Rocky Aoki, famous Japanese restauranteur, died yesterday in New York City. He was 69. He's known for many things--he started the world-famous restaurant chain Benihana in 1964; he was a notorious playboy in his heyday (he supposedly had three of his seven kids in one year, all by different women); he is the father of supermodel actress Devon Aoki; he was arrested for insider trading in 1999; and way before any of that happened, he was an Olympic wrestler. Cause of death is uncertain, although he is known to have had health problems, like Hep C and diabetes. Benihana shares fell 25 cents today.
Rest in peace, Rocky Aoki. Link
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poor guy too. I heard he had trouble with a few of his other kids wanting more from thier inheritance, and his favorite child was Devon.
Posted by: Dragonfang18 | July 13, 2008 at 02:57 PM
i dont get the hype about benihana. nor any other fancy teppanyaki place. teppanyaki is best at a scrawly back alley joint w a friendly マスター. and devon should learn to speak proper japanese... she was terrible in the m.p. ‘war’
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Posted by: stuz | July 15, 2008 at 09:01 AM