Masatoshi Hamada

I'll be honest, Hamada terrifies and delights me in equal measure. As one half of Downtown, this Osaka-born comic built a whole career on the sharpest tsukkomi in the business, the kind of lightning-fast, "I might actually smack you" retort that only decades of Naniwa-bred timing can produce. What gets me is the contradiction: here's a guy who scowls and barks like he's furious, and then he opens his mouth to sing and out comes this genuinely gorgeous voice that lands him at the top of the charts. Comedian, singer, voice actor, the occasional acting turn, and somehow it all just works on him. Is he scary or secretly soft? I have no idea, and that gap is exactly why I can't look away.

Masatoshi Hamada is a Japanese comedy talent, comedian, actor, voice actor, and singer born on May 11, 1963, in Naniwa Ward, Osaka Prefecture. He attended Aoyama High School in Osaka. Active across multiple entertainment fields, he is widely recognized as one of Japan's leading comedy personalities.

Name (English)

Masatoshi Hamada

Name (Japanese)

浜田雅功

Reading

はまだ まさとし

Born

May 11, 1963 (age 63)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rabbit

Origin

Naniwa Ward, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Comedy Talent / Voice Actor / Singer / Comedian / Actor

High school

Aoyama High School

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://profile.yoshimoto.co.jp/talent/detail?id=252
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B5%9C%E7%94%B0%E9%9B%85%E5%8A%9F

Tags

• From Osaka Prefecture
• Comedy Talent
• Voice Actor
• Singer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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