is a Japanese actor, tarento, and musician, originally from Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture. He is known for his roles as Shin Asuka/Ultraman Dyna in Ultraman Dyna and as the leader of the musical units Shuchishin and Aladdin. As a member of Shuchishin and Aladdin, he appears regularly on the variety show Quiz! Hexagon II. Tsuruno married his former stylist in 2003. They have two sons named an unnamed son (born June 6, 2016) and three daughters named , , and . He named his albums after his daughters, and after recording his first album and before the birth of his third daughter he mused naming an album after his son such that it was called .

Tsuruno is currently represented with Ohta Production.

Takeshi Tsuruno

Filmography

TV dramas

Discography

Albums

Singles

Personal life

Tsuruno is a Roman Catholic.

Takeshi Tsuruno

References

External links

Personal blog

1975 births

Living people

20th-century Roman Catholics

21st-century Japanese singers

21st-century Japanese male singers

21st-century Roman Catholics

20th-century Japanese male actors

21st-century Japanese male actors

Japanese male television actors

Japanese Roman Catholics

Actors from Fukuoka Prefecture

Singers from Kitakyushu

Takeshi Tsuruno