is a Japanese actor and impressionist. He graduated from Iwakura High School Commerce Department. After belonging to Production Ogi, he is now represented with Shimizu Agency.
Shimizu's father is Akira Shimizu, who is also an impressionist, and they first co-starred in the 18 March 2011 broadcast of ''Bakushō sokkuri monomane Kōhaku Uta Gassen Special'' (
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Biography
After enrolling Iwakura High School Commerce Department in 2006, Shimizu debuted as an actor in the
Taiga drama
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). He was a member of the school baseball team.
Shimizu's career as an impressionist began with his first appearance on ''Bakushō sokkuri monomane Kōhaku Uta Gassen Special'' (Fuji TV) in March 2011. In October of the same year, he won the ''All Star Geinōjin Uta ga umai Ōzakettei-sen Special'' (Fuji TV) championship.
Shimizu married a non-celebrity in May 2016. They gave birth to a girl in 8 November.
Shimizu was reported to have been caught gambling at an illegal gambling center with
actor
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Kaname Endo
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in the photo weekly magazine ''Friday'' released on 10 February 2017. It was also announced that the musical ''Hana Gubijin'' in which it had been scheduled from March to April of that same year received his report.
On December 22, 2017, Shimizu was charged with illegal stimulant use after being reported to the police by an out-call prostitution service for drug use in October. He has been charged with a 3-year sentence with half to be commuted.
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Tsuyoshi Domoto
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Yutaka Ozaki
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Kōji Tamaki
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Filmography
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TV variety
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References
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* (Shimizu Agency)
* (April 2012 – )
* (10 December 2015 – )
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Japanese impressionists (entertainers)
Comedians from Tokyo
Male actors from Tokyo
21st-century Japanese male actors
1988 births
Living people