, also known as ROCKETMAN, is a Japanese
comedian
A comedian (feminine comedienne) or comic is a person who seeks to entertainment, entertain an audience by making them laughter, laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting foolishly (as in slapstick), or employing prop c ...
and
musician
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.
He belongs to
Watanabe Entertainment
is a major Japanese entertainment conglomerate and a member of the Watanabe Production Group.
Company
Watanabe Entertainment’s head office is in Shibuya, Tokyo and the company's principle functions include organizing television and radio p ...
. On television he generally takes minor roles and is characterized by his childlike temperament and boyish looks. He is also a member of the
owarai
is a broad word used to describe Japanese comedy as seen on television. The word ''owarai'' is the Honorific speech in Japanese#Honorific prefixes, honorific form of the word ''warai'' (by adding o- prefix), meaning "a laugh" or "a smile". '' ...
group
No Plan.
Fukawa graduated from the
Department of Economics at
Keio University
, abbreviated as or , is a private university, private research university located in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It was originally established as a school for Rangaku, Western studies in 1858 in Edo. It was granted university status in 1920, becomi ...
. He is
cousin
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More generally, in the kinship system used in the English-speaking world, ...
to manga artist
Tetsuo Hara
is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for co-creating the post-apocalyptic martial arts series ''Fist of the North Star'' (1983–1988) with writer Buronson, which is one of the best-selling manga in history with over 100 million copies ...
.
References
External links
Ryō Fukawa's official page
Japanese male comedians
1974 births
Living people
Musicians from Yokohama
Keio University alumni
Nippon Columbia artists
Watanabe Entertainment
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