Masatoshi Hamada

Actor | Writer

Date of birth : 05/11/1963

City of birth : Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan

Masatoshi Hamada and his childhood friend Hitoshi Matsumoto teamed up as comedy duo Downtown. When they had their own TV shows in late 80s, they became phenomenal pop culture among young Japanese people. Unlike other comedy duos in Japan, they are still together, and they dominate prime time TV shows in Japan.