Masaru Hamaguchi
Japanese comedian and actor (born 1972)
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Masaru Hamaguchi (Japanese: 濱口 優, Hepburn: Hamaguchi Masaru; born January 29, 1972) is a Japanese comedian and actor from Konohana-ku, Osaka. He is the tsukkomi of the manzai duo, Yoiko, with his partner Shinya Arino.
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Masaru Hamaguchi | |
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濱口優 | |
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| Born | January 29, 1972 |
| Employer | Shochiku Geino |
| Notable work | Yoiko |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Shuji Hamaguchi Yoshiyuki Hamaguchi |
| Comedy career | |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Medium | Television |
| Genre | Owarai |
| Website | www.shochikugeino.co.jp |
Career
Hamaguchi and Arino were classmates that graduated high school and formed a manzai duo in 1990.[1] The duo would make their first major televised appearance on Mecha-Mecha Iketeru! in 1996.[2]
Appearances
- Mecha-Mecha Iketeru! (1996–2018)
- Ikinaru! Ougon Densetsu.
Personal life
Hamaguchi was born into a family that owns a coffee shop called "Hamayū" (はまゆう) in Konohana-ku, Osaka, named after the poisonous spider lily from his grandfather's love of lily flowers on the beach.[3]
In 2013, Hamaguchi began dating the gravure model Akina Minami, with whom he has a seventeen-year age difference. They got married on May 25, 2018,[4][5] initially giving birth to a stillborn[6][7] before his wife gave birth to a healthy baby, their son in 2022.[8]