Aaron Ikeda

Aaron Ikeda is an American Actor of Japanese and Korean heritage. Born and raised in the Hawaiian islands, Aaron grew up on the eastside of Oahu, in the city of Honolulu, in the suburb of Hawaii Kai. Aaron graduated from Kaiser High School, playing Trumpet in the Cougar Marching, Concert and Jazz bands, creating the Strategic Gamers Club and lettering in Soccer. Aaron went on to attend the University of Hawaii on a band scholarship, studying Communications, Theater and Dance. After dropping out due to academic and financial reasons, Aaron began to pursue Acting and Modeling booking local commercials for Lion's Coffee, Liberty House, and American Savings but is best known for appearing in the karaoke music video "Friends" performed by local music legends "Na Leo Pilimehana". Aaron went on get his Screen Actor's Guild card by working 3 weeks on the film "WindTalkers" starring Nicholas Cage and Adam Beach.Aaron took a job as a Flight Attendant with United Airlines which landed him in San Francisco where he continued to study and polish his craft by attending the world renowned American Conservatory Theater. As a Flight Attendant, Aaron traveled extensively through Europe, Asia, Canada, Central America, Australia, New Zealand and has visited 47 of the 50 states (Sorry Alaska, North Dakota and Montana). Upon transferring to Los Angeles, Aaron continued to expand his acting range joining East West Players in downtown LA and studying Improv at The Groundlings in Hollywood. Aaron met his wife Shari on flight from Los Angeles to Denver and were married on Waikiki Beach at the Moana Surfrider Hotel on November 13th, 2004. A few years later, Aaron would leave United Airlines to pursue acting full-time.Aaron's so called "Big Break" came when he was cast, without an agent, in the hit NBC sit-com "Scrubs" as recurring character "Rex", an intern of Zach Braff's character Doctor John "J.D." Dorian. Initially scheduled for 2 episodes, "Rex" was brought back for an additional 8 episodes over 3 seasons, making his final appearance in the scheduled series finale in Season 8. Aaron went on to appear in several hit sit-coms including "The War at Home" opposite Michael Rapaport and Rami Malek, "iCarly" opposite Nathan Kress and Noah Munck, "Angie Tribeca" opposite Rahida Jones and Keegan-Michael Key, and most recently "Superstore" opposite Ben Feldman and Nico Santos.Aaron continues to appear in national commercials, booking numerous spots including Grandma's Cookies, AT&T/Samsung, Lipton Ice-Tea, Audi, Chick-Fil-A, Best Buy, Bud Light, Citi Bank, and Shopping.com. Aaron continues to reside in the Los Angeles area with his wife Shari and several rescued cats. Aaron is active on all social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, Snapchat and is a regular blogger on Tumbler and Moviepilot. Show less «