year-old Japanese-American actor and activist has been in the Big Apple performing in an off-Broadway show called Pacific Overtures. It was supposed to end on June 2, but its popularity led to a two-week extension.
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