Tamori

Tamori
Birth nameKazuyoshi Morita (森田 一義)
Native nameタモリ
Born (1945-08-22) 22 August 1945 (age 79)
Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Japan
MediumTelevision
NationalityJapanese
Years active1975–present
EmployerTanabe Agency
GenresOwarai
Notable works and roles

Kazuyoshi Morita (森田 一義, Morita Kazuyoshi, born 22 August 1945 in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture), known by his stage name Tamori (タモリ) (an anagram of his surname), is a Japanese television celebrity. Known for his trademark dark sunglasses, Tamori is one of the "big three" television comedians in Japan along with Takeshi Kitano (a.k.a. Beat Takeshi) and Sanma Akashiya.[1]

Since taking over the role in April 1987, Tamori has hosted the weekly music television program Music Station for over 34 years. For 32 years he hosted Waratte Iitomo!, a nationally televised live show broadcast every weekday at noon from October 1982 until March 2014.[2] Waratte Iitomo! earned Tamori the Guinness World Record for "Longest continued hosting of a live television program", while Music Station earned him the world record for "Longest running live TV music show hosted by the same presenter" in 2021.[3] His likeness is the basis for the Piranha Plant in All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros..[4]

  1. ^ "笑わせてナンボ お笑いビッグ3の特徴とは?". Asahi Shimbun. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  2. ^ "'Waratte Iitomo!' wraps up after 32 years on air". The Japan Times. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  3. ^ "タモリ「Mステ」司会でギネス記録認定、35年間で印象的な出来事は「やはりt.A.T.u.でしょう(笑)」". Natalie. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  4. ^ All Night Nippon Article