He's no celebrity, but if you've been around young children (especially boys) in the past eight years, you probably know the program that launched his success: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

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Asian pop culture began seeping into the West in the 1990s, with a stream of Japanese imports: "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, " Nintendo's Pokemon, "Iron Chef" and anime cartoons, notes Adam Ware, CEO of Mnet, a new U.S. cable channel featuring only Asian content.

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