Ken Shimura was hospitalized on March 20 with severe pneumonia before testing positive for coronavirus three days later
Born Yasunori Shimura, the TV star began his career in 1974 when he joined The Drifters, a popular Japanese comedy group known for their primetime variety show,. During that time, he developed his signature brand of slapstick comedy, including his Charlie Chaplin-like “mustache dance.”
Shimura — who later cited American comedian Jerry Lewis as his inspiration — went on to star in a plethora of TV shows, creating satirical characters like “Baka Tonosama” and “Henna Ojisan” along the way.He was also slated to run in the Olympic torch relay to represent Higashimurayama, a neighborhood located in Tokyo’s suburbs. (The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have since been
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