Mickey Curtis

Honestly, Mickey Curtis feels less like a celebrity and more like a living chunk of postwar Japanese pop history that just refuses to stand still. Picture it: a half-British kid out of Minato, Tokyo, born in 1938, screaming rockabilly to fainting teenagers at the Nichigeki Western Carnival when rock and roll was still brand new and slightly scandalous here. What gets me is he never settled into one lane, drifting from teen idol to actor to music producer and somehow ending up doing rakugo, of all things. That kind of restless range is rare. He's got that craggy, leonine face and a sly, unbothered cool that age only sharpened. To me he's the rare elder who got mellower without ever going soft, the mischief still glinting behind the eyes.

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Mickey Curtis is a Japanese entertainer born on July 23, 1938, in Minato, Tokyo. He is known across multiple fields as an actor, singer, music producer, and rakugo performer. His active period spans several decades, during which he established a distinctive presence in Japanese entertainment. His blood type and agency affiliation are not disclosed publicly.

Name (English)

Mickey Curtis

Name (Japanese)

ミッキー・カーチス

Reading

みっきー・かーちす

Born

July 23, 1938 (age 88)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Tiger

Origin

Minato, Tokyo, Japan

Blood type

O

Height

165 cm

Agency

ワタナベエンターテインメント

Occupation

Actor / Singer / Music Producer / Talent / Rakugo Performer

Spouse

芳村真理

Works summary

Appearances

222 (1958–2025)

By year

1958: 8, 1959: 6, 1960: 10, 1961: 9, 1962: 3, 1963: 5, 1964: 1, 1965: 2, 1971: 1, 1972: 5, 1973: 2, 1976: 5, 1977: 5, 1984: 2, 1985: 2, 1986: 2, 1988: 2, 1989: 2, 1990: 2, 1991: 1, 1992: 1, 1994: 3, 1995: 3, 1996: 3, 1997: 5, 1998: 5, 1999: 1, 2000: 7, 2001: 9, 2002: 4, 2003: 5, 2004: 6, 2005: 3, 2006: 2, 2007: 4, 2008: 7, 2009: 4, 2010: 7, 2011: 4, 2012: 9, 2013: 11, 2014: 11, 2015: 10, 2016: 2, 2017: 3, 2018: 2, 2019: 2, 2020: 2, 2021: 1, 2024: 2, 2025: 1

Debut work

若い娘たち

Filmography / notable works

• Xhttps://x.com/MICKEYCURTIS
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9F%E3%83%83%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%81%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6838606

Tags

• From Tokyo
• Actor
• Singer
• Music Producer

Last updated

2026-08-26

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