Tetsuko kuroyanagi biography for kids
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Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
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Kuroyanagi Tetsuko: Japan’s Queen of TV Talent
Kuroyanagi Tetsuko was born on August 9th, 1933 in Tokyo. Her father was an orchestra violinist, while her mother was an essayist. Her parents were cosmopolitan. They had foreign friends and liberal ideals. Her mother dressed in modern clothes and wore Western hairstyles popular with the modern girl crowd. Still, they hoped for and were confident their unborn child was a boy and chose a male name.
They were wrong. Setting the tone for her life, Tetsuko arrived, defying expectations and leaving them scrambling for a girl’s name. Thankfully, kanji are quite flexible, and they could use the boy character they chose after all.
She talks to birds!
Surrounded by artistic and extremely understanding parents, young Tetsuko flourished until she reached school age. While her parents turned a blind eye to her rambunctious and uninhibited nature, her first-grade teacher was less forgiving.
Opening and closing her desk incessantly.
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Tetsuko Kuroyanagi facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Tetsuko Kuroyanagi | |
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黒柳 徹子 | |
Kuroyanagi in November, 2015 | |
Born | (1933-08-09) August 9, 1933 (age 91) Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Empire of Japan |
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Years active | 1953–present |
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Tetsuko Kuroyanagi(黒柳 徹子, Kuroyanagi Tetsuko, born August 9, 1933) is a Japanese actress, television personality, World Wide Fund for Nature advisor, and Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. She joined NHK Broadcasting Theatre Company as the first television actress in 1953. In 1954, she made her debut as the lead actress in the radio dramaYambō Nimbō Tombō. In 1976, TV Asahi's Tetsuko's Room(Tetsuko no Heya) started airing. This program was recognized by the Guinness World Records in 2011 for having the highest number of broadcasts by the same host. It has been airing on weekdays at noon every week, and as of 2023, it has surpassed 11,000 episode