Shirota Yu (城田優) is an actor as well as singer. He mostly performs in stage productions and is well known for his roles as Tuxedo Mask in the Sailor Moon Musicals and Tezuka Kunimitsu in The Prince of Tennis musical and movie. He is a former member of the stage acting group D-BOYS. Shirota Yu signed with avex trax and, on May 4th 2011, he will debut as a singer under the name U with a single of the same name.
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- Birth Name: Shirota Yu (城田優)
- Nicknames: Shiroro, Shiropon, Shirotan (しろたん), Yuu-ani (ゆう兄), U-kun (by Yamashita Tomohisa & Akanishi Jin), Yuu (ゆう)
- Date of Birth: December 26, 1985 (age 34)
- Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
- Blood Type: O
- Ethnicity: Half Japanese from his Father, Half Spanish from his mother.