| Naoki Tanaka | |
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| Native name | 田中 直樹 |
| Years active | 1992– |
| Spouse | [1] |
| Children | 2[1] |
Naoki Tanaka (田中 直樹, Tanaka Naoki) is a Japanese comedian, actor and television presenter, who is the leader and the boke of the owarai kombi Cocorico with his partner Shozo Endo. He has appeared in many television programmes and films. He is known for being a regular member of Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!, which he and Endo have worked on since 1997.
Tanaka is also known for his love of animals, especially sea creatures, and on 24 June 2018, he became the Marine Stewardship Council ambassador for Japan.[2]
- ^ a b "ココリコ田中直樹と小日向しえが離婚 2児の親権は田中「責任を果たしていきたい」" (in Japanese). Oricon News. 2 May 2017. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "Kokoriko Tanaka-san no MSC anbasadā shūnin-shiki kaisai!" 【ココリコ田中さんのMSCアンバサダー就任式開催！】 [Cocorico Tanaka's Inaugural Ceremony for MSC Ambassador!]. Marine Stewardship Council (in Japanese). 22 June 2018.