Scott Takeda
☼ Born on 21 December 1967, in Colorado, USA
BiographyBorn in Colorado, Scott Takeda got his start in television in 1990 as a TV news reporter in Pocatello, Idaho (KIDK). As his career grew, he then moved on to newsrooms in Ohio (WTOL), Denver (KCNC), and finally Philadelphia (WPHL) where he worked behind the camera as a producer-photojournalist. During his time as a TV journalist, he won two regional Emmy awards and two "Photographer of the Year" titles.
In 1995, he joined the staff of "News-for-Kids" and spent three seasons producing segments for the Emmy-award winning syndicated children's show. During that time, he also formed his own production company, producing the documentary film "The Holocaust: Colorado Remembers." With his company, Scott has won four additional Emmys, more than thirty national Telly Awards and the international Gold WorldMedal from the New York Festivals TV Film Awards. His client list includes Buick GMC, Eli Lilly, Proctor and Gamble, and MSN.
In 2001, he made his national acting debut as Sgt. Tai Lee in the Animal Planet series "Busted."
He now splits his time between LA and Colorado, working on both sides of the camera as an actor-director.
In the role of actor
The Thief Collector – Hot Docs 2022 (12/05/2022)
The criminal exploits of a New England couple are revealed in The Thief Collector. In 2017, while claiming material for his antique store from the estate of Rita and Jerry Alter in Cliff, New Mexico, Dave Van Auker finds a painting behind their bedroom door, which turns out to be Willem de Kooning’s painting “Woman-Ochre,” […]