Jai West

Biography

Subject: Jai West (Acting).
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Name: Jai Tatsuto West (also known as Jai Tats).
Birthdate: October 24, 1976.
Place of Birth: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Heritage: Half Japanese, half French-Canadian (Japanese mother, French father).
Current Residence: Tokyo, Japan (for over 25 years).
Occupations: Actor, screenwriter, poet.
Acting Career:
Screen debut: 1991 on 21 Jump Street.
Early career: Series regular on Kidzone.
Other roles/appearances: The Surrogate, Once in a Blue Moo (US and Canada).
Japanese films (2004): Survive Style 5+, The Private Detective Mike, Hazard.
Other: Chairman of Iron Chef Canada (2018); Spoken word poetry albums under pseudonym Lotus Chamelion.

Jai Tatsuto West, also known as Jai Tats, is an actor, screenwriter, and poet of Japanese and French-Canadian descent. Born on October 24, 1976, in Vancouver, British Columbia, he has been based in Tokyo, Japan, for over 25 years. West made his screen debut in 1991 on the show 21 Jump Street. His acting career includes being a series regular on the show Kidzone and guest appearances in The Surrogate and Once in a Blue Moo. In 2004, he co-starred in the Japanese films Survive Style 5+, The Private Detective Mike, and Hazard. Additionally, he became the Chairman of Iron Chef Canada in 2018 and has released two spoken word poetry albums under the pseudonym Lotus Chamelion.
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