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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.
Filmography5 titles
Crazy Legs Conti: Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating
2004as Self
2004as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Good, the Bad, the Hungry
2019as Self
2019as Self
The Houses October Built 2
2017as Self
2017as Self
Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef
2024as Self
2024as Self