(born 1 March 1943,
Setagaya
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also the name of a neighborhood and administrative district within the ward. The ward calls itself Setagaya City in English. Its official bird is the azure-winged magpie, its flower is the fringed orc ...
,
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...
), also known as Kato-chan, is a male Japanese
comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting foolish (as in slapstick), or employing prop comedy. A comedian who addresses an audience dir ...
and actor. His real name is . Cha is one of the members of
The Drifters
The Drifters are several American doo-wop and R&B/soul vocal groups. They were originally formed as a backing group for Clyde McPhatter, formerly the lead tenor of Billy Ward and his Dominoes in 1953. The second group of Drifters, formed in 1 ...
and plays drums. His work with
Ken Shimura
(born , 20 February 1950 – 29 March 2020) was a Japanese comedian. He co-starred with Masashi Tashiro, Nobuyoshi Kuwano in the Japanese variety show '.
Throughout his comedy career, Shimura was known for his "Bakatono-sama" character, whi ...
, another Drifter, is well known in Japan.
Many in Japan were surprised when it was announced in 2011 that he had married a woman 45 years younger than him (making her 22 years old).
TV programs
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Hachiji Dayo, Zen'inshugo! (1969–85) (with other members of
The Drifters
The Drifters are several American doo-wop and R&B/soul vocal groups. They were originally formed as a backing group for Clyde McPhatter, formerly the lead tenor of Billy Ward and his Dominoes in 1953. The second group of Drifters, formed in 1 ...
).
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Fun TV with Kato-chan and Ken-chan
was a Japanese television variety show aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System around the mid-1980s. Starring Ken Shimura and Cha Kato, former members of the group The Drifters from ''Hachiji Dayo! Zen'in Shugo'', the irreverent and satirical progra ...
(with
Ken Shimura
(born , 20 February 1950 – 29 March 2020) was a Japanese comedian. He co-starred with Masashi Tashiro, Nobuyoshi Kuwano in the Japanese variety show '.
Throughout his comedy career, Shimura was known for his "Bakatono-sama" character, whi ...
).
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Dorifu Daibakusho (1977–98) (with other members of
The Drifters
The Drifters are several American doo-wop and R&B/soul vocal groups. They were originally formed as a backing group for Clyde McPhatter, formerly the lead tenor of Billy Ward and his Dominoes in 1953. The second group of Drifters, formed in 1 ...
).
External links
Kato-chan Page
1943 births
Living people
Japanese comedians
Japanese male actors
Japanese drummers
People from Tokyo
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