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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.
Filmography6 titles
Crazy Legs Conti: Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating
2004as Self
2004as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975as Self (uncredited)
1975as Self (uncredited)
The Good, the Bad, the Hungry
2019as Self
2019as Self
ScarfFace
2021as Self
2021as Self
The Houses October Built 2
2017as Self
2017as Self
Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef
2024as Self
2024as Self