English Stage Name:
Takuya Kimura
Japanese Stage Name:
木村 拓哉
Birth Name:
Takuya Kimura
Nickname:
Kimutaku
Origin:
Born in Tokyo, Japan
Grew up in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Blood Type:
O
Height:
176 cm ( 5 ft 9 inches )
Weight:
57 kg ( 125 bs)
Marital Status:
Married (since 2010)
Children:
two daughters
Family:
Father, Mother, one younger brother
Wife:
Shizuka Kudo, a singer
Past Relationships/ Ex-Girlfriends:
- Kaori Ito (Kaorin), model
Have officially dated from 1990 to 1999
Friends;
- Sanma, comedian
- Hiro Mizushima, actor
Hobbies:
- Cooking
- Taking pictures
- Fishing
- Skateboarding
- Surfing
- Snowboarding
Pets:
one Labrador Retriever, Tropical fish
Personality:
Takuya is said to be;
- a big animal lover
- a mood swinger
Trivia:
- Takuya is a big fan of a manga, comic book, “ONE PIECE”.
- Takuya was so stressed out by intense training by a film director for his first theater play, “Guide Dog”, his hair partially turned grey.
- In 1995 at the age of 23, Takuya brought his parents a new house.
- Takuya’s father was very strict raising Takuya; he was hit by the father almost every day.
- Takuya was in a Kendo (a Japanese martial art) club when he was in middle school. He won the first place in the Chiba Prefectural competition.
- Takuya was also in a gymnastics club in middle school.
- Takuya was in a basketball club when he was in high school.