Hori (entertainer)

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
ホリ
Born
Hirohito Hori

(1977-02-11) 11 February 1977
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 is represented with Horipro Com of Horipro.

Biography

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

Current appearances

Regular programmes

Year Title Network Notes
2015Matsuko KaigiNTVNarration
GogotamaTV SaitamaThursday personality

Occasional programmes

Year Title Network
Monomane Grand PrixNTV
2014Hori Presents: Kyūjin Ninzaburō ga iku!CTC
Monomane Ōzakettei-senFuji TV

Former appearances
Year Title Network Notes
Warai no Kin MedalTV Asahi
TV oja ManbōNTV
Back DropNBN
Doubt o sagase!TBSParody drama Doubt Luck!!
Kuchikomi JohnnyNTV
Bakushō On-Air BattleNHK-GKnocked out with no wins and two losses; Record is 317 kb
Ongaku nochi kara, Art nochi kara, karada nochi karaNHK-E
2008Tamori no Vocabula Tengoku: Dai Fukkatsu-sai SpcecialFuji TVSlogan is "Ningen Copy seizō-ki"
The IromoneaTBSAppeared in Pinmonea, eliminated in the Final Stage
2009Shinshun Golden Pink Carpet SPFuji TVSlogan is "No Monomane No Life"
2-ji-ciao!TBSTuesday regular
Monomane BattleNTV
Tonneruzu no Minasan no Okage deshitaFuji TVAppeared in "Hakase to Joshu: Komaka sugite Tsutawaranai Monomane Senshuken"
Nanikore ChinhyakkeiTV AsahiAs a representative of Gunma Prefecture
Style PlusTHKAs part of Asarido
2010Tōsō-chūFuji TVAs Mori Ōgai
2011Ga Omou, Yueni ga RamenHTB
Yūsha Yoshihiko to Maō no ShiroTV TokyoAs Kisara; Episode 7
Kushiro Area Kaikyoku Kinen Tokuban Ukaji-Hori-Gal Sone ga Iku Kushiro no Miryoku Hakken! Fureai TabiTVH
2014Shinobu Sakagami no Seichō Man!TV Asahi
Kirameki-ippai Saitama-shiTVS
Shiodome Event-buNTV
Himitsu no chika randoNHK-ERegular
Tokudane!Fuji TV
Bakushō Red CarpetSlogan is "No Monomane No Life"
Nobinobi City Saitama-shiTVS
2015Business Flash: Chiba Lotte Marines SpecialCTC

Radio
Year Title Network
2004Hori no Super Hot NewsNBS
Tokyo Remix ZokuJ-Wave

Advertisements
Title Notes
Shiseido unoThere was a limited version with Hori wearing Ojama Deka clothing from TV oja Manbō during NTV breaks
Tomy DX Kuwagattan and Bokan BraceAs Odayama

Anime television
Year Title Role Ref.
2005Angel TacticsTourist
2015Yatterman NightDokurobei[5]
2016Time Bokan 24Oyadama

Anime films
Year Title Role
2006Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the SeaChatot

Films
Title
Barairo no Bū-ko

Impressions

Discography
Title
Horineta

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

References
  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. "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. "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. "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. "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. "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.
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