Person

Takeru Kobayashi

Acting · Born 1978-03-15 · Nagano, Japan

Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi (小林 尊, Kobayashi Takeru; born March 15, 1978) is a retired Japanese competitive eater. Described as "the godfather of competitive eating", he is a six-time Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest champion and widely credited with popularizing the sport. Description above from the Wikipedia article Takeru Kobayashi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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  Saturday Night Live

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  Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest

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  Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef

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  ScarfFace

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  The Good, The Bad, The Hungry

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  The Houses October Built 2

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  Crazy Legs Conti: Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating

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• 2024Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished BeefSelf
• 2021ScarfFaceSelf
• 2019The Good, The Bad, The HungrySelf
• 2017The Houses October Built 2Self
• 2004Crazy Legs Conti: Zen and the Art of Competitive EatingSelf
• 2003Nathan's Hot Dog Eating ContestSelf
• 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf (uncredited)