Sugi-chan

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Sugi-chan
スギちゃん
Sugichan "Children of Iron" at Opening Ceremony of the 28th Tokyo International Film Festival (21805360794).jpg
Sugi-chan at the opening of the 28th Tokyo International Film Festival in October 2015
Born
Eiji Sugiyama

(1973-08-24) 24 August 1973 (age 48)
Aichi Prefecture , Japan
NationalityJapanese
OccupationComedian
Years active1994 - present
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Websiteameblo.jp/072100/

Eiji Sugiyama (杉山 英司, Sugiyama Eiji, born 24 August 1973), better known by his stage name Sugi-chan (スギちゃん), is a Japanese comedian. He has enjoyed success since 2012 with a comedy routine that frequently uses a catch line in which he describes his own antics as "wild".

Early life[]

Sugimura was born on 24 August 1973 in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. His parents operated a weaving equipment factory and performed an amateur magician show titled "Magical Takeshi and China Yuriko".[citation needed] He attended the Aichi Prefectural Bisai High School and was a member of the school's baseball club.[1]

Professional career[]

Early career[]

Sugiyama commenced his career in entertainment in 1995[2] after graduating from the Nagoya branch of the Yoshimoto Kogyo talent school in 1994. He joined the Yoshimoto Creative Agency and was briefly in a manzai duo named "Frankfurt" with a fellow Yoshimoto member. In April 1995, he formed the duo "Reiketsu Sunday" with . In 1998, they moved to Tokyo and joined the Asai Kikaku agency. Around the same time they changed the name of their act to "Mekadog" (lit. "Mechanical Dog").[citation needed]

As a solo performer[]

In January 2008, Sugiyama left Asai Kikaku, and in April, Mekadog disbanded. At this time Sugiyama started performing as a solo act. In April 2011, he joined the Sun Music management agency.[citation needed]

2012 break[]

Upon the advice of a fortune teller, Sugiyama adopted the stage name Sugi-chan in November 2011.[citation needed] In March 2012, he was runner-up in the annual "R-1 Grand Prix" for solo comedians, finishing behind Kenji Tada of Cowcow.[3] His "Wild darō?" (lit. "I'm wild, right?") catchphrase brought him national attention and an increase in his workload. In September 2012, he fractured the T-12 vertebra in his spine when diving from a 10 m high platform while filming a variety show for TV Asahi.[4]

In December 2012, his catchphrase "Wild darō?" was chosen as the "New/Vogue Word of the Year" by the U-Can correspondence education group.[5]

Filmography[]

Television[]

  • Great Teacher Onizuka (2012 version), Hajime Fukuroda
  • Yomedaikō Hajimemashita (2013), opening narration
  • Otenki Onēsan (The Weather Girl Knows) (2013), as himself

References[]

  1. ^ "「スギちゃんのワイルド日記」" [Sugichan's Wild Diary] (in Japanese). 4 September 2008. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  2. ^ "スギちゃん" [Sugichan] (in Japanese). Sun Music Group. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  3. ^ "『R-1ぐらんぷり2012』COWCOW多田が初優勝「相方に感謝」 準優勝はスギちゃん" [[R-1 Grand Prix 2012] Cowcow's Tada claims first win, Sugi-chan runner-up] (in Japanese). 20 March 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Comedian Sugi-chan fractures his thoracic vertebrae". Tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  5. ^ "【2012新語・流行語】年間大賞はスギちゃんの「ワイルドだろぉ」" [[2012 New/Vogue Word] Annual Prize goes to Sugi-chan's "Wild Darou"] (in Japanese). 3 December 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2015.

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