Van Darkholme (Japanese: TDNコスギ Hepburn: TDN Kosugi; VAN様 Van-sama) is an American performance artist, director, photographer, writer, and owner of the VanDarkholme.com website. He was born on October 24, 1964 in Vietnam. He is of Vietnamese descent.
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Van is sometimes referred to as VAN様 (VAN-sama, Sir VAN) and ダーク (Dark) by Japanese fans, and 佟 dark 为 (Tong Dark Wei) by Chinese GPW fans. TDN comes from right-handed pitcher and coach for the Ishikawa Million Stars Kazuhito Tadano who's name is commonly abbreviated as TDN. TDN was known for acting in Coat Corporation Co. Ltd's A Midsummer Night's Lewd Dream (Babylon Stage 34: Manatsu no Yo no Inmu: the Imp). Kosugi comes from biracial (part-Chinese) martial arts actor Kane Takeshi Kosugi. His Chinese name come from his resemblance to Chinese actor Tong Dawei.
