Udo Suzuki

Udo Suzuki has been on Japanese television for so long that it is easy to stop noticing how unusual he is. Born in Tsuruoka, Yamagata, in 1970 — real name Hideki Suzuki — he is half of the comedy duo Kyaeen alongside Hiroyuki Amano, and before that played in the band UltraCats, a musical background that most casual viewers never register. What I find genuinely rare is not his material but his posture. Most comedians, once they reach a certain level of fame, start protecting themselves: fewer risks, tighter control over how they are seen. He never closed up. He is still the one being teased, still visibly moved on camera, still reacting without a layer of irony between himself and the audience. Sustaining that for decades is far harder than it looks, because openness is exhausting in a way that a polished persona is not. He also kept his Yamagata accent rather than sanding it down for Tokyo, which tells you most of what you need to know about him.

Name (English)

Udo Suzuki

Name (Japanese)

ウド鈴木

Reading

うど鈴木

Born

January 19, 1970 (age 56)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Dog

Origin

Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

Height

178 cm

Occupation

owarai tarento / musician

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udo%20Suzuki
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%83%89%E9%88%B4%E6%9C%A8
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7877275

Tags

• Yamagata Prefecture
• owarai tarento
• musician

Last updated

2026-08-07

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