Yuta Takahata
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Yuta Takahata | |
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高畑 裕太 | |
| Born | 13 September 1993 Tokyo, Japan |
| Education | Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music |
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| Years active | 2012–16; 2019-present |
| Agent | Free |
| Style | |
| Television | Mare |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
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| Relatives | Kotomi Takahata (sister-in-law) |
Yuta Takahata (高畑 裕太, Takahata Yūta; born 13 September 1993 in Tokyo)[1] is a Japanese actor and tarento.
Takahata graduated from Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music.[1] He is the eldest son of actress Atsuko Takahata and actor Ryosuke Otani,[2] and his sister-in-law is actress Kotomi Takahata. Takahata is also related to Keiko Kitagawa and Daigo.[3] [4][5][6][7]
Takahata was a member of the baseball team at Gyosei International School.[8][9] His position was catcher.[10]
When he was in his third year of high school, he saw his mother, Atsuko, in the play A Streetcar Named Desire and was inspired to become an actor. He made his acting debut in the drama Akkoto Bokura ga Ikita Natsu in 2012.[10] Later in April Takahata went to Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music, the same college his mother graduated from, and studied theatre acting.[10][11]
In 2015 he gained recognition when he appeared in the Asadora Mare.[12] Takahata's reputation later increased as he appeared in a number of variety shows sometimes with his mother Atsuko.[12][13][14]
On 23 August 2016 he was arrested by the Gunma Prefectural Police on charges of sexual assault against a female employee at a business hotel in Maebashi, where he stayed during movie shoot.[15][16][17]
On 9 September 2016 at the Maebashi District Public Prosecutors Office, Takahata and the victim declared that the charges would be dropped.[18][19] On the same day his manager, Mitsuzo Ishii Office, cancelled his contract,[20] and he became independent.[20]
On August 16, 2019, he continued his entertainment activities by appearing in the stage production of "Goodbye Nishiko-Kun".[21]