Osamu Shitara | |
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Native name | 設楽 統 |
Born |
Minano, Saitama, Japan |
23 April 1973
Nationality | Japanese |
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Education | Saitama Chichibu Agriculture and Technology High School |
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Years active | 1993– |
Agent | Horipro Com |
Style | Conte (boke) |
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Television |
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Partner(s) | Yūki Himura |
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Osamu Shitara (設楽 統 Shitara Osamu, born 23 April 1973) is a Japanese comedian, actor, voice actor and television presenter. He performs boke (basically he did not decided either boke or tsukkomi, but he also does tsukkomi) and tells stories in the comedy duo Bananaman. His partner is Yūki Himura. He is also a former Seibu Railway employee.
In the year 2012, Shitara appeared on more television programs than any other Japanese personality, appearing in 611 programs, 163 with Himura (Himura was ranked 12th with 428 television appearances). Shitara also led the rankings for the first half of 2013.
To see his appearances as part of Bananaman, see Bananaman (comedy duo)