Rolly Teranishi

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Rolly Teranishi (ローリー寺西, Rolly Teranishi^?) is a Japanese musician and music producer.

He is also known by the names of Rolly and Kazuo Teranishi. He was born September 6, 1963 in Kyoto and he grew up in Takatsuki-shi, Osaka, Japan. He is well recognized as the lead guitarist and vocalist of the Japanese rock band, すかんち (aka Scanch). Scanch continued through 1996. Once Scanch broke up, Rolly pursued his musical career in singing solo.

Rolly is often discovered by non-Japanese-speaking people by his role as Genesis in the Japanese thriller　自殺サークル (Suicide Circle/Suicide Club) released in 2002.

Rolly 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.

This year, 2006, was the 15th-year anniversary of the start of Rolly's debut with Scanch. All the members of Scanch reunited for two concerts that occurred on March 10 and March 17. Now, Rolly is taking part in a TV show called Rock Fujiyama alongside Marty Friedman, ex lead guitarist of the thrash metal band, Megadeth.