Takeru Kobayashi

Acting

Takeru Kobayashi

Born

1978-03-15 (48)

Place of birth

Nagano, Japan

Known for

Acting

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7 titles

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.

Known for

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A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.

Saturday Night Live

1975

Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest poster
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Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest

2003

Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef poster
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16-time hot dog– eating champion Joey Chestnut faces off against rival and six-time hot dog–eating champion Takeru Kobayashi, settling a 15-year rivalry between the two competitive eaters: Will Chestnut maintain his title as the world's greatest, or will Kobayashi come in with a vengeance and regain his throne?

Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef

2024

The Houses October Built 2 poster
4.9

Recovering from the trauma of being kidnapped last Halloween by the Blue Skeleton - a group who take "extreme haunt" to another level - five friends decide they must face their fears in order to move on. Heading back out on the road to visit more haunted house attractions, signs of the Blue Skeleton start appearing again and a new terror begins.

The Houses October Built 2

2017

The Good, The Bad, The Hungry poster
6.4

Two rivals address the years of animosity that defined their careers and their shared dream of achieving greatness on the world’s biggest stage: the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest.

The Good, The Bad, The Hungry

2019

ScarfFace poster
5.0

ScarfFace takes us on an in-depth journey through the sub-culture of competitive eating, lifting the veil on the Major League Eating corporation and the untold story behind the epic rivalry between Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi.

ScarfFace

2021

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