Portrait of Tamori

Tamori

Acting

Biography

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.

Born: August 22, 1945

Place of Birth: Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Filmography

2018
2007
Hero

as Renzaburo Hanaoka

2006
House Hunting

as (Voice)

2000
Tales of the Unusual

as Storyteller (segment "The Storyteller")

1996
SMAP×SMAP

as Skit Guest

1991
1986
Jazz Daimyo

as Special Guest

1985
The Legend of the Stardust Brothers

as Chairman of "Waratte Iitomo"

1983
1982
A Pool Without Water

as Camera Shop Owner