| Masami Hisamoto |
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| Native name | 久本雅美 |
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| Born | (1958-07-09) July 9, 1958 (age 65)
Osaka, Osaka, Japan |
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| Education | Kinran Junior College |
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| Years active | 1981–present |
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| Employer | Wahaha-Hompo |
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| Subject(s) | Shimoneta |
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| Relative(s) | Tomoko Hisamoto [ja] |
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Masami Hisamoto (Japanese: 久本雅美, Hepburn: Hisamoto Masami, born July 9, 1958) is a Japanese comedian, actress, singer and tarento from Kami, Osaka [ja]. She belongs to the Wahaha-Hompo talent agency, appearing on variety shows like Waratte Iitomo! and Hirunandesu!. She has also been a notable adherent to Soka Gakkai since 1984[1] and became an internet meme for it.[2]
Career
After graduating from Kinran Junior College, Hisamoto decided to move to Tokyo and made her debut as a vulgar stage actor at the Gekidan Tokyo Vodovil Show in 1981. She would end up working with Masahiro Sato and Rie Shibata, then the three left to launch Wahaha-Hompo in 1984.[3] Her first major televised appearance would be on the Nippon TV variety show Honya wa Saikyo! in 1985, then she became a regular member of the Fuji TV variety show Waratte Iitomo! that ran from 1993 to 2010.[4][5]
Since the late 2010s, she has served as a finalist judge on NHK's Shinjin Engei Taisho, Kansai TV's R-1 Grand Prix, and Nippon TV's Onna Geinin No. 1 Kettei-sen.
Appearances
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Personal life
Hisamoto became an adherent to Soka Gakkai on September 28, 1984,[1] later becoming the deputy of the Fine Arts Department and head of the Women's Department. Her appearances in Shinano Kikaku [ja]'s promotional videos for Soka Gakkai have become an internet meme on video-sharing websites like Nico Nico Douga and YouTube, though these videos are frequently taken down on the grounds of copyright infringement.[2][6] In addition, Hisamoto is known to be a vocal supporter of the Soka Gakkai-backed, conservative political party Komeito.[7][8]
