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Egashira 2:50 was born on July 1, 1965 in Kanzaki, Saga Prefecture, Japan and is credited as an owarai tarento, YouTuber and Amway distributor. That puts Egashira 2:50 at 61 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes Kanzaki High School and Kyushu Sangyo University. The listed height is 178 cm.
My Take
Egashira 2:50 is the hardest Japanese comedian to explain to anyone who hasn't seen him. Born Hideharu Egashira in Kanzaki, Saga in 1965, university-educated, he chose a career built almost entirely on transgression — physical, loud, deliberately unmanageable on live television. Broadcasters have never quite known what to do with him, and he has paid for that more than once. Then the internet arrived, and the exact quality that made him a liability on TV became his greatest asset: on YouTube nobody has to approve him first, and the audience that always loved him could finally reach him directly. What I find genuinely impressive is the discipline hiding underneath. His act looks like pure chaos, but chaos that consistently lands for decades is not accidental — it is calculated, then concealed. He built a career on being willing to be disliked in the moment in order to be funny, and almost nobody else has the nerve to try it.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Egashira 2:50
- Name (Japanese)
- 江頭2:50
- Born
- July 1, 1965 (age 61)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Snake
- Origin
- Kanzaki, Saga Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 178 cm
- Occupation
- owarai tarento / YouTuber / Amway distributor
2. Background
- High school
- Kanzaki High School
- University
- Kyushu Sangyo University
3. Links
- Official sitehttp://bampeiyu-mgmt.com/artist
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/egachannel/
- Xhttps://x.com/samurai_badass
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egashira%202%3A50
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B1%9F%E9%A0%AD2%3A50
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2900360
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-08-07
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Egashira 2:50 born?
Born July 1, 1965 (age 61).
Where is Egashira 2:50 from?
Egashira 2:50 is from Kanzaki, Saga Prefecture, Japan.
What does Egashira 2:50 do?
Egashira 2:50 works as owarai tarento, YouTuber, Amway distributor.
How tall is Egashira 2:50?
Egashira 2:50 is 178 cm.
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