Takeru Kobayashi
Birthday
1978/03/15 (47 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Nagano, Japan
Also know as
小林 尊, Tsunami
Biography
Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi (小林 尊, Kobayashi Takeru; born March 15, 1978) is a retired Japanese competitive eater. Described as "the godfather of competitive eating", he is a six-time Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest champion and widely credited with popularizing the sport. Description above from the Wikipedia article Takeru Kobayashi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acting
(2004) Crazy Legs Conti: Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating
as Self
(2024) Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef
as Self
(2019) The Good, The Bad, The Hungry
as Self
(2017) The Houses October Built 2
as Self
(2021) ScarfFace
as Self
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
(2003) Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
as Self