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Tamori

Born

August 22, 1945 (Age: 79)

Place of Birth

Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

타모리

森田一義

모리타 카즈요시

Kazuyoshi Morita

森田一义

塔摩利

Morita Kazuyoshi

タモリ

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.