- Born
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Born in Colorado, Scott Takeda got his start in television in 1990 as a TV news reporter in Pocatello, Idaho (KIDK). As his career grew, he then moved on to newsrooms in Ohio (WTOL), Denver (KCNC), and finally Philadelphia (WPHL) where he worked behind the camera as a producer-photojournalist. During his time as a TV journalist, he won two regional Emmy awards and two "Photographer of the Year" titles.
In 1995, he joined the staff of "News-for-Kids" and spent three seasons producing segments for the Emmy-award winning syndicated children's show. During that time, he also formed his own production company, producing the documentary film "The Holocaust: Colorado Remembers." With his company, Scott has won four additional Emmys, more than thirty national Telly Awards and the international Gold WorldMedal from the New York Festivals TV Film Awards. His client list includes Buick GMC, Eli Lilly, Proctor and Gamble, and MSN.
In 2001, he made his national acting debut as Sgt. Tai Lee in the Animal Planet series "Busted."
He now splits his time between LA and Colorado, working on both sides of the camera as an actor-director.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- Spouse
- Gender / Gender identityMale
- He has two middle names: Robert (after his father) and Koji (a Japanese name meaning 'scholar' given to him by his grandmother).
- He studies dramatic acting at AEC Studios - a Los Angeles and Denver-based workshop whose past and current students include Derek Theler, Caroline Macey, Hanna Hall, Tasos Hernandez, and Kyle Howard.
- His last name translates to "Bamboo Garden" in Japanese.
- He studies improv with Upright Citizens Brigade and the Groundlings in LA as well as with several Chicago-trained (iO and Second City) coaches through The Voodoo Comedy Playhouse.
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