Fuminori Ujihara
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is a Japan
ese comedian
best known as the tsukkomi half of a popular owarai
duo Rozan
(ロザン) alongside Hirofumi Suga
(菅 広文). Given his 146 IQ score, bachelor degree in law from Kyoto University
(one of the top-tier universities in the country), and championship titles from a number of TV quiz shows, he is also widely known as one of the most intelligent comedians in Japan. He is 177 cm tall and weighs 59 kg, relatively tall in Japanese standard and thin.
. The family moved from Osaka to Hiroshima
when he was four. Living there for ten years, he used to speak in the Hiroshima dialect. During his third year in junior high school, the family moved back to Osaka. Ujihara's parents were very stern since his early childhood.
He always earned outstanding grades at school, one of the top students in his year in high school. When he was a high school junior, he scored the second highest in a Yoyogi seminar's (prep school) nationwide mock exam for expected applicants of Kyoto University (for the law major). Given his grades, the prep school offered him free tuition and free mock exam fee.
Initially, he vaguely planned to be a lawyer, however, his best friend Suga invited him to be his manzai
partner when Ujihara was a high school junior. Suga also recommended Ujihara to take the entrance exam of Kyoto University, assuming the school name would be a help when they become a manzai duo in the future. Ujihara accepted his offer, took the entrance exam, and passed it when he was a high school junior.
Since Ujihara had expected his parents would be against his career decision, he kept secret his activities as a comedian from them. However, one day in a TV variety show, his father saw him wearing only a shorts and chasing around money in the street. His father became furious shouting at him "Why are you going to university!?" Although His father stayed against Ujihara's comedy career, the father, having seen Ujihara's nine year effort to graduate from the university, eventually recognized Ujihara's passion for comedy and supported his decision.
and a singer Hitomi
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s. He won championship titles in "Brain Survivor II" (TBS
) a special program broadcast in the Spring of 2002 and "Quiz! Nihongo-oh" (TBS) broadcast on June 24, 2008. On the TV program "Cho Time Shock -- Saikyo Quiz-oh Ketteisen," he won the first place in his first appearance. He revealed there that he had earned approximately 5 million yen from quiz shows.
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ese comedian
Owarai
is a broad word used to describe Japanese comedy as seen on television. The word owarai is the honorific form of the word warai, meaning "a laugh" or "a smile". Owarai is most common on Japanese variety shows and the comedians are referred to as owarai geinin or owarai tarento...
best known as the tsukkomi half of a popular owarai
Owarai
is a broad word used to describe Japanese comedy as seen on television. The word owarai is the honorific form of the word warai, meaning "a laugh" or "a smile". Owarai is most common on Japanese variety shows and the comedians are referred to as owarai geinin or owarai tarento...
duo Rozan
Rozan (owarai)
is a Japanese comedy duo from Osaka consisting of as boke and as tsukkomi under the entertainment agency, Yoshimoto Kogyo. Formed in 1996, they are best known for their stand-up acts and TV tarento activities in variety and quiz shows...
(ロザン) alongside Hirofumi Suga
Hirofumi Suga
Hirofumi Suga is a Japanese comedian best known as the boke half of a popular owarai duo Rozan alongside Fuminori Ujihara . Born in Takaishi, Osaka Prefecture, he usually speaks in the Kansai dialect. He is 162 cm tall and weighs 51 kg.- External links :*...
(菅 広文). Given his 146 IQ score, bachelor degree in law from Kyoto University
Kyoto University
, or is a national university located in Kyoto, Japan. It is the second oldest Japanese university, and formerly one of Japan's Imperial Universities.- History :...
(one of the top-tier universities in the country), and championship titles from a number of TV quiz shows, he is also widely known as one of the most intelligent comedians in Japan. He is 177 cm tall and weighs 59 kg, relatively tall in Japanese standard and thin.
Bio
- 1976 - Born in Shijonawate, Osaka
- 1992 - Entered Osaka Kyoiku University Tennoji High school
- 1995 - Entered Kyoto UniversityKyoto University, or is a national university located in Kyoto, Japan. It is the second oldest Japanese university, and formerly one of Japan's Imperial Universities.- History :...
majoring in lawLawLaw is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus... - 1996 - Formed owarai duo "Rozan" with Hirofumi SugaHirofumi SugaHirofumi Suga is a Japanese comedian best known as the boke half of a popular owarai duo Rozan alongside Fuminori Ujihara . Born in Takaishi, Osaka Prefecture, he usually speaks in the Kansai dialect. He is 162 cm tall and weighs 51 kg.- External links :*...
