Takeru Kobayashi
Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi (小林 尊, Kobayashi Takeru; born March 15, 1978) is a retired Japanese competitive eater. Described as "the godfather of competitive eating", he is a six-time Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest champion and widely credited with popularizing the sport. Description above from the Wikipedia article Takeru Kobayashi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Mar 15, 1978 In Nagano, Japan
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 7
- First Appeared:
- In the series Saturday Night Live 1975-10-11
- Latest Project:
- Movie Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef 2024-09-02
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef | Self | 2024-09-02 |
| Movie | ScarfFace | Self | 2021-07-04 |
| Movie | The Good, The Bad, The Hungry | Self | 2019-04-26 |
| Movie | The Houses October Built 2 | Self | 2017-09-22 |
| Movie | Crazy Legs Conti: Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating | Self | 2004-05-04 |
| Series | Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest | Self | 2003-07-04 |
| Series | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) | 1975-10-11 |