Background
He was born on July 22, 1964 in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto.
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He was born on July 22, 1964 in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto.
Though he has worked for years as a comedian, he has also shown talent as an actor and dramatic performer. He is well known as the leader of the owarai band November PLAN.
The two decided to start a manzai duo, and they were called Utchan Nanchan by their teacher, Keiko Utsumi. They first appeared on the show Owarai sutaa tanjō!! (お笑いスター誕生!!, Birth of a Comedy Star!).
In 1993 Hong Kong singer Wong Ka Kui died after both Uchimura and he fell off a slippery platform on Utchan Nanchan television show.
On January 28, 2006, his debut film as a director, PEANUTS, was released. Uchimura is said to have been often teased about his pallid skin color and big nose.
He was supposedly often teased as a youth with taunts like, "With skin as white as yours, why don"t you become a kabuki actor?". He loves the countryside in his hometown prefecture of Kumamoto, and frequently appears on local television, and writes articles for his hometown newspaper twice a year.
He is said to resemble Jackie Chan and has parodied him many times in comedy routines.
Therefore, he is called "Chan"("chen") by Tetsurō Degawa.