- 2004 - Graduated from Kyoto University
Early life
Ujihara's parents are originally from Shiga prefectureShiga Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan, which forms part of the Kansai region on Honshu Island. The capital is the city of Ōtsu.- History :Shiga was known as Ōmi Province or Gōshū before the prefectural system was established...
. The family moved from Osaka to Hiroshima
Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It became best known as the first city in history to be destroyed by a nuclear weapon when the United States Army Air Forces dropped an atomic bomb on it at 8:15 A.M...
when he was four. Living there for ten years, he used to speak in the Hiroshima dialect. During his third year in junior high school, the family moved back to Osaka. Ujihara's parents were very stern since his early childhood.
He always earned outstanding grades at school, one of the top students in his year in high school. When he was a high school junior, he scored the second highest in a Yoyogi seminar's (prep school) nationwide mock exam for expected applicants of Kyoto University (for the law major). Given his grades, the prep school offered him free tuition and free mock exam fee.
Initially, he vaguely planned to be a lawyer, however, his best friend Suga invited him to be his manzai
Manzai
is a traditional style of stand-up comedy in Japanese culture, which usually involves two performers —a straight man and a funny man —trading jokes at great speed...
partner when Ujihara was a high school junior. Suga also recommended Ujihara to take the entrance exam of Kyoto University, assuming the school name would be a help when they become a manzai duo in the future. Ujihara accepted his offer, took the entrance exam, and passed it when he was a high school junior.
Since Ujihara had expected his parents would be against his career decision, he kept secret his activities as a comedian from them. However, one day in a TV variety show, his father saw him wearing only a shorts and chasing around money in the street. His father became furious shouting at him "Why are you going to university!?" Although His father stayed against Ujihara's comedy career, the father, having seen Ujihara's nine year effort to graduate from the university, eventually recognized Ujihara's passion for comedy and supported his decision.
Interests
Ujihara is a big fan of a professional baseball team Hiroshima Toyo CarpHiroshima Toyo Carp
The are a professional baseball team in Japan's Central League. The team is primarily owned by the Matsuda family, led by , who is a descendant of Mazda founder Jujiro Matsuda. Mazda is the largest single shareholder , which is less than the portion owned by the Matsuda family . Because of that,...
and a singer Hitomi
Hitomi
better known by her stagename , is a Japanese singer and songwriter. She began her career as model, and after meeting Tetsuya Komuro he began managing her career as a pop singer...
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Quiz King
Ujihara frequently appears in quiz showQuiz Show
Quiz Show is a 1994 American historical drama film produced and directed by Robert Redford. Adapted by Paul Attanasio from Richard Goodwin's memoir Remembering America, the film is based upon the Twenty One quiz show scandal of the 1950s...
s. He won championship titles in "Brain Survivor II" (TBS
Tokyo Broadcasting System
, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....
) a special program broadcast in the Spring of 2002 and "Quiz! Nihongo-oh" (TBS) broadcast on June 24, 2008. On the TV program "Cho Time Shock -- Saikyo Quiz-oh Ketteisen," he won the first place in his first appearance. He revealed there that he had earned approximately 5 million yen from quiz shows.
TV
Semi Regular- Quiz Presen Variety Q-sama!! (クイズプレゼンバラエティー Qさま!!) -- TV AsahiTV Asahi, also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network....
- Nekketsu! Heisei Kyoiku Gakuin (熱血!平成教育学院) -- Fuji TVFuji Televisionis a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....
/CX
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- Quiz! Hexagon (クイズ!ヘキサゴン) -- Fuji TV
- Quiz! Hexagon IIQuiz! Hexagon IIis a Japanese quiz variety show on Fuji Television, airing Wednesdays from 19:00-19:57 Japan Standard Time. The show began airing on October 19, 2005; its predecessor, aired from June 5 through October 12, 2005.-Summary:...
(クイズ!ヘキサゴンII) -- Fuji TV
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