Shirota Yuu

Personal Profile
Name: Shirota Yuu
Occupation: Actor and Singer
Date of Birth: December 26, 1985
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Blood Type: O
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 74 kgs









Biography
Shirota Yuu was born on December 26th in Tokyo, Japan, to a Japanese father and Spanish mother. He lived in Barcelona, Spain, until he was two before moving back to Japan to start school.

He is a Japanese actor and singer, probably most notable for his roles as Tezuka Kunimitsu in The Prince of Tennis Musicals, The Prince of Tennis Live-Action Movie, and as Tuxedo Kamen in the Sailor Moon Musicals. He is also part of Watanabe Entertainment’s D-BOYS, a young men’s stage acting troupe.

He’s also released an Idol DVD called With U.


TV Series
Koshonin 2 as Mariya Kyosuke (TV Asahi, 2009)
Samurai High School as Nakamura Tsuyoshi (NTV, 2009)
Go Ape as Yukio (WOWOW, 2009)
Koshonin SP as Mariya Kyosuke (TV Asahi, 2009)
Tenchijin as Sanada Yukimura (NHK, 2009)
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e SP as Kagurazaka Makoto (Fuji TV, 2008)
ROOKIES SP as Shinjo Kei (TBS, 2008)
Team Batista no Eiko as Himuro Koichiro (Fuji TV, 2008)
ROOKIES as Shinjo Kei (TBS, 2008)
Koshonin as Mariya Kyosuke (TV Asahi, 2008)
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e as Kagurazaka Makoto (Fuji TV, 2007)
Seito Shokun! as Mizuhara Ken (TV Asahi, 2007)
Haken no Hinkaku as Amaya Ryuto (NTV, 2007)
The Hit Parade (Fuji TV, 2006)
Kami wa Saikoro wo Furanai (NTV, 2006, ep7)
Pink no Idenshi (TV Tokyo, 2005, ep12)

Movies
ROOKIES－Sotsugyo－ as Shinjo Kei (2009)
Heat Island (2007)
Waruboro (2007)
June Bride (2006)
The Prince Of Tennis - The Movie (2006) as Kunimitsu Tezuka

Trivia

• Jgroup: D-Boys
• Languages: Spanish, Japanese and English
• He is half Japanese from his father's side and half Spanish from his mother's side.
• Because his mother is Spanish, he lived in Barcelona, Spain until he was about 2 years old. He returned to Japan for elementary school and could still speak Spanish in ordinary conversation.
• Hobbies: Song Writing, Song Composition, Karaoke, Watching funny TV shows
• Special Skills: Spanish, Piano, Saxophone, GuitarFavorite
• Sports: Soccer
• Favorite Number to See Performed: “Onna no Ronsou”
• Favorite Food: Chocolate, rice cookies
• Place He’d Like to Go on Vacation: America

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