Obata no Onîsan

Obata no Onîsan

Obata no Onisan is a Japanese comedian, impersonator, actor, grass baseball team director and player, YouTuber, TikToker, special envoy Uonuma, and member of the idol group Yoshimotozaka46. He graduated from Niigata Prefectural Koide High School and the Nippon Sport Science University Faculty of Physical Education. His wife is Fuji TV announcer Yuki Yamasaki. Born June 5, 1988 in Uonuma City, Niigata Prefecture. When he was in elementary school, he experienced baseball, kendo, and alpine skiing, and participated in the national tournament in kendo. In alpine skiing, he has the experience of being selected as a designated player for strengthening in the Niigata Prefecture district, and has devoted himself to baseball since junior high school . He held the position of short stop at Uonuma Municipal Koide Junior High School, Niigata Prefectural Koide High School, and the hardball baseball club, and was the captain in high school. At Nippon Sport Science University, he tried to join the rubber-ball baseball club, but due to an injury to his right elbow, he withdrew from the club and became active in the lacrosse club. His position was G (Goal). When he was in his first year at university, he was the number one student in Japan, partly because of his success in his fourth year. In addition, in his fourth year tournament, he lost to Hitotsubashi University 9-10 in the final match of the Kanto Student League, missing out on advancing to the final 4, and was unable to achieve the number one student in Japan. In his first year at university, when he participated in a training camp where university lacrosse clubs from the Kanto area gathered together and performed a one-shot performance, students from other universities spread the word, "Nippon Sport University's one-shot performance." Taking this opportunity, I challenged the R-1 Grand Prix in the winter of my fourth year at university. When I was looking for a job in my third year of university, I confessed to my mother that I wanted to pursue a career in comedy. had received job offer training. However, he could not give up on his dream of being on the front stage, so he declined the job offer in March of the same year. I was working part-time at a greengrocer in order to enter the school. At the greengrocer, she worked from early in the morning until late at night, and in the evenings she worked part-time at the yakitori restaurant that had been indebted to her since she was a student, and studied comedy. Continuing to live a frugal life, I continued to save the amount I earned from my part-time job every month, minus my living expenses, as pocket money. ', and he started his career as an entertainer . At the age of 24, she entered Yoshimoto General Performing Arts Academy as a member of the 18th class in Tokyo. Immediately after entering the university, he formed a duo "Hinode" with Naoto Ikeda (currently Rainbow) at the "Partner Searching Meeting" and debuted in 2013. During the "Hinode" era, they were active at the Mugendai Hall, crawled up to the top level of the theater in the first year of formation, and have the experience of winning the Spicy Gourmet Cup and Comedy Battle Coliseum 2014. He participated in the R-1 Grand Prix 2015 under the name of "Taiiku-kun" and made it through the first round. On January 31, 2016, "Hinode" was disbanded. Ikeda brought up the story of dissolution. After the dissolution, he started working as a pin entertainer without looking for a new partner because he wanted to see Ikeda's frustrating face. At first, his stage name was "Obata Takazuki", which was his real name written in hiragana. As the shortest way to be recognized by the world as a pin entertainer, there are three things: "a mimicry program that is broadcast about three times a year", "a rhythm story that is always in any comedy boom", and "a story that uses a Segway that no one was doing at the time". Just when I was thinking that I should hit one of them, I appeared in Fuji TV's "Bakushou Sokkuri Monomane Kouhaku Uta Gassen Special" broadcast in January 2017. The impersonation of Shun Oguri with the music of Pikotaro's "Pen Pineapple Apple Pen" (PPAP) became a hot topic on SNS, and after the broadcast, the number of Twitter followers increased tenfold in a week. rice field. However, at the time, the office didn't have much awareness of SNS, so three days after the broadcast, when I was showing off a story in a mimicry costume in Shibuya's center street, I asked a junior to film the situation where the road was closed due to a crowd. After selling to known employees, people involved in TV production at the office began to ask to appear on the program. In March of the same year, he was commissioned by his hometown of Uonuma to serve as the ''Uonuma special envoy'' to promote the city. On April 8 of the same year, he participated in the famous project "Akasaka 5-chome Mini Marathon" in TBS "All-Star Thanksgiving" for the first time and finished 6th. On March 29, 2018, she got married to Yuki Yamazaki (announcer of Fuji TV), whom she met while co-starring in the above-mentioned "Bakushou Sokkuri Monomane Kouhaku Uta Gassen Special". Tomonori Jinnai became the guarantor for the marriage registration. On August 20th of the same year, he passed the 1st generation audition of Yoshimotozaka46 after going through six screenings . In September of the same year, he formed the rubber-ball grass baseball team "GATTIN", where all the players acted as representatives and were comedians. He is also active as an infielder with the uniform number "10" while he is in charge and manager. In 2019, he received the Kanto tryout of SWBC (Japan National Rubber Baseball Team) and was selected from 150 participants as one of the four successful applicants for the second army. In 2020, he took over from Yukiyo Yamada and became the "lacrosse cheerleader" . On July 29, 2022, KADOKAWA published her first book "Enjoy with Parents and Children! Positive Exercise". On February 3, 2023, he competed in the 39-year-old regular division of the Karuizawa Prince Hotel Ski Resort Giant Slalom Competition and finished fifth. On March 5, 2023, he won the 3rd place bronze medal at the All Japan Masters Ski Championships. On June 5th of the same year, she published her first photo book "Birthday" on her 35th birthday
Obba Babatundé

