English Stage Name:
Masanobu Ando
Japanese Stage Name:
安藤政信
Birth Name:
Masanobu Ando
Nickname:
Masanobu, Ando-san
Origin:
Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Blood Type:
O
Height:
175 cm ( 5 ft 8 inches )
Weight:
info not disclosed
Marital Status:
Single
Children:
None
Family:
Father, Mother, one younger brother
Girlfriend:
None
Past Relationships/ Ex-Boyfriends:
- Yuko Takeuchi, actress
Rumored to have dated
- Kurume Arisaka, actress
Rumored to have dated
Friends;
- Tsuyoshi Domoto, singer and member of Kinki Kids
- Pierre Taki, actor
- Issei Ishida, musician and actor
- Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, actor
- Taro Yamamoto, actor
- Satoshi Tsumabuki, actor
- Ryuhei Matsuda, actor
Hobbies：
- Collecting shoes and jeans
- Taking pictures
- Shopping
- Shooting on 8mm film
Pets:
none
Personality:
Masanobu is said to be;
- nice to his fans
- strong-minded
- opinionated
- friendly
Trivia:
- Masanobu’s ideal woman is Kim Tae-hee.
- In 2000 Masanobu wanted to do only one movie a year, because he gets into a character of a film so much, it takes months for hims to get back to a normal life. However, in 2006 he said he changed his mind and would like to try to do more films.
- Masanobu’s parents own a ramen restaurant in Kanagawa.
- Masanobu worked a part-time job at his parent’s ramen restaurant when he was in high school.
- Masanobu has a younger brother by 2 years.
- Masanobu’s favorite musicians are THE HIGH-LOWS, Thee Michelle Gun Elephant, and Denki Groove.
- When stressed out or wants to be alone, Masanobu visits Kyoto city, Kyoto, which is his favorite city in Japan.