birthdate: Jan. 2, 1971personal info: Takenouchi Yutaka became a model after winning first prize in the Zassi Dokusha Model Audition - an award given to the best amateur among the magazine's readers. From 1989 to 1994, he played an active part in the modelling industry, modelling for both fashion magazines and television commercials for major companies. In 1994, he made his debut as an actor, appearing in doramas such as Boku-no Shushoku and Tokyo Daigaku Monogatari. In 1995, he was awarded Golden Arrow Hoso Shinjin-sho (Golden Arrow Award for the best new actor) for his part in the dorama, Hoshi-no Kinka.