Yuu Shirota

Yuu Shirota

Japanese Name: 城田優

Name Analysis: ‘you’ (yuu) means ‘gentleness’, ’superiority’ or ‘actor’. =P ’shiro’ means ‘castle’, and ‘ta’ means ricefield.

Occupation: Actor and Singer

Romanization: Shirota Yuu

Date of Birth: December 26, 1985

Blood Type: O

Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan

Height: 185 cm

Weight: 74 kgs

Three Size: 89-73-94 (35″-29″-37″)

Shoe Size: 29 cm

Hobbies: Song Writing, Song Composition, Karaoke, Watching funny TV shows

Special Skills: Spanish, Piano, Saxophone, Guitar

Favorite Sports: Soccer
Favorite Number to See Performed: “Onna no Ronsou”
Favorite Food: Chocolate, rice cookies
Place He’d Like to Go on Vacation: America

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.

Filmography
2005 - Hice Cool as Makoto
2006 - Pink no Idenshi Nakajo TV drama Appears in Episode 12
2006 - Kami wa Saikoro wo Furanai N/A TV drama Appears in Episode 7
2006 - The Prince of Tennis as Tezuka Kunimitsu
2006 - June Bride as Natsumi
2006 - The Hit Parade as Mickey Curtis
2007 - Heat Island as Aki