Minoru Shiraishi

is a Japanese actor, voice actor, singer, songwriter and radio personality who was formerly affiliated with Im Enterprise and Pro-Fit. He is the only live-action character (as he played himself in Lucky ☆ Star) in the Newtype Anime magazine to be featured in the Monthly Top-10 Most-Popular Male Character charts. He played himself in Episode 6 of Kiddy Girl-and as a voice actor in a voice actor cafe. Other roles include Taniguchi in the Haruhi Suzumiya series, and Itsuki Takeuchi in the Initial D reboot feature films in 2014.Minoru married on August 9, 2011, but has chosen to keep his wifes identity anonymous.On December 29, 2015, Minoru revealed that he has facial paralysis, making him unable to move the right side of his face. He is currently taking medication and undergoing treatment.

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