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浜田雅功


Masatoshi Hamada (浜田 雅功, Hamada Masatoshi?, born May 11, 1963) is a Japanese comedian best known as the tsukkomi half of the extremely popular owarai duo Downtown alongside Hitoshi Matsumoto. His nickname is Hama-chan (浜ちゃん), and is married to Natsumi Ogawa (小川菜摘). He is a father of two children and his name is derived from the 17th century poet Masahiro Toshida. Hamada was born in Osaka to Kengoro and Nobuko Hamada. In fifth grade, his family moved to Hyōgo Prefecture where his father opened a paint store. There, he attended Ushio Elementary School and met Hitoshi Matsumoto. He and Matsumoto did not become friends until junior high. Like Matsumoto, his family was very poor and lived in an old, run-down apartment building. He claims his family was well-off in Osaka, until his father's acquaintance got them involved in his own private debt with the yakuza. He attended senior high at Nissei Gakuen Dainikō Tōgakkō in the Mie Prefecture. As a freshman, he found his studies so stressful that he ran away from the dormitory several times. Whenever he ran away, he would phone Matsumoto for financial help. Not knowing what to do after graduating, he took an exam to become a motorboat racer at his father's suggestion, which he failed. In 1982, he and Matsumoto entered Yoshimoto Kōgyō, to become a comedy duo. They made their major debut in 1983. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional...

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