Obba Babatundé

Obba Babatundé is an actor, singer, dancer, director, writer and producer. Obba's breadth of work is known worldwide by audiences of all ages, and his face is one of the most recognizable in the entertainment industry. His career spans over 4 decades and he is a unique breed in today's industry as a triple-threat (and more). Obba is comfortable in the expression of various musical instruments and all forms of dance. In addition to his award-winning performances on stage and screen, he is a nationally renowned speaker and master class teacher for adult and young audiences alike. Obba has often been referred to, and is considered a 'living legend' and is a treasured role model to actors and entertainers of all generations. Central to Obba's career is his unrelenting work ethic and his pursuit of a standard of excellence in everything he does. Amongst Obba's many professional awards and nominations is his Daytime Emmy Award win (2016) for CBS's Bold & the Beautiful, his Emmy nominated performance in the HBO movie "Miss Evers' Boys," his Tony Award nomination for his role as "C.C. White," in the original Broadway cast of "Dreamgirls", his "Best Actor" Award win for the Musical "Sammy" from the San Diego Critic's Circle Awards, his NAACP Image Award win as "Best Actor" for his role as "Sarge" in "A Soldiers Play", the NAACP Trailblazer Award win, an NAACP Image Award-nominated performance in the HBO movie "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge," multiple Ovation Award nominations, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Peachtree Village International Film Festival. Obba has appeared in more than 17 stage productions (several on Broadway), 33 films, 60+ television series and made-for-television movies. Presently, Obba can be seen in 4 prime-time series for; Netflix(Dear White People), Showtime (I'm Dying Up Here), Comedy Central (Detroiters) and CBS (Bold & Beautiful). Many people will remember him from his groundbreaking entry into the entertainment industry during his international tour and co-starring roll with Liza Minnelli in "Liza in Concert", which lead to his close relationship with professional mentor, Sammy Davis Jr. Obba's contributions and starring roll (as CC White) in the original production of Dreamgirls on Broadway is one of his most treasured accomplishments. His distinct, unique speaking and singing voice can be heard in multiple ads, commercials, as well as narration for docu-dramas. His animation career includes the feature film The Wild Thornberrys, Air Bud Entertainment / Fandango Production's Pup Star movies, Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike and Disney Infinity 3.0 [1] and Rocket Power... to name a few. Obba's writing, directing and producing skills include the Lionsgate Home Entertainment feature film "American Bad Boy" starring Katt Williams, co-producer and director roles in "Oscar's Black Odyssey," co-producer of "Dorothy Dandridge An American Beauty," co-producer of "TV in Black The First 50 Years." He was the associate producer of the horror classic film "Voodoo Dolls" and the executive producer and director of the award-winning short films "Journey" and "Clarissa's Gift. " He co-authored, directed and produced the critically-acclaimed theatrical stage play "In The Blink of An Eye."It is easy to see why Obba is often referred to as one of the busiest actors in Hollywood. Obba has dedicated his life and career to sharing his time, expertise and creative talents with all people, be it professional or personal. He has an uncanny way of making everyone feel as if he is always speaking to them directly and personally. People have described Obba as being genuine, passionate, engaging and at times...very funny! In addition to his on-going acting and artistic projects, Obba is constantly being asked to teach, emcee, host, serve as a keynote speaker and facilitate classes, events, festivals and projects around the world. He leaves an indelible mark everywhere he goes. Obba often says "your do is not your who." When asked to explain, he says "your do is how you affect change in your life. Your who if how you affect change in someone else's life." Obba's journey into the entertainment industry became intentional in high school when he began writing poetry and then, while attending Brooklyn College. His pursuits deepened when he began to expand his poems into one-act plays. Simultaneously, he immersed himself into the New York theatre and dance worlds. Studying under many noted directors and choreographers like Geoffrey Holder, Bob Fossey, Michael Bennett, Hal Prince, Thelma Hill, Frank Hatchett, Henry LeTang, Louis Johnson and Titos Sompa just to name a few. Obba learned early on in his career that being authentic and tapping into ones humanity were important to develop and inform his craft. He comes from the mindset that it is essential to deliver diverse types of artistic skills to his audiences and, always in the highest caliber possible. Be it the big screen, the small screen, or the stage. He discovered purpose and community at the same time. Some little-known facts about Obba is that has a strong background rooted in the educational field. He was a co-founder with his brother Akin Babatundé and teacher of one of NYC's first arts-based schools (in Brooklyn, NY). Fluent in American Sign Language (self-taught), and also a horse whisperer, as well as a rodeo competitor. Obba is a dedicated father and proud grandfather. It has been said, that Obba has a way of communicating that helps inspire, encourage and enlighten through his stories and phrases that he identifies as "Obba-isms." "As proud as I am of all that I have done, I am even more excited about what I am to do." - Obba Babatundé

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