Taiki Yamazaki (山崎 大輝, Yamazaki Taiki, born 3 October 1995, in Shizuoka Prefecture)[1] is a Japanese actor, singer and tarento. He is currently employed by Imagene.
Biography
In 2010 Yamazaki competed in the 23rd Junon Super Boy Contest. During the final examination performance held in November he sang L'Arc-en-Ciel's "Caress of Venus", and won the Special Jury Prize.[2]
In March 2011 Yamazaki announced that he is affiliated with Itoh Company.
In May 2012 he formed the cheering squad Tower Boys at Tokyo Tower along with Yuta Higuchi and Daisuke Iku, who share the same office as him.[3] Throughout 2012 and 2013 the group performed a variety of events monthly at the tower.[4]
Yamazaki's first leading role in stage was the Initial Film play Anata ni okuru Kiss 2 (performed from 9 to 13 July 2014 at Roppongi Actor's Theater).
On 10 June 2015 London Kage Kitan Sherlock Holmes lead actor Yuta Higuchi announced that he stepped down due to his poor physical condition. As a result, it was announced that Yamazaki will become his understudy. There was also a change on the 14 where he had to play the role of Wiggins for two days.[5]
Filmography
Year
Title
Role
Notes
Ref.
2011
Junon Boy Geki Otoko
2012
Nintama Rantarō Dai San-dan –Sanzokutoride ni Sennyū seyo–
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^"タワーボーイズオフィシャルサイト" (in Japanese). Itoh Company Group. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
^"第18回放送は!". Dollar Radi Blog (in Japanese). Ameba Blog. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
^"植草長男・樋口裕太、"天の川イルミ"は「恋人と見たい」". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^"EVENT&SCHEDULE" (in Japanese). Tower Boys Official Site. Retrieved 26 December 2016.