Yuji Tanaka

This article is about the comedian. For the drummer, see Anzen Chitai.
Yūji Tanaka
Native name 田中 裕二
Born (1965-01-10) January 10, 1965
Tokyo, Japan
Occupation Comedian
Years active 1988–present
Agent Titan
Height 1.54 m (5 ft 12 in)
Spouse(s) Moe Yamaguchi (m. 2015)

Yūji Tanaka (田中 裕二 Tanaka Yūji, born January 10, 1965 in Nakano, Tokyo) is a Japanese comedian.[1] He is best known as half of the owarai duo Bakusho Mondai along with Hikari Ota. He also played Mike in the Japanese dub of the Pixar movie Monsters, Inc. and Br'er Fox in the Japanese dub of the Disney movie Song of the South (special edition). Tanaka was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2010, but was successfully treated following surgery.

References

  1. Nishiyama, George (3 May 2007). "Japan comedian wants to change world like Chaplin". Reuters. Retrieved 28 June 2011.



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