Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Other names
Ken Koba[1]
Koba[2]
Mr. Yaritai Hōdai[3]
Education
Hatsushiba Tondabayashi High School
Yoshimoto New Star Creation (NSC)
Occupations
Comedian
actor
Years active
1992–
Agent
Yoshimoto Creative Agency
Known for
Niketsu!!
Ameagari no yamato Naze? Shiko
Ken Koba no BakoBako TV
NMB48 Sayaka Yamamoto no M-ane: Music Onēsan
High Noon TV Viking!
Yoshimoto Chō Gōkin K: Ken Koba Daiō Kangaeru Hito
Kangaeru Hito
Height
1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[4][5]
Awards
2nd and 3rd Dynamite Kansai (2000)
All That's Manzai (2001)
11th Dynamite Kansai (2005)
BGO Emi Kamagata Entertainment award (2005)
BGO Emi Kamagata Entertainment Narrative award (2006)
14th Dynamite Kansai (2008)
S-1 Battle Monthly Champion (2009)
Kendo Kobayashi (ケンドーコバヤシ, Kendō Kobayashi, born 4 July 1972)[5] is a Japanese comedian and actor.[6] His real and former stage name is Tomoharu Kobayashi (小林 友治, Kobayashi Tomoharu). He is nicknamed Ken Koba (ケンコバ), Koba (コバ), and Mr. Yaritai Hōdai (Mr.やりたい放題, Misutā Yaritai Hōdai). He is represented with Yoshimoto Creative Agency of Yoshimoto Kogyo in Tokyo. He graduated from the Yoshimoto New Star Creation (NSC) in Osaka.
Kobayashi graduated from Osaka Municipal Higashitanabe Elementary School, Osaka Municipal Nakano Junior High School, and Hatsushiba Tondabayashi High School. He served as a captain of the rugby club during high school.
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^"しずちゃんが結婚詐欺を調査、雨上がり、コバ、宇治原の中で素質あるのは". Owarai Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 26 Oct 2016.
^"真相はABCとDVDで「容疑者ケンドーコバヤシ逮捕」". Owarai Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. 26 Nov 2012. Retrieved 26 Oct 2016.
^"ケンドーコバヤシ". Nihon Tarento Meikan (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. Retrieved 26 Oct 2016.
^ ab"ケンドーコバヤシ" (in Japanese). Yoshimoto Kogyo. Retrieved 26 Oct 2016.
^Mokuyō Junk Zero: Kendo Kobayashi no Temeoko. TBS Radio. 18 Jun 2009.
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