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|caption = James Saito in [[New York City]]
|image = File:JAMES SAITO.jpg
|birth_name = James Tomio Saito
|birth_date = {{birth<!-- Valid citation required for date andof birth for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) age|1955|3|6}}-->
|birth_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
|education = [[University of California, Los Angeles]]
|occupation = Actor
|years_active = 1976–present
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'''James Tomio Saito''' (born<!-- MarchValid 6,citation 1955required for date of birth for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> is an American actor.
 
Saito is best known as [[Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|the original Shredder]] in ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990 film)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'', Dr. Chen in the ABC series ''[[Eli Stone]]'', Harry Kim in the Netflix film ''[[Always Be My Maybe (2019 film)|Always Be My Maybe]]'', and Kenji on ''[[Modern Love (TV series)|Modern Love]]''. In 2020, Saito became a member of the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Academy Invites 819 To Membership |url=https://www.oscars.org/news/academy-invites-819-membership |publisher=The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |access-date=9 January 2021 |date=June 30, 2020}}</ref>
 
==Early life==
Saito's wasparents bornare in [[Los Angeles]] toof Japanese parentsdescent. He graduated from [[University of California, Los Angeles]] with a degree in theater. He later studied acting with actress [[Uta Hagen]] at [[HB Studio]], located in [[New York City]].
 
He was in the last group of students who studied with [[Sanford Meisner]] on the island of [[Bequia]] in the [[Grenadines]] and then continued with Meisner in North Hollywood.
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