Takeru Kobayashi
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.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1978-03-15 · Nagano, Japan
Known for
- Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self (uncredited)
- The Houses October Built 2 (2017) — Self
- The Good, The Bad, The Hungry (2019) — Self
- Crazy Legs Conti: Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating (2004) — Self
- Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef (2024) — Self
- ScarfFace (2021) — Self
- Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest (2003) — Self