Tamori

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1945-08-22 (79 years old)

Place of Birth Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Also Known As 타모리, 森田一義, 모리타 카즈요시, Kazuyoshi Morita, 森田一义, 塔摩利, Morita Kazuyoshi

Tamori

Biography

Kazuyoshi Morita, known by his stage name Tamori, 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. For more than 30 years he hosted Waratte Iitomo! ("It's OK to laugh!"), a nationally televised live show broadcast every weekday at noon from October 1982 until March 2014. His likeness is the basis for the Piranha Plant in All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros.

Known For

Actor

2018
2007
Hero

as Renzaburo Hanaoka

2006
House Hunting

as (Voice)

2001
Hero

as Renzaburo Hanaoka

2000
Tales of the Unusual

as Storyteller (segment "The Storyteller")

1996
SMAP×SMAP

as Skit Guest

1993
if: Moshimo

as Self – Host

1991
1986
Jazz Daimyo

as Special Guest

1985
The Legend of the Stardust Brothers

as Chairman of "Waratte Iitomo"

1983
1982
A Pool Without Water

as Camera Shop Owner

Sound

2016