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Every so often he takes on drama or film roles such as in Tears of Kitty or the more recent Mentai Piriri 2.Īfter graduating as a rakugo he moved to Osaka but continues to work as a solo comedian within the entertainment industry, typically on Kansai region shows such as Osaka Honwaka TV and Marco Polori, whilst maintaining his regular role on Gaki no Tsukai in the Kantō region. He often performs in Yoshimoto Kogyo stage shows, particularly at the Lumine the Yoshimoto theater where he became known for the catchphrases Ma~ ( マー) and Yatta Ja~n ( やったじゃ~ん). From 2005 onward he appeared more infrequently as a talk show guest. īetween 2003–2005 he frequently appeared on Ametalk, establishing a weekly segment where Ameagari Kesshitai would intrude upon him whilst strangely dressed, leading to a comical confrontation with Hiroyuki Miyasako that would inevitably lead to Hōsei's defeat. He began appearing yearly on the Drive A Go! Go! travel program, today his travels mainly focus on onsens around Japan.
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From 2000 he co-hosted an MBS internet radio talk show called K'zStation Ore-tachi Yattemasu ( K'zStationオレたちやってま〜す), mentioning it as one of his only regular sources of work on Gaki no Tsukai's No Laughing series in 2006. Entertainment work (2000–present) Īs a solo comedian, Hōsei flits between various regular and irregular appearances on variety shows. On set he mentored child actor Eiji Wentz who formally became his apprentice. Hōsei became a children's television presenter on the long-running Tensai Terebi-kun series, which also included performing in a number of stage plays. With Denpa Shōnen International he made a number of trips abroad to take on dangerous challenges such as meeting the Mafia in Italy, participating in the Running of the Bulls in Spain and searching for the Chupacabra in Mexico. In addition he took on roles within sitcoms, including a semi-regular part as a visiting fishmonger in Pokkapoka, and a regular part in Ken Shimura's sitcom Heisei Shimura Family where, although he was 28 ~ 30 at the time, he played the role of the 20 ~ 22-year-old son. Hōsei appeared in a number of direct-to-video releases, including starring roles in the live-action manga adaptations of Chameleon and Pappakapā. Taking the underdog as inspiration he tried raising his voice and taking on comically hopeless confrontations, as seen in his ijime-kyara role, which brought in more work offers. Work began to dry up and Hōsei considered quitting comedy until he was amused by an episode of Mutsugoro & Fun Friends, where a little Pug dog barked loudly and hopelessly confronted a large St.
Initially he received much attention for his young appearance, however as his role in comedy gradually cemented towards being the hetare ( へたれ, hopeless) suberi-kyara, his public image quickly changed. In addition to his regular appearances on Downtown's shows such as Gaki no Tsukai and Downtown Kazaana, in 1994 Hōsei also became a regular on Tenshi no U・B・U・G, a late night show hosted by Imada Koji and Higashino Koji. However, Hōsei's comedy partner Hiromitsu Noriyasu found a passion for film directing and by the end of September 1993, Team Zero decided to part ways towards their solo careers. Their efforts won them the Best Newcomer Award at ABC's 12th Rookie Comedian Grand Prix on January 15, 1991. In addition to appearing in Yoshimoto Kogyo sponsored shows such as Yoshimoto Village, they also starred in the Funky Monkey Teacher series alongside Jimmy Onishi. In 1989, Hōsei and Hiromitsu Noriyasu made the move to Tokyo and renamed themselves as Team Zero ( チーム0), appearing on the nationwide DAY BREAK show.Īround the same time, Downtown also moved on to Tokyo and Team Zero were frequent guests or regulars of their shows including Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!, Downtown Nari and Downtown Juice. In 1988 he teamed up with Hiromitsu Noriyasu to form the owarai duo GSX (ガスペケ) who performed at the Yoshimoto-run Shinsaibashi Ni-chōme ( 心斎橋筋2丁目) theater alongside many other recruits and graduates, such as Downtown, Itsuji Itao, Koji Higashino and Koji Imada. Career New Star Creation (1987–1988) Īfter graduating from high school, Hōsei joined Yoshimoto Kogyo's 6th NSC (New Star Creation) Osaka-based school group in April 1987. He attended Nishinomiya South High School where being humorous was a desirable trait, popular among fellow students they coined the term kawaikkoii ( かわいっこいい, "cute / cool") for him. Hōsei was born in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo where from the age of five he took an interest in Kendo, later joining a high school Kendo club.