English Stage Name:
Hiroshi Abe
Japanese Stage Name:
阿部 寛
Birth Name:
Hiroshi Abe
Nickname:
Abe-chan, Abe-kan
Origin:
Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Blood Type:
A
Height:
189 cm ( 6 ft 2 inches )
Weight:
75 kg ( 166 lbs)
Marital Status:
Married (since 2008)
Children:
Two daughters
Family:
Father, Mother, one older sister, one older brother
Wife:
ex-office clerk
Past Relationships/ Ex-Girlfriends:
- Yukie Nakama, actress
Rumored to have dated
Friends;
- Masanobu Katsumura, actor
- Kazuki Kitamura, actor
Hobbies：
- Jazz dance
- Playing tennis
- Koryu and Kobudo, Japanese martial arts that predate 1868
- Aikido, a Japanese martial art
Pets:
two Maltese
Personality:
Hiroshi is said to be;
- funny
- simple
- frugal
- down-to-earth
- quiet
Trivia:
- When Hiroshi was in college, his older sister suggested that he should apply for a model competition for a fashion magazine, NONNO. Hiroshi did, because he wanted the first prize which was a car.
- In 1987, Hiroshi debuted as an actor but couldn’t get many jobs, therefore he made ends meet by going to a Pachinko parlor every day for three years.
- None of his family members are as tall as Hiroshi, who stands 189 cm tall.
- Hiroshi’s favorite actor is Hideji Otaki.
- Hiroshi likes to go to gym to work. He is a member of two different gyms so he can go workout anytime and anywhere he wants to.
- Hiroshi has been trimming his hair on his own for the past 15 years.
- Hiroshi was 43 years old when he married to his wife, and it is his first marriage.
- Hiroshi’s wife is younger than Hiroshi by 15 years. They met through their mutual friends.