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Public records list Hiroshi Yamamoto as a boxer and owarai tarento. Hiroshi Yamamoto was born on September 5, 1978 in Ora District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. The age as of 2026 is 47.
My Take
Two words sit side by side on this profile: boxer and comedian. I kept re-reading them, waiting for one to cancel the other out. It never happened. Hiroshi Yamamoto, born in 1978 in Ora District, Gunma Prefecture, built his name in comedy and then went and put himself inside a boxing ring, which is about the least forgiving place a public figure can choose to stand. Comedy at least lets you edit the tape. A fight does not. What I find interesting is not the novelty of the combination but the refusal to hedge it. Plenty of entertainers take up a sport and keep it comfortably at the hobby level, where nobody can score them. Choosing the version with an official record attached says something about temperament. The database itself is thin here, with no awards or timeline entries filled in, and I would rather admit that than invent a career narrative. Still, the bare pairing of those two labels tells you more about a person than most fully populated pages manage to.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hiroshi Yamamoto
- Name (Japanese)
- 山本博
- Reading
- やまもと ひろし
- Born
- September 5, 1978 (age 47)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Horse
- Origin
- Ora District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- boxer / owarai tarento
2. Links
3. 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 Hiroshi Yamamoto born?
Born September 5, 1978 (age 47).
Where is Hiroshi Yamamoto from?
Hiroshi Yamamoto is from Ora District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.
What does Hiroshi Yamamoto do?
Hiroshi Yamamoto works as boxer, owarai tarento.
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