Takahashi Katsunori was born into a musical family as his dad was a high school conductor and his mom was a vocal teacher at Aoyama Gakuin Women's Junior College. At the age of 3, he began to master the piano and was sent to a special school for gifted kids all through his life. He debuted as a singer in 1993 with the single "Dakishimetai". He also debuted as an actor during the same time, starring in his first dorama named Pocket Bell ga Naranakute. He would later become famous for the Salaryman Kintaro series that he starred in since 1999. He also became a regular on several variety shows and become a caster for the Japanese coverage of the 2003 Rugby Cup. Takahashi later married fashion model Nakanishi Hanna in 2004. In 2009, the family celebrated the birth of their first son on February 27. -- Generasia

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