Takeru Kobayashi
March 15, 1978 (47 years old) in Nagano, Japan
Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi (小林 尊, Kobayashi Takeru; born March 15, 1978) is a retired Japanese competitive eater. Described as "the godfather of competitive eating", he is a six-time Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest champion and widely credited with popularizing the sport. Description above from the Wikipedia article Takeru Kobayashi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- 2024 · Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef as Self
- 2021 · ScarfFace as Self
- 2019 · The Good, The Bad, The Hungry as Self
- 2017 · The Houses October Built 2 as Self
- 2004 · Crazy Legs Conti: Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating as Self
- 2003 · Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)