Akashiya Sanma

Profile

 * Name: 明石家さんま (あかしや さんま)
 * Name (romaji): Akashiya Sanma
 * Real name: 杉本高文 (すぎもと たかふみ) / Sugimoto Takafumi
 * Profession: Actor, talento and comedian
 * Birthdate: 1955-Jul-01
 * Birthplace: Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
 * Height: 174cm
 * Weight: 61kg
 * Star sign: Cancer
 * Blood type: B
 * Family: Daughter/model IMALU

TV Shows

 * Koi no Kara Sawagi Drama Special Love Stories VI (NTV, 2009)
 * Koi no Kara Sawagi Drama Special Love Stories V (NTV, 2008)
 * Koi no Kara Sawagi Drama Special Love Stories IV (NTV, 2007)
 * Hatachi no Koibito as Inoue Keisuke (TBS, 2007)
 * Satokibi Batake no Uta as Hirayama Koichi (TBS, 2003)
 * Mukodono 2003 (Fuji TV, 2003, ep8)
 * Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi as Dojima Kanzo (2002)
 * Amai Seikatsu (NTV, 1999)
 * Sekai de Ichiban Papa ga Suki (Fuji TV, 1998)
 * Glass no Kutsu (NTV, 1997)
 * Koi no Bakansu (NTV, 1997)
 * Sono Ki ni Naru Made (TBS, 1996)
 * Koi mo ni Dome Nara (NTV, 1995)
 * Danjo Shichinin Natsu Monogatari as Imai Ryosuke (TBS, 1986)
 * Mio Tsukushi (NHK, 1985)

Movies

 * Minna no Ie (2001)
 * Mamushi no Kyodai (1997)
 * Torarete Tamaru ka!? (1994)
 * Funky Monkey Teacher (1991)
 * Docchi mo Docchi (1990)
 * Tanba Tetsuro no Daireikai Shindara Odoroita!! (1990)
 * Yume no Matsuri (1989)
 * Ikoka Modoroka (1988)
 * Hissatsu! Baraun-kan no Kaibutsutachi (1985)

Endorsements

 * WOWOW (2005)

Trivia

 * Akashiya Sanma is the highest paying show host in Japan.