Hideaki Takizawa

Musical artist
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Hideaki Takizawa , also known professionally as Tackey (タッキー), is a Japanese record producer and former singer and actor. Takizawa debuted as an actor in 1995, and in 2002, he made his musical debut as the duo Tackey & Tsubasa with Tsubasa Imai.

In August 2017 he was appointed Japan-UAE goodwill ambassador by Taro Kono, the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

In January 2019, Takizawa was named the president of a new subdivision of Johnny & Associates called Johnny's Island, where he will manage and oversee the debuts of trainee groups Snow Man and SixTones. After the death of Johnny Kitagawa (the founder of Johnny & Associates) on July 9, 2019, he became the executive vice president of the company. On November 1, 2022, Takizawa resigned from Johnny & Associates to pursue other career ventures.

On March 21, 2023, Takizawa announced on his Twitter Space that he was creating Tobe, a talent agency.

Date of Birth29th March 1982
Age42 Years
Zodiac SignAries
CountryJapan
Birth PlaceHachioji
ReligionSoka Gakkai
LanguageJapanese
ReferenceIMDB
Career Start2018 (6 years ago)