Round 2: Tossup 1

A man of this ethnicity said “I’m going to be famous; I hope he dies!” and danced after RFK’s shooting, leading to his resignation as LA County’s coroner, in which capacity he autopsied Natalie Wood and Marilyn Monroe. A DOP of this ethnicity shot The Sixth Sense and executed Jonathan Demme’s (“DEM-ee’s”) signature closeups in The Silence of the Lambs. A director of this ethnicity worked with (15[1])Donald Glover on most of Atlanta and the video for (15[1])“This is America.” The Howard Stern Show originated the catchphrase of an actor of this ethnicity, (*) “oh my!” A director of this ethnicity made a so-called “heterosexual film” about a trio of teenagers surnamed Red, White, and Blue. That director of this ethnicity featured shoegaze throughout the “Teen Apocalypse” trilogy of Totally Fucked Up, The Doom Generation, and Nowhere. An actor of this ethnicity originated the role of the helmsman of the Starship Enterprise, Sulu. (10[1])For 10 points, name this ethnicity of Gregg Araki and George Takei. ■END■

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