Star Trek's Takei marries partner in California
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- Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:58:21 -0700 (PDT)
Star Trek's Takei marries partner
The couple were joined by Takei's Star Trek co-stars at the wedding
Former Star Trek actor George Takei has married his long-term partner
in a Buddhist ceremony in Los Angeles.
Takei, 71, who played Mr Sulu in the sci-fi series, married business
manager Brad Altman, 54, in front of a number of his Star Trek co-
stars.
They included best man Walter Koenig, who played Chekhov, and matron-
of-honour Nichelle Nichols - Uhura.
The wedding - at Japanese American National Museum - came after
California lifted a ban on same-sex marriage.
The couple, who have been together for 21 years, wore matching white
tuxedos in the ceremony.
Takei, who recently appeared in US TV show Heroes, said in his vows
that Altman was "an organised, detailed-obsessed, punctuality-driven
control freak".
"I'm easygoing so we're a good fit," he added.
Speaking before the ceremony, Takei said: "We have a relationship
that's been stronger and longer-lived than some of our straight
friends and yet we were not equal.
"What this does is give us that dignity."
The couple were among the first Californian couples to receive a
wedding licence when the state lifted its same-sex marriage ban on 17
June.
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