Teruyoshi Uchimura (内æ '光良, Uchimura Teruyoshi), half of the
Japanese comedy duo Utchan Nanchan, is one of the most famous and
influential comedians in the owarai community. His nickname is Utchan
("Wutchan"), and his partner, Kiyotaka Nanbara, is known as Nanchan.
He was born on July 22, 1964 in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto. Though he has
worked for years as a comedian, he has also shown talent as an actor
and dramatic performer. He is well known as the leader of the owarai
band NO PLAN.Uchimura met Nanbara while attending the Yokohama
Broadcasting Technical School, along with TetsurÅ Degawa and Masato
Irie, who were also classmates. The two decided to start a manzai duo,
and they were called Utchan Nanchan by their teacher, Keiko Utsumi.
They first appeared on the show Owarai sutaa tanjÅ !!
(ã Šç¬'㠄スター誕ç"Ÿ!!, Birth of a Comedy Star!). They won the
competition the following year, and picked up the nyū kombi (new duo)
award the next year.In 1992, Utchan Nanchan won the Japanese Academy
Award for "Best New Actors" for their roles in the movie Cult Seven
(七人㠮㠊㠟ã ). In 1993 Hong Kong singer Wong Ka Kui died after
both he and Uchimura fell off a broken stage on Utchan Nanchan TV
show. In addition, the TV program Uchimura
Produce(内æ 'プãƒãƒ‡ãƒ¥ãƒ¼ã‚¹) which he was the producer of in 2000
won popularity. Criticisms followed that the Japanese were having too
many late night shows of this type, and the TV station crews were
overworked.Uchimura announced his engagement to and married former TV
announcer Yumi Tokunaga in 2005. On January 28, 2006, his debut film
as a director, PEANUTS, was released.
Japanese comedy duo Utchan Nanchan, is one of the most famous and
influential comedians in the owarai community. His nickname is Utchan
("Wutchan"), and his partner, Kiyotaka Nanbara, is known as Nanchan.
He was born on July 22, 1964 in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto. Though he has
worked for years as a comedian, he has also shown talent as an actor
and dramatic performer. He is well known as the leader of the owarai
band NO PLAN.Uchimura met Nanbara while attending the Yokohama
Broadcasting Technical School, along with TetsurÅ Degawa and Masato
Irie, who were also classmates. The two decided to start a manzai duo,
and they were called Utchan Nanchan by their teacher, Keiko Utsumi.
They first appeared on the show Owarai sutaa tanjÅ !!
(ã Šç¬'㠄スター誕ç"Ÿ!!, Birth of a Comedy Star!). They won the
competition the following year, and picked up the nyū kombi (new duo)
award the next year.In 1992, Utchan Nanchan won the Japanese Academy
Award for "Best New Actors" for their roles in the movie Cult Seven
(七人㠮㠊㠟ã ). In 1993 Hong Kong singer Wong Ka Kui died after
both he and Uchimura fell off a broken stage on Utchan Nanchan TV
show. In addition, the TV program Uchimura
Produce(内æ 'プãƒãƒ‡ãƒ¥ãƒ¼ã‚¹) which he was the producer of in 2000
won popularity. Criticisms followed that the Japanese were having too
many late night shows of this type, and the TV station crews were
overworked.Uchimura announced his engagement to and married former TV
announcer Yumi Tokunaga in 2005. On January 28, 2006, his debut film
as a director, PEANUTS, was released.
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