Jerry Fujio
Jerry Fujio ジェリー藤尾 | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Shigeki Fujio |
| Born | 26 June 1940 Shanghai, RNGR China, Empire of Japan |
| Died | 14 August 2021 (age 81) |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actor, tarento |
| Years active | 1958–2021 |
Jerry Fujio (ジェリー藤尾, Jerī Fujio); 26 June 1940 – 14 August 2021) was a Japanese singer, actor and tarento. Born to a British mother and Japanese father in Shanghai, in Japanese-occupied China, his real name was Shigeki Fujio (藤尾 薫紀, Fujio Shigeki).
Fujio was represented with Office Kiko. He was known for one of his songs "Tōku e Ikitai". Fujio dropped out from Senshi University Keio High School. His daughters were former actresses Miki Fujio and Aki Fujio. Fujio's ex-wife was singer and tarento Tomoko Watanabe. He died in Yokohama of acute pneumonia.