

1978-03-1548 years, 7 months, and 21 days old
Nagano, Japan
No
Male
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.

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Crazy Legs Conti: Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating | Self | 8 | 2004-05-04 | 0.8359 | ||
Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef | Self | 3.5 | 2024-09-02 | 1.7231 | ||
The Good, The Bad, The Hungry | Self | 6.4 | 2019-04-26 | 0.9896 | ||
The Houses October Built 2 | Self | 4.907 | 2017-09-22 | 1.4749 | ||
ScarfFace | Self | 5 | 2021-07-04 | 1.0042 | ||
Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest | Self | 0 | 2003-07-04 | 2.7157 | ||
Saturday Night Live | Self (uncredited) | 6.894 | 1975-10-11 | 134.6388 |