Biography
Mario Machado (born Mário José de Souza Machado) was a Portuguese-Chinese-American television and radio broadcaster and actor. Born in Shanghai, China, he became the first American of Chinese heritage to work as an on-air television news reporter and anchor in Los Angeles in 1970. He worked for many years at KNXT/KCBS-TV and earned eight Emmy Awards.
As an actor, Machado frequently portrayed news anchors and reporters. He appeared as himself in Blue Thunder (1983) and played interviewer roles in Rocky III (1982) and Scarface (1983). He is best known for playing newsman Casey Wong in the three RoboCop films (1987–1993). He also appeared in St. Elmo's Fire (1985) and episodes of series including Murder, She Wrote and Beverly Hills, 90210.
