Is the guy from Iron Chef America really the nephew of the guy from the original Iron Chef?
Mark Dacascos, who plays the role of “The Chairman,” is an actor and accomplished martial artist, as are both of his parents, neither of whom is related to Chairman Kaga. He has quite a few film credits, some of which are noted in his Food Network bio. In this interview on the LAist web site he talks about how he got the Iron Chef job. This is a shot from one of his movies: You can find the original and more pictures on his website, dacascos.com. Not only is Mark Dacascos not related to Chairman Kaga, Chairman Kaga is an actor, too. The role on the original Iron Chef was played by Takeshi Kaga, an actor well known in Japan. He
