Ken Shimura, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ken Shimura

Japanese comedian

Date of Birth: 20-Feb-1950

Place of Birth: Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan

Profession: actor, singer, comedian, seiyū, tarento, owarai tarento, presenter

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

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Ken Shimura (?? ??, Shimura Ken) (born Yasunori Shimura (?? ??, Shimura Yasunori), February 20, 1950, in Higashimurayama, Tokyo) is a Japanese comedian.
He co-starred with Masashi Tashiro, Nobuyoshi Kuwano in the Japanese variety show Shimura Ken no Bakatono-sama.
The "bakatono-sama" shtick by Shimura is unusual among Japanese comedians, in that he could satirize the deeds of current guardians of the contemporary society (a company president, a politician, a family head, a school principal, the head of a Japanese yakuza gang) under the garb of a foolish king who lived in the country a long time ago.
Another popular shtick of Shimura in the same show is "Henna Oji-san" [an obnoxious older man] who entertains himself in the company of nubile girls.
After being caught for his pranks, the character regularly ends the shtick with a song 'Sou desu.
Watashi wa Henna Oji-san desu'. Shimura is most famous for starring in Hachiji Da Yo! Zen'in Shugo! with the comedy group The Drifters and Fun TV with Kato-chan and Ken-chan with Cha Kato, another former member of The Drifters.