Sugi-chan
{{Short description|Japanese comedian}}
{{BLP sources|date=November 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sugi-chan
| image = Sugichan "Children of Iron" at Opening Ceremony of the 28th Tokyo International Film Festival (21805360794).jpg
| caption = Sugi-chan at the opening of the 28th Tokyo International Film Festival in October 2015
| native_name = スギちゃん
| native_name_lang = ja
| birth_name = Eiji Sugiyama
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1973|08|24}}
| birth_place = Aichi Prefecture, Japan
| death_date =
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| nationality = Japanese
| relatives =
| occupation = Comedian
| years_active = 1994 - present
| spouse =
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| height = 1.64 m
| alias =
| website = {{URL|http://ameblo.jp/072100/}}
}}
{{nihongo|Eiji Sugiyama|杉山 英司|Sugiyama Eiji|born 24 August 1973}}, better known by his stage name {{nihongo|Sugi-chan|スギちゃん}}, is a Japanese comedian. He has enjoyed success since 2012 with a comedy routine that frequently uses a catch line in which he describes his own antics as "wild".
Early life
Sugimura was born on 24 August 1973 in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. His parents operated a weaving equipment factory and performed an amateur magician show titled "Magical Takeshi and China Yuriko".{{citation needed|date=November 2015}} He attended the Aichi Prefectural Bisai High School and was a member of the school's baseball club.{{cite web|url=http://ameblo.jp/072100/day2-20080904.html |title=「スギちゃんのワイルド日記」 |trans-title=Sugichan's Wild Diary |language=Japanese |date=4 September 2008 |archive-date=8 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408040524/http://ameblo.jp/072100/day2-20080904.html |access-date=30 October 2015}}
Professional career
=Early career=
Sugiyama commenced his career in entertainment in 1995{{cite web|url=http://www.sunmusic.org/profile/sugichan.html |title=スギちゃん |trans-title=Sugichan |language=Japanese |publisher=Sun Music Group |access-date=30 October 2015}} after graduating from the Nagoya branch of the Yoshimoto Kogyo talent school in 1994. He joined the Yoshimoto Creative Agency and was briefly in a manzai duo named "Frankfurt" with a fellow Yoshimoto member. In April 1995, he formed the duo "Reiketsu Sunday" with Noriyuki Sawahara. In 1998, they moved to Tokyo and joined the Asai Kikaku agency. Around the same time they changed the name of their act to "Mekadog" (lit. "Mechanical Dog").{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}
=As a solo performer=
In January 2008, Sugiyama left Asai Kikaku, and in April, Mekadog disbanded. At this time Sugiyama started performing as a solo act. In April 2011, he joined the Sun Music management agency.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}
=2012 break =
Upon the advice of a fortune teller, Sugiyama adopted the stage name Sugi-chan in November 2011.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}} In March 2012, he was runner-up in the annual "R-1 Grand Prix" for solo comedians, finishing behind Kenji Tada of Cowcow.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2008731/full/ |title=『R-1ぐらんぷり2012』COWCOW多田が初優勝「相方に感謝」 準優勝はスギちゃん |trans-title=[R-1 Grand Prix 2012] Cowcow's Tada claims first win, Sugi-chan runner-up |language=Japanese |date=20 March 2012 |access-date=30 October 2015}} His "Wild darō?" (lit. "I'm wild, right?") catchphrase brought him national attention and an increase in his workload. In September 2012, he fractured the T-12 vertebra in his spine when diving from a 10 m high platform while filming a variety show for TV Asahi.{{cite web |url= http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2012/09/comedian-sugi-chan-fractures-his-thoracic-vertebrae|title= Comedian Sugi-chan fractures his thoracic vertebrae|date= 3 September 2012|work= Tokyohive|publisher= 6Theory Media, LLC.|location= |accessdate= 1 November 2015}}
In December 2012, his catchphrase "Wild darō?" was chosen as the "New/Vogue Word of the Year" by the U-Can correspondence education group.{{cite web|url=http://life.oricon.co.jp/2019302/full/ |title=【2012新語・流行語】年間大賞はスギちゃんの「ワイルドだろぉ」 |trans-title=[2012 New/Vogue Word] Annual Prize goes to Sugi-chan's "Wild Darou" |language=Japanese |date=3 December 2012 |access-date=30 October 2015}}
Filmography
= Television =
{{Incomplete list|date=October 2015}}
- Great Teacher Onizuka (2012 version), Hajime Fukuroda
- Yomedaikō Hajimemashita (2013), opening narration
- Otenki Onēsan (The Weather Girl Knows) (2013), as himself
＊ Overseas activity
Sugi-chan travels overseas and randomly gets off at a station in the city wherever he visits. He uses only junior high school level English, gestures, and intuition to search for a "station-front restaurant loved by locals", experiencing the unique flavors of that place and the human touch.
With no preparation or appointment required, the show goes into alleys that a normal travel program would never go into, and stops at general stores and street stalls in addition to restaurants. With the exception of special programs, the scene always begins with a person riding a train, getting off at the station. At the last scene he eats many dishes and evaluates all the dishes he consumed.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|5139576}}
- {{Official website|http://ameblo.jp/072100}} {{in lang|ja}}
- [http://www.sunmusic.org/profile/sugichan.html Sun Music profile] {{in lang|ja}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113435/http://www.asaikikaku.co.jp/profile/meka/ Asai Kikaku profile] {{in lang|ja}}
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