Tamori

Acting

Tamori

Born August 22, 1945 Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan72 credits

Kazuyoshi Morita, known by his stage name Tamori, is a Japanese television celebrity. Known for his trademark dark sunglasses, Tamori is one of the "big three" television comedians in Japan along with Takeshi Kitano (a.k.a. Beat Takeshi) and Sanma Akashiya. For more than 30 years he hosted Waratte Iitomo! ("It's OK to laugh!"), a nationally televised live show broadcast every weekday at noon from October 1982 until March 2014. His likeness is the basis for the Piranha Plant in All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros.

Known For

Filmography

Hero
2007Hero
as Renzaburo HanaokaMovie
House Hunting
2006House Hunting
as (Voice)Movie
Tales of the Unusual
2000Tales of the Unusual
as Storyteller (segment "The Storyteller")Movie
SMAP×SMAP
1996SMAP×SMAP
as Skit GuestTV
i
1993if: Moshimo
as Self – HostTV
Discontinuous Bombing Incident
1991Discontinuous Bombing Incident
as Inspector IwataMovie
Jazz Daimyo
1986Jazz Daimyo
as Special GuestMovie
The Legend of the Stardust Brothers
1985The Legend of the Stardust Brothers
as Chairman of "Waratte Iitomo"Movie
A Pool Without Water
1982A Pool Without Water
as Camera Shop OwnerMovie