<p>You may have heard of <strong><a href="http://blog.feelingthevibe.com/tag/bryan-tanaka/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bryan Tanaka</a>,</strong> but do you <em>really </em>know who he is or what he&#8217;s all about? Well, you&#8217;re in luck because we&#8217;ve rounded up 45 fun facts that you should know about the multi-talented star. Keep reading to find out all the details!</p>
<p>1: He&#8217;s known for being the other half to singer <strong><a href="http://blog.feelingthevibe.com/tag/mariah-carey/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mariah Carey</a>.</strong> The couple officially started dating in early 2017.</p>
<p>2: Bryan and Mariah have had an on-and-off relationship though. The couple had a brief split in April of 2017; but they reconciled in June 2017.</p>
<p>3: Bryan has been dancing with Mariah for over 10 years. Check out this picture from 2007!</p>
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<p>4: Before reuniting with Mariah, Bryan was a dancer for <a href="http://blog.feelingthevibe.com/tag/beyonce/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Beyonce</a>.</p>
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<p>5: Bryan started as a backup dancer for Mariah first, before being promoted to her creative director.</p>
<p>6: Their friendship/professional relationship turned into a flirtation after Mariah split from her fiancé James Packer in October 2016.</p>
<p>7: Their relationship further blossomed on Mariah&#8217;s show, <em>Mariah&#8217;s World</em> on E!</p>
<p>8: Bryan is originally from Lacey, Washington.</p>
<p>9: He was born on April 11, 1983. He is 34 years old. There&#8217;s a 13 year age difference between him and Mariah.</p>
<p>10: Bryan has a <a href="http://blog.feelingthevibe.com/tag/youtube/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a> channel. He&#8217;s often posted dance videos and routines on the channel to popular songs.</p>
<p>11: His most popular video is a dance video to the song &#8220;Jump&#8221; by Rihanna. Check it out below!</p>
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<p>12: His oldest video is from 11 years ago. It&#8217;s a snippet of a dance class routine. Watch it below!</p>
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<p>13: As you can tell by the video above, Bryan has also taught dance classes in Los Angeles.</p>
<p>14: As a dancer, Tanaka has been in many prominent tv shows, like <em>Dancing with the Stars</em>.</p>
<p>15: He was also an Echo dancer in 2016&#8217;s <em>La La Land</em>.</p>
<p>16: He also guest starred on a 2006 episode of <em>Entourage</em>, and appeared in the film <em>LXD</em>.</p>
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<p>17: Another celebrity singer he&#8217;s danced with? <a href="http://blog.feelingthevibe.com/tag/rihanna/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rihanna</a>! Bryan appeared in her &#8216;Good Girl Gone Bad&#8217; tour documentary in 2008.</p>
<p>18: He has a younger brother named <a href="http://blog.feelingthevibe.com/tag/danny-storey-tanaka">Danny</a>. Check out their fun photo below!</p>
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<p>19: He often posts pictures of him and Mariah at events or out and about. See this cute photo below!</p>
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<p>20: He&#8217;s super close with both of his parents.
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<p>21: He met MC Hammer.</p>
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<p>22: He&#8217;s a Lakers fan. Check out his jersey in this pic below!</p>
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<p>23: He fractured his patella (knee) in March 2016 and was out for 6 months. In September 2016, he began doing leg exercises in the gym again. In January 2017, he began getting back to his normal routine of dancing, work and fitness.</p>
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<p>24: One of his favorite #hashtags to use on Instagram is #MuchLove.</p>
<p>25: He also likes to post inspirational quotes or mantras on social media.</p>
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<p>26: He met John Legend.</p>
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<p>27: He&#8217;s a fan of the Carolina Panthers. Check out his excitement when they were going to the Super Bowl below!</p>
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<p>28: He loves his dog, Mila. She&#8217;s an English Staffy. Check out a couple adorable pics below!
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<p>29: He went to Timberline High School in Lacey, WA. Check out his fun video below!</p>
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<p>30: He&#8217;s travelled all over the world for dance tours, including the UK, Europe, Japan and Dubai.</p>
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<p>31: There is a dedicated Instagram to Mariah and Bryan&#8217;s relationship with all the photos of the pair you could want &#8211; visit <a href="http://www.instagram.com/erica0808m" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">erica0808m</a></p>
<p>32: He&#8217;s into weightlifting.</p>
<p>33: He&#8217;s an avid skier and snowboarder.</p>
<p>34: He is great with Mariah&#8217;s twins, Monroe and Moroccan. See them all around the Christmas table.</p>
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<p>35: He met Janet Jackson.</p>
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<p>36: He also met Kanye West.</p>
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<p>37: He&#8217;s on Snapchat. You can add him @bryan.tanaka!</p>
<p>38: He&#8217;s a fan of boating. Check out the picture below!</p>
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<p>39: He&#8217;s been on the news in Brazil. Check out the cool video below!</p>
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<p>40: He&#8217;s an avid biker.</p>
<p>41: He&#8217;s worked with <a href="http://blog.feelingthevibe.com/tag/nicole-scherzinger">Nicole Scherzinger</a> (from the Pussycat Dolls), and Ciara. Check out the pictures below!
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<p>42: You know how he appeared in Rihanna&#8217;s documentary? He also starred in two of her music videos, &#8220;Shut Up and Drive&#8221; and &#8220;Don&#8217;t Stop The Music.&#8221;</p>
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<p>43: He performed at the iHeartRadio Music Awards.</p>
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<p>44: He&#8217;s also attended the Brit Awards.</p>
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<p>45: Bryan is a regular at the Millennium Dance Complex in Los Angeles. Check out this video of him dancing to Unforgettable by French Montana Ft. Swae Lee</p>
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<p><em>*Bonus: Check out this rare video of Bryan celebrating little brother Danny Storey Tanaka&#8217;s birthday with him</em></p>
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<p>There you go: 45 facts you may not have known about the super cool Bryan Tanaka! Be sure to follow him on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bryantanaka/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a> where he posts a lot of videos, behind the scenes pictures and other events!</p>
<div class="saboxplugin-wrap" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" itemscope itemprop="author"><div class="saboxplugin-tab"><div class="saboxplugin-gravatar"><img alt='Kari' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dc123c9a3d7e4ec8ab5ae2bc43ec3c76760ee3993ed05afc6ffdbd1ed8f7ae25?s=100&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dc123c9a3d7e4ec8ab5ae2bc43ec3c76760ee3993ed05afc6ffdbd1ed8f7ae25?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' itemprop="image"/></div><div class="saboxplugin-authorname"><a href="https://feelingthevibe.com/author/kari/" class="vcard author" rel="author"><span class="fn">Kari</span></a></div><div class="saboxplugin-desc"><div itemprop="description"><p>Kari Highman is a Beauty and Fashion Blogger at Feeling the Vibe Magazine. Otterbein Alum (2017) &#8211; English &; Psychology. Always learning &; creating. Avid fan of mid 2000&#8217;s TV &; pop music. Comments or tips, email kari@feelingthevibe.com</p>
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