Scott Takeda

Biography

Overview (2) Date of Birth 21 March 1967 , Colorado, USA Height 5' 8" (1.73 m) Mini Bio (1) 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 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 also won more than a dozen national Telly Awards as well as the international Gold WorldMedal from the New York Festivals. In 2001, he made his national acting debut as Sgt. Tai Lee in the Animal Planet series "Busted." He now enjoys living multiple creative roles (as an actor in front of the camera and a producer-writer behind the camera) while living in Colorado. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous Spouse (1) Lori Allred (? - ?) Trivia (4) 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, Jessica Duffy, and Kyle Howard. His last name translates to "Bamboo Garden" in Japanese. He studies improv with several Chicago-trained (iO and Second City) coaches through The Voodoo Comedy Playhouse and The YES! Lab.