Kenji Moriwaki
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- Ken-chan (健ちゃん)
- Kenji (健児)
- Hashiru Otoko (走る男)
- Moriken (モリケン)
- Post-Sanma Akashiya (ポスト明石家さんま, Posuto Akashiya Sanma)
- Hirakata Municipal Tonoyama First Elementary School
- Hirakata Municipal First Junior High School
- Rakuminami High School
- Momoyama Gakuin University Department of Sociology
Kenji Moriwaki | |
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森脇 健児 | |
| Born | February 5, 1967 Hirakata, Osaka, Japan |
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| Occupation(s) | Comedian, radio personality |
| Years active | 1984– |
| Agent | Shochiku Geino |
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| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Awards | Upper Comedy Topic Award (1989) |
Kenji Moriwaki (森脇 健児, Moriwaki Kenji, born 5 February 1967, in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan)[1] is a Japanese comedian and radio personality.
Moriwaki is represented with Shochiku Geino. He graduated from Hirakata Municipal Tonoyama First Elementary School, Hirakata Municipal First Junior High School, Rakuminami High School, and Momoyama Gakuin University. Moriwaki is a resident of Kyoto. In 2010 he became the Special Advisor to Kyoto Miyama High School. Moriwaki is now married and has one son and daughter.
During high school Moriwaki held a number of voluntary planning events in the local live house Blow Down in Hirakata.
He passed the 1st Shochiuku Geino Tarento Audition during his second year in senior high school. In the 17 March 1984 Moriwaki joins Shochiku Geino and later in June he debuted in a vaudeville show. Later he became an apprentice to Hayato Wakai. In 1988 Moriwaki and Wakai turn into a duo in Zamaa Kankan! and the Kansai Local programme Kenji Moriwaki no Seishun Vegetable in the Kinki area.
Later in the 1990s he appeared in dramas and presenting variety programmes and he stepped down from Waratte Iitomo! and later became a presenter in Yume ga Mori Mori, but the programme didn't air nationwide and in 1999 the series returned in the Kinki area.
Current appearances
TV series
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
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| 2013 | News 610: Kyo Ichi Nichi | NHK Kyoto | Tuesday Corner |
| 2014 | Moriwaki Densetsu | KBS, Sun TV | |
| Honoo-no Taiiku-kai TV | TBS | Irregular appearances | |
| 2015 | Hitmon!! | KTV |
Radio
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
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| 2004 | Kenji Moriwaki no U Work Weekly | Radio Kansai | |
| Konchi wa Kon-chan Ohirudesuyo! | MBS Radio | Thursday monthly "Ichiguest" | |
| 2006 | Kenji Moriwaki no Saturday Stadium | KBS Radio | |
| 2014 | Yona Yona... | ABC Radio | Monday personality |
Internet series
| Year | Title |
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| 2006 | Kenji Moriwaki no Gakuya Hanashi |
| 2014 | Moriwaki Owarai Dōbutsuen |
Essays
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| 2011 | Daily Sports "Sō Shisō Ai" |
Magazines
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| Netchū! Rikujō-bu "Kenji Moriwaki no Netchū! Rikujō-bu Sōdan-shitsu" |
| Riku Maga Jr. "Kenji Moriwaki no Shitsumon Corner" |
Advertisements
| Year | Title |
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| 2016 | Nissin Foods Cup Noodles O Baka e no Shissō |