Hiroshi Tamaki

Hiroshi Tamaki
玉木 宏
Tamaki in 2018
Born (1980-01-14) 14 January 1980 (age 44)[1]
Nagoya, Japan[1]
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active1998–present (actor)
2004–present (singer)
Spouse
(m. 2018)
[2]
Children1
Musical career
Genres
Instrument
  • Vocals
Labels
  • Yoshimoto R&C
  • Avex Trax
  • Far Eastern Tribe
Websitewww.tamakihiroshi.com

Hiroshi Tamaki (玉木 宏, Tamaki Hiroshi, born 14 January 1980) is a Japanese actor and singer from Nagoya, Japan.[1][3] When he was still in high school, he was discovered by a talent agent while out shopping with friends.[1] He made his debut in the drama Am I Weird? (私ってへん? Watashitte Hen?) in 1998. Tamaki became better known with his appearance in the 2001 film Waterboys.

His singing career started with the single "Seasons" in the summer of 2004.[4]

He was cast as Shinichi Chiaki in the drama Nodame Cantabile, which aired in Japan on Fuji TV on 16 October 2006. The drama was a hit, and he became most known for this role.[5]

He starred in the revival of the Iron Chef Japanese cooking show on Fuji TV in October 2012, portraying the chairman of the Kitchen Stadium.[6]

He also lent his voice to dub Western productions; for example he voiced Owen Grady (played by Chris Pratt) in the Jurassic World film series and Alex the Lion (original voice: Ben Stiller) in the Madagascar animated film series.[7]

  1. ^ a b c d 玉木宏 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  2. ^ 玉木宏&木南晴夏、結婚を正式発表<コメント全文> – モデルプレス(2018.06.29 10:13)
  3. ^ 玉木宏 [Hiroshi Tamaki's Profile] (in Japanese). Yahoo Japan Corporation. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  4. ^ ドラマにCMにと大活躍の人気俳優、玉木宏が歌手デビュー! (in Japanese). Japan Music Network, Inc. 5 April 2004. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  5. ^ "玉木宏" (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  6. ^ 1993年から約10年にわたり、料理の格闘番組として好評を博した『料理の鉄人』。新しい『アイアンシェフ』として凱旋上陸を果たす!! (in Japanese). Fuji Television. 16 October 2012. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  7. ^ "Works" (in English and Japanese). Hiroshi Tamaki Official Website. Retrieved 13 February 2022.