was a Japanese comedian, impressionist, actor and choreographer. He was nicknamed . Maeda was born in

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, Tokyo. He was represented with K Dash Stage. Maeda graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Agricultural High School. At the same school, his senior was Taizo Harada of the comedy trio

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Comedy career

Impressions

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One-man shows

Filmography

Variety

TV drama

Anime television

Films

Anime films

Stage

Discography

As part of

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Videography

Choreography

Music * *

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TV drama Films Anime television Stage Advertisements Other television programmes

Director, screenplays

Films

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* ( Wayback Machine) * * (Wayback Machine) {{DEFAULTSORT:Maeda, Ken Japanese impressionists (entertainers) Japanese male dancers Japanese dancers Japanese choreographers Gay dancers Gay comedians Japanese LGBT comedians Japanese gay musicians Japanese gay actors Male actors from Tokyo People from Suginami Comedians from Tokyo 1971 births 2016 deaths