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Akashiya Sanma

Sanma Akashiya
Birth name Takafumi Sugimoto (杉本 高文)
Native name 明石家 さんま
Born (1955-07-01) July 1, 1955 (age 61)
Kushimoto, Wakayama, Japan
(raised in Nara)
Medium Television
Nationality Japanese
Years active 1974–Present
Employer Yoshimoto Kogyo
Genres Owarai
Spouse Shinobu Otake (1988–1992)
Children Imalu

Sanma Akashiya (明石家 さんま Akashiya Sanma?, born July 1, 1955 in Kushimoto, Wakayama) is a Japanese TV comedian and actor simply known as Sanma. His real name is Takafumi Sugimoto (杉本 高文 Sugimoto Takafumi?). His talent agency is Yoshimoto Kogyo.

Together with Beat Takeshi and Tamori, Sanma is said to be one of the "" television comedians of Japan. He is known for his ability to endlessly carry a conversation. His protruding front teeth are often ridiculed even by himself.

Akashiya was once married to actress Shinobu Otake, who he met on the set of the drama series Danjo Shichinin Natsumonogatari. They had one daughter, Imalu Otake, born in 1989.


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