Sab Shimono

Sab Shimono (born Saburo Shimono July 31, 1943) is an American actor of Japanese American descent. He has appeared in dozens of movies and television shows, in character roles ranging from the dentist "Painless" Kumagai in 1990s Presumed Innocent to Mister Sparkle on an episode of The Simpsons. One of his more memorable roles was as Hiroshi Kawamura in the 1990 drama Come See The Paradise. He can also be seen in the 2008 independent film, Americanese.

He provided the voice of Uncle on the hit TV series Jackie Chan Adventures and Master Gyatso on the also popular series Avatar: The Last Airbender.

A native of Sacramento, California, Shimono is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. An accomplished stage actor as well, he has appeared on Broadway and in regional theaters including San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre and Berkeley Repertory Theatre.

Sab Shimono is the twin brother of Dr. Jiro Shimono, director of the Delaware Psychiatric Center.