Sanma Akashiya

Japanese comedian
Person human Q1075328
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Summary

Sanma Akashiya is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kushimoto[2]. He was born on July 1, 1955[3]. He worked as an owarai tarento[4], television presenter[5], actor[6], tarento[7], and comedian[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month, #7,188 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Kushimoto[2].
  • Sanma Akashiya was born on July 1, 1955[3].
  • A child of Sanma Akashiya was Imalu[10].
  • Sanma Akashiya held citizenship in Japan[11].
  • Japanese was Sanma Akashiya's native language[12].
  • Sanma Akashiya is identified as part of the Japanese people ethnic group[13].
  • Sanma Akashiya's professions included owarai tarento[4].
  • Sanma Akashiya worked as a television presenter[5].
  • Sanma Akashiya worked as an actor[6].
  • Sanma Akashiya worked as a tarento[7].
  • Sanma Akashiya worked as a comedian[8].
  • Sanma Akashiya's professions included singer[14].
  • Sanma Akashiya's education included a stint at Nara Commercial High School[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Sanma Akashiya is オレたちひょうきん族[16].
  • A notable work attributed to Sanma Akashiya is Waratte Iitomo![17].
  • Sanma Akashiya received the Golden Arrow Award[18].
  • Sanma Akashiya was a member of BIG 3[19].
  • Sanma Akashiya is recorded as male[20].
  • Sanma Akashiya's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Sanma Akashiya's record label is recorded as Pony Canyon[22].
  • Sanma Akashiya is part of BIG 3[23].
  • Sanma Akashiya's family name is recorded as Sugimoto[24].
  • Sanma Akashiya's given name is recorded as Takafumi[25].
  • Sanma Akashiya's pseudonym is recorded as 笑福亭さんま[26].
  • Sanma Akashiya's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sanma Akashiya[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: JP[29]

  • Began / founded: 1955-07-01[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 63c6d965-8cd6-418b-979c-3ccf3975ad15[31]

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Origins and Family

Sanma Akashiya's place of birth was Kushimoto[2]. He was born on July 1, 1955[3]. He is identified as part of the Japanese people ethnic group[13]. Japanese was his native language[12].

Education

Sanma Akashiya's education included a stint at Nara Commercial High School[15]. He studied under Matsunosuke Shōfukutei[32].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include owarai tarento[4], television presenter[5], actor[6], tarento[7], comedian[8], and singer[14].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include オレたちひょうきん族[16], a television program[33] and Waratte Iitomo![17], a television series[34].

Recognition

Sanma Akashiya received the Golden Arrow Award[18].

Personal Life

A child of Sanma Akashiya was Imalu[10].

Why It Matters

Sanma Akashiya ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month, #7,188 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Sanma Akashiya born?

Sanma Akashiya was born in Kushimoto[2].

What did Sanma Akashiya do for work?

Sanma Akashiya worked as owarai tarento[4], television presenter[5], actor[6], tarento[7], and comedian[8].

Where did Sanma Akashiya go to school?

Sanma Akashiya was educated at Nara Commercial High School[15].

What awards did Sanma Akashiya receive?

Honors received include Golden Arrow Award[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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