Jimmy Onishi

Jimmy Onishi
ジミー大西
Born	大西 秀明 (Ōnishi Hideaki) (1964-01-01) January 1, 1964 (age 57) Yao, Osaka, Japan
Other names	Jimmy-chan (ジミーちゃん, Jimī-chan)
Education	Yao Municipal Annaka Elementary School Yao Tatsunaru Method Junior High School Daisho Large Sakai High School
Occupation	Painter, comedian
Years active	1982–present
Agent	Yoshimoto Creative Agency
Known for	Higashino Okamura no Tabizaru Knight Scoop Gaki no Tsukai
Japanese name
Kanji	大西 秀明
Hiragana	おおにし ひであき
showTranscriptions Romanization Ōnishi Hideaki

Jimmy Onishi (ジミー大西, Jimī Ōnishi, born 1 January 1964)^[1] is a Japanese painter and comedian. His real name is Hideaki Onishi (大西 秀明, Ōnishi Hideaki), in which his given name is a combination of Hide (秀) from daimyo Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Aki (明) means "bright" which relates to the New Year celebrations as he was born on New Year's Day.^[2]

Onishi is represented with Yoshimoto Creative Agency.

Filmography[]

TV series[]

Year	Title	Network	Notes
1985	Waiwai Saturday	ABC
	Kindon! Hakkeyōi Waratta!	Fuji TV
	Ore-tachi Hyōkinzoku	Fuji TV
	Hyōkin Yobikō	Fuji TV
1990	Waratte Iitomo!	Fuji TV	Friday appearances
	Quiz Sekai wa Show by Shobai	NTV
	Akashiya TV	MBS
	Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!	NTV	Occasional appearances
	Quiz! Atatte 25%	TBS
	Video Anata ga Shuyaku	TV Asahi	Occasional appearances
	Knight Scoop	ABC
	Susume! Cliff Hanger Bōken-tai	CBC TV
	Inochi no Hibiki	TBS
2011	Higashino Okamura no Tabizaru	NTV

TV dramas[]

Year	Title	Role	Network
1989	Sanma Akashiya Satsujin Jiken		Fuji TV
1991	Yonimo Kimyona Monogatari	Train passenger	Fuji TV
2018	Jimmy: The True Story of a True Idiot	Himself	Netflix

Films[]

Year	Title	Role
1996	Nanohana Haitatsu-bin	Saburo Morikawa
2018	Nomitori Samurai

Others[]

Year	Title	Network
2001	Kemuri Haruka ni: Sekai SL Kikō Sweet Sugar Train –Cuba–	NHK

Advertisements[]

Year	Title	Notes
	Hitachi "Akarui Wa"	Narration
1990	Kagome "Two Shot"
1996	One Cup Ōzeki	Co-starring with Masakazu Tamura
2003	Japan Racing Association	Co-starring with Sanma Akashiya
2012	Jumbo Takarakuji	Co-starring with Takuya Kimura

Bibliography[]

Art books[]

Year	Title
2008	Masshiro: Jimmy Onishi Gashū

Diaries[]

Year	Title
1992	Jimmy-chan no Kimochi E~nikki

Photo diaries[]

Year	Title
1997	Tenneniro Nikki

Photo books[]

Year	Title
1995	Homeland
2001	Toten-kun no Orchestra
2002	Chīsana Hanabi no Himitsu

Calendars[]

Year	Title
2001	Jimmy Onishi Sakuhin-shū: Calendar 2002
2002	Jimmy Onishi Sakuhin-shū: Calendar 2003
2003	Jimmy Onishi Sakuhin-shū: 2004-nendo Calendar
2004	Jimmy Onishi Sakuhin-shū: 2005-nendo Calendar

Documents[]

Year	Title
2002	htwi No. 9 Artist, Jimmy Onishi no Kiseki: Art Magazine

References[]

External links[]

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Jimmy Onishi Profile at Yoshimoto Creative Agency (in Japanese)