Yu Shirota

Quick Facts

Full Name	Yu Shirota
Occupation	Tv Actor
Date Of Birth	Dec 26, 1985(1985-12-26)
Age	39
Birthplace	Tokyo
Country	Japan
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Yu Shirota Biography

Yu Shirota is one of the most popular and richest TV Actor who was born on December 26, 1985 in Tokyo, Japan. Japanese actor most well- known for his role as Kagurazaka Makoto on the TV series Prince of Tennis Musicals.

A fellow Japanese actor and singer of his is Nakai Masahiro. is a fellow Japanese actor and singer.

Yu Shirota (城田 優 , Shirota Yū, born December 26, 1985) is a Japanese-Spanish actor and singer, most known for his role as Kagurazaka Makoto in the Japanese television drama live action adaption of Hana-Kimi, Kunimitsu Tezuka in the Prince of Tennis Musicals, Tuxedo Mask in the Sailor Moon Musicals and as Kei Shinjo in Rookies. In 2009, he was named one of the most promising actors and actresses, placing 8th in a poll conducted by Oricon. He is a former member of the Watanabe Entertainment group, D-BOYS.

Yu Shirota’s acting career began from 2003 to 2004, when Shirota became the 7th actor to play Tuxedo Kamen (Tuxedo Mask) in the Sailor Moon Musicals. His first official performance as Tuxedo Kamen was on January 2, 2003, in the 2003 Winter Special Mugen Gakuen – Mistress Labyrinth (Kaiteiban). He also demonstrated his ability to play acoustic guitar on stage live, during the Starlights – Ryuusei Densetsu performances. The 2004 New Legend of Kaguya Island was Shirota’s last performance as Tuxedo Kamen. That night, on September 5, 2004, after he performed his final rendition of “Prince of Earth”, he announced his graduation from the role and received flowers from Kousei Amano who had previously played Tuxedo Kamen in the original 1999 Kaguya Island musical. He also began working for a year on the Japanese program, Hanamaru Cafe, as part of the Hanamaru apron team, often leaving set for locations and displaying prizes for viewers during game corners.

He was the son of a Japanese father, and a Spanish mother. He has four siblings: Jun, Maria Rina, Rina, and Dai.

Yu Shirota Net Worth

Yu Shirota is one of the richest Tv Actor from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Yu Shirota 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

From the age of 3-7, he lived in Spain. He returned to Japan in fourth grade after composing music as an adult.

He was also a member of D-Boys, a music group he joined in 2004.

Shirota was born on December 26, 1985, to a Japanese father, Shirota Mitsuo (城田光男) and a Spanish mother, Pepi Fernandez. Shirota lived in Barcelona, Spain from when he was three to about seven years. He returned to Japan for elementary school and can still speak Spanish in ordinary conversation. He attended high school at Horikoshi High along with NEWS member Tomohisa Yamashita, WaT’s Teppei Koike, Japanese actor Toma Ikuta and KAT-TUN’s Jin Akanishi and Koki Tanaka.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Yu Shirota height 6 ft 3 in Yu weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Yu Shirota Dating?

According to our records, Yu Shirota is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Yu Shirota’s is not dating anyone.

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He, with Hirofumi Araki, also attended the opening night for the Advancement Side Rokkaku feat. Hyotei Gakuen of Tenimyu on August 3, 2006, to support Hiroki Aiba and Kousuke Kujirai.

Facts & Trivia

Yu Ranked on the list of most popular TV Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Yu Shirota celebrates birthday on December 26 of every year.

Besides appearing in the first two photobooks with the D-BOYS, on September 26, 2007, he released his first solo photobook collection. This included childhood pictures of him as well as photos taken by Shirota himself.

Top Facts about Yu Shirota

1. Yu Shirota is a Japanese-Spanish actor and singer.
2. He was born on December 26, 1985 in Tokyo, Japan.
3. Shirota stands at a height of 6 feet (183 cm).
4. He is fluent in Japanese, Spanish, and English.
5. Shirota has acted in various TV dramas and films.
6. He made his debut as a singer in 2009 with the single “U”.
7. Shirota has released several albums and singles since then.
8. He won the Best Supporting Actor award at the Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix for his role in “The Quiz Show”.
9. Shirota has also done voice acting for anime series such as “Bleach” and “Kuroshitsuji”.
10. He is married to Brazilian model Fernanda Kanno and they have two children together.