Background
He was born on July 22, 1964 in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto.
内村光良
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.
They won the competition the following year, and picked up the nyū kombi (new duo) award the next year. In 1992, Utchan Nanchan won the Japanese Academy Award for "Best New Actors" for their roles in the movie Cult Seven (七人のおたく). In addition, the television program Uchimura Produce(内村プロデュース) which he was the producer of in 2000 won popularity. At the same time, he was called a child prodigy after placing 8th in a local prefectural swimming tournament, leading his school"s softball team to a municipal semifinal win, while also competing in baseball and kendo.
