Hori (entertainer)

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Hori
ホリ
Born
Hirohito Hori

(1977-02-11) 11 February 1977 (age 47)
Shiroi (formerly Inba District, Shiroi), Chiba Prefecture, Japan
NationalityJapanese
EducationNihon University Faculty of Law[1]
OccupationImpressionist
Years active1999–
AgentHoripro Com
Television
  • Monomane Grand Prix
  • Hori Presents: Kyūjin Ninzaburō ga iku!
  • Monomane Ōzakettei-sen
  • Monomane Battle
  • TV oja Manbō
  • Kuchikomi Johnny
  • 2-ji-ciao!
  • Himitsu no chika rando
  • Shiodome Event-bu
  • Tokudane!
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
AwardsNippon TV Manekin Manekin Box Champion Taikai Shodai Champion
WebsiteOfficial profile

Hori (ホリ, born 11 February 1977, in Shiroi (formerly Inba District, Shiroi), Chiba Prefecture)[2] is a Japanese impressionist (monomane tarento). His real name is Hirohito Hori (堀 裕人, Hori Hirohito).[2]

Hori is represented with Horipro Com of Horipro.

Biography[edit]

Hori was part of the handball club when he was at high school. He was also part of an advertising group during his college years and served as chairman during his third year. After graduating from university and worked as a salary worker at a sales promotion company Hori entered the entertainment industry. His first television appearance Waratte Iitomo!'s Shirōto monomane Corner. Hori also has experience as an anime voice actor and appeared in some works. His voice acting debut was Kinyō Road Show's Angel Tactics in 2005. Hori later voiced Junpei Takiguchi's "evil boss" roles in the Time Bokan Series after he died in 2011.

On 16 April 2005 during his final appearance in TV Oja Manbō he announced that he was married. From 20 February to 20 April 2006 Hori performed MSN's Hori no Bakushō monomane 100 Renpatsu[3]

As Shiroi City furusato ambassador, he took the office at the Imprint of the Imperial Housekeeper as a police chief for a day at 4 October 2015, and called the crime prevention and people gathered for the Inzai Chiku Bōhan Festa 2015 held at a commercial facility in Inzai.[4]

Filmography[edit]

TV programmes[edit]

Current appearances[edit]

Regular programmes

Year Title Network Notes
2015 Matsuko Kaigi NTV Narration
Gogotama TV Saitama Thursday personality

Occasional programmes

Year Title Network
Monomane Grand Prix NTV
2014 Hori Presents: Kyūjin Ninzaburō ga iku! CTC
Monomane Ōzakettei-sen Fuji TV

Former appearances[edit]

Year Title Network Notes
Warai no Kin Medal TV Asahi
TV oja Manbō NTV
Back Drop NBN
Doubt o sagase! TBS Parody drama Doubt Luck!!
Kuchikomi Johnny NTV
Bakushō On-Air Battle NHK-G Knocked out with no wins and two losses; Record is 317 kb
Ongaku nochi kara, Art nochi kara, karada nochi kara NHK-E
2008 Tamori no Vocabula Tengoku: Dai Fukkatsu-sai Spcecial Fuji TV Slogan is "Ningen Copy seizō-ki"
The Iromonea TBS Appeared in Pinmonea, eliminated in the Final Stage
2009 Shinshun Golden Pink Carpet SP Fuji TV Slogan is "No Monomane No Life"
2-ji-ciao! TBS Tuesday regular
Monomane Battle NTV
Tonneruzu no Minasan no Okage deshita Fuji TV Appeared in "Hakase to Joshu: Komaka sugite Tsutawaranai Monomane Senshuken"
Nanikore Chinhyakkei TV Asahi As a representative of Gunma Prefecture
Style Plus THK As part of Asarido
2010 Tōsō-chū Fuji TV As Mori Ōgai
2011 Ga Omou, Yueni ga Ramen HTB
Yūsha Yoshihiko to Maō no Shiro TV Tokyo As Kisara; Episode 7
Kushiro Area Kaikyoku Kinen Tokuban Ukaji-Hori-Gal Sone ga Iku Kushiro no Miryoku Hakken! Fureai Tabi TVH
2014 Shinobu Sakagami no Seichō Man! TV Asahi
Kirameki-ippai Saitama-shi TVS
Shiodome Event-bu NTV
Himitsu no chika rando NHK-E Regular
Tokudane! Fuji TV
Bakushō Red Carpet Slogan is "No Monomane No Life"
Nobinobi City Saitama-shi TVS
2015 Business Flash: Chiba Lotte Marines Special CTC

Radio[edit]

Year Title Network
2004 Hori no Super Hot News NBS
Tokyo Remix Zoku J-Wave

Advertisements[edit]

Title Notes
Shiseido uno There was a limited version with Hori wearing Ojama Deka clothing from TV oja Manbō during NTV breaks
Tomy DX Kuwagattan and Bokan Brace As Odayama

Anime television[edit]

Year Title Role Ref.
2005 Angel Tactics Tourist
2015 Yatterman Night Dokurobei [5]
2016 Time Bokan 24 Oyadama

Anime films[edit]

Year Title Role
2006 Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea Chatot

Films[edit]

Title
Barairo no Bū-ko

Impressions[edit]

Discography[edit]

Title
Horineta

Videography[edit]

Title
Hori monomane Tandoku Live: Honnin Fuzai! Cho, mateyo!!

References[edit]

  1. ^ "放送人：チャンネルＮＥＣＯ「このドラマがすごい！」ナビゲーター・ホリさん" (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. 16 Mar 2015. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 6 Dec 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "ホリ" (in Japanese). Horipro Com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 6 Dec 2016.
  3. ^ "ホリの爆笑ものまね100連発". MSN (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 Dec 2016.
  4. ^ "広報しろい平成27年11.5 NO.789 Pページ" (PDF) (in Japanese). Shirai Kōhō o Etsuran. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 6 Dec 2016.
  5. ^ "STAFF&CAST". Yatterman Night (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 Dec 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "TVでた蔵「ものまねグランプリ2015年12月15日放送分」". TV data Zoo (in Japanese). 15 Dec 2015. Retrieved 5 Dec 2016.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "そっくり館キサラによるプロフィール". Kojima Kikaku (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 Dec 2016.
  8. ^ a b c "TVでた蔵「ものまねグランプリ2016年4月5日放送分」」". TV data Zoo (in Japanese). 5 Apr 2016. Retrieved 5 Dec 2016.
  9. ^ a b "TVでた蔵「ものまねグランプリ2015年5月19日放送分」". TV data Zoo (in Japanese). 19 May 2015. Retrieved 6 Dec 2016.

External links[edit]

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