Years active 1982–present Role Musician | Website Rollynet.com Name Rolly Teranishi | |
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Movies Suicide Club, Scabbard Samurai Albums SCANCH'N ROLL SHOW, SWEETS〜SCANCH BEST COLLECTION Similar People Yuko Goto, Miyu Matsuki, Noriyuki Makihara, Sion Sono, Hitoshi Matsumoto | ||
Associated acts Scanch, Marty Friedman | ||
Rolly teranishi intro to suicide club for the rio theatre horror nights
Rolly Teranishi (ローリー 寺西, Rōrī Teranishi) more commonly known as Rolly, is a Japanese musician and music producer.
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- Rolly teranishi intro to suicide club for the rio theatre horror nights
- Rolly teranishi make up magic rouge magic
- Personal background
- Professional background
- Discography
- References
Rolly teranishi make up magic rouge magic
Personal background
Teranishi was born Kazuo Teranishi (寺西 一雄, Teranishi Kazuo, on September 6, 1963) in Kyoto. He grew up in Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan.
Professional background
Teranishi is well-recognized as the lead guitarist and vocalist of the Japanese rock band, Scanch (すかんち, Sukanchi). Scanch continued until 1996. Once Scanch broke up, Rolly pursued his solo musical career and also acting.
Outside of Japan, Teranishi is known almost entirely for his role as Genesis in the Japanese thriller Suicide Circle (2002). He is in the movies Iden & Tity, Swallowtail, Get It On?. He also made an appearance as "Yaha" in the PlayStation 2 game Drag-on Dragoon 2.
Teranishi is a fan of Tim Burton and his works as a movie director; he owns a costume of his favorite Tim Burton character, Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas. Being a big fan of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, he has made several appearances in the stage performances in Japan as Dr. Frank-N-Furter. Other stage performances include the role of Captain Hook in Peter Pan and the Fox and the Conceited Man in Le Petit Prince. His most recent stage role was in the first Japanese production of Tommy, playing the parts of Cousin Kevin and the Pinball Wizard.
2006 was the 15th-year anniversary of Scanch. All the members of Scanch reunited for two concerts that occurred on March 10 and March 17. It was also released on CD (Scanch’n’Roll Show II).
Teranishi starred in a TV show called Rock Fujiyama alongside Marty Friedman, ex lead guitarist of the thrash metal band Megadeth. Rolly also appears in his own television show Rolly Kingdom every two weeks, and also co-hosts KKTV, a family show that airs every Saturday night.
He has also contributed to the soundtrack of Kamen Rider Agito for his performance of the third ending theme "Deep Breath." This was the second song that he performed as the lead vocalist for Rider Chips, after being featured as a vocalist on "Power Child."