STICK WITH THE WINNERS! –
March 24, 2026 – Clyde Kusatsu is an American actor who has appeared in over 300 films and television productions since his debut in 1973 and has had three series. He is the Secretary of the SAG-AFTRA FOUNDATION after previously serving as the first elected President of the SAG-AFTRA LA Local, and was four times elected the National VP LA from 2013-2021 until succeeded by Michelle Hurd. He currently appears in A MAN ON THE INSIDE on Netflix.
Q. If you are in recovery, what was your drug(s) of choice and when is your sobriety date?
A. Alcohol was my primary companion, and my sobriety date is Aug. 4th, 1994, so coming up on 32-year anniversary.
Q. Is there anything special in your sobriety toolkit that helps keep you sober?
A. Through the program and individual therapy, I absorbed the tools for maintaining my sobriety. We learn to make choices and check in each day, and when challenged remembering the Serenity Prayer. All the reminders help, e.g. “Keep It Simple Stupid,” and especially “Principles Before Personalities” when making “Choices,” but most important “The Primary Purpose is to Stay Sober.”
Q. Do you think addiction is an illness, disease, a choice, or a wicked twist of fate?
A. It’s a genetic link that predisposes one towards addiction but one thing it isn’t…”A Wicked Twist of Fate.”
