Takeru Kobayashi

Biography

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.

Known For

Saturday Night Live

The Houses October Built 2

Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest

Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef

Crazy Legs Conti: Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating

The Good, The Bad, The Hungry

ScarfFace

All Movies (5)

• Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef2024 · as Self
• ScarfFace2021 · as Self
• The Good, The Bad, The Hungry2019 · as Self
• The Houses October Built 22017 · as Self
• Crazy Legs Conti: Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating2004 · as Self

All TV Shows (2)

• Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest2003 · as Self
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Cameo (uncredited)