, better known as or or , is a

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comedian, variety show host,

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, film director, and musician. He is a member of the

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group

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. He has also appeared in drag as a schoolgirl character named Gorie and collaborated with

Jasmine Ann Allen Jasmine Ann Allen, also known as is an American voice actress, singer, and TV personality in Japan. Her first single with Japanese comedian Gorie topped the Japanese single chart for two weeks. Biography Born in Washington, United States ...

and

Joann Yamazaki , simply known as , is Japanese tarento from Tokyo, Japan. She sings backing vocals for Gorie. Discography Singles * 004.09.08''Mickey'' (September 8, 2004) * 005.09.14''Pecori♥Night'' (September 14, 2005) * 006.09.10' (September 10, 2006 ...

to release three singles. ''Mickey'' reached number one on the

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charts in 2004.

Filmography

Television drama

* ''

Churasan , is a Japanese television drama series and the 64th Asadora series. It was broadcast on NHK from April 2 to September 29, 2001. The screenplay was written by Yoshikazu Okada. It was the first Asadora to be set in Okinawa Prefecture (Kohama Isla ...

'' series (2001, 2003, 2004, 2007) – as Keishō Kohagura * ''Oniyome nikki'' series (2005, 2007) – as Kazuma Yamasaki * ''Ohitorisama'' (2009) – as Delivery Man * ''Keiji Narusawa Ryō'' (2009) – as Edo * ''Jidan Kōshōnin Gotakeshi'' (2011) – as Shingo Fujii * '' Nobunaga no Chef'' (2013) as

Toyotomi Hideyoshi , otherwise known as and , was a Japanese samurai and ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) of the late Sengoku period, Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama periods and regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.Richard Holmes, The World Atlas of Warfare: ...

Movies

* '' Nin x Nin: Ninja Hattori-kun, the Movie'' (2004) – as Kemumaki Kenzō * ''Check It Out, Yo!'' (2006) – as Hajime Genga * '' Memories of Matsuko'' (2006) – as Shūji Ōkura * ''

Sakuran , is a Japanese manga series by Moyoco Anno. The manga is about a girl who goes through different names throughout the story and becomes a , or high ranking (courtesan). North American publisher Vertical Inc published it in English in July 2 ...

'' (2007) – as one of Ore-tachi * ''

Utatama is a 2008 Japanese comedy starring Kaho and Gorie, directed by Makoto Tanaka, about a school choir competition. Kasumi loves singing until she is given a photo A photograph (also known as a photo, or more generically referred to as an ''im ...

'' (2008) – as Hiroshi Gondō * '' Goemon'' (2009) – as

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TV shows

* ''

Waratte Iitomo was a Japanese variety show aired every weekday on Fuji TV. The show was hosted by Tamori (Kazuyoshi Morita) and ran from 1982 to 2014. The show was produced in the Studio Alta building in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The show featured a series of regular m ...

'' (2000–2014,

Fuji Television JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as or , is a Japanese television station that serves the Kantō region as the flagship (broadcasting), flagship station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network System (FNS). The station is owned-and- ...

) * ''Adrena! Gallage'' (2004–2009,

TV Asahi JOEX-DTV (channel 5), branded as , and better known as , is a Japanese television station serving the Kanto region as the flagship station of the All-Nippon News Network. It is owned-and-operated by the a subsidiary of , itself controlled by ...

) * ''Gori muchū'' (2007–present,

Chūkyō Television Broadcasting JOCH-DTV (channel 4), branded as , is the Chūkyō metropolitan area flagship station of the Nippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System (NNS), owned by , a subsidiary of Yomiuri Chukyo FS Broadcasting Holdings. Its studios are lo ...

) * ''

Oha Suta ''Oha Suta'' () is a Japanese children's breakfast television show. Produced by Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions (ShoPro) for TV Tokyo, the show airs on TX Network (TXN). It premiered in 1997 as a relaunch of (. ''Sutajio'' is a loanword from E ...

'' (2000–2008,

TV Tokyo JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as is a Japanese television station that serves as the flagship of the TX Network.Summer Days with Coo is a 2007 Japanese animated film about a kappa and its impact on an ordinary suburban family, written for the screen and directed by Keiichi Hara based on two novels by Masao Kogure. Plot Following a dreadful encounter with a samurai, a young ...

'' (2007) – as Kijimunā

Anime television

* ''

Kimba the White Lion ''Kimba the White Lion'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese ''shōnen manga, shōnen'' manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka which was serialized in the ''Manga Shōnen'' magazine from November 1950 to April 1954. An ani ...

'' (2009) – as

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Japanese dub

* ''

The Pacifier ''The Pacifier'' is a 2005 American family action comedy film directed by Adam Shankman, written by Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant and starring Vin Diesel. After a failed rescue mission, Navy SEAL Shane Wolfe is assigned as babysitter to ...

'' (2007) – as Shane Wolfe (

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) * ''

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'' (2009) – as Darwin * ''

Jack the Giant Slayer ''Jack the Giant Slayer'' (previously titled ''Jack the Giant Killer'') is a 2013 American heroic fantasy, fantasy adventure film directed by Bryan Singer and written by Darren Lemke, Christopher McQuarrie and Dan Studney, from a story by Lemke ...

'' (2013) – as General Fallon * ''

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'' (2015) – as The Thing

Director

* (2006,

Yoshimoto Kogyo is a Japanese entertainment conglomerate. It was founded in 1912, Osaka, as a traditional theatre, and has since grown to be one of the most influential companies in Japan, employing most of Japan's popular owarai (comedy) talent, producing and ...

) * (2007,

) * (2009,

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) * (2018, Phantom Film)

Endorsements

Nintendo is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto. It develops, publishes, and releases both video games and video game consoles. The history of Nintendo began when craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi ...

–

Wii Fit is a 2007 exergaming video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It features a variety of yoga, strength training, aerobics, and balance mini-games for use with the Wii Balance Board peripheral. Designer Hiroshi Matsunaga ...

Asahi Breweries The is a Japanese beverage holding company headquartered in Sumida, Tokyo. In 2019, the group had revenue of JPY 2.1 trillion. Asahi's business portfolio can be segmented as follows: Alcoholic drink, alcoholic beverage business (40.5%), over ...

–

Chūhai , an abbreviation of "shōchū highball" (焼酎ハイボール), is an alcoholic drink originating from Japan. Traditional chūhai is made with barley shōchū and carbonated water flavored with lemon, but some modern commercial variants u ...

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Discography

Singles

* ''Mickey'' (September 8, 2004) * ''Pecori♥Night'' (September 14, 2005) * ' (September 10, 2006)

References

External links

Garage Sale Gori Official Blog
* 1972 births Japanese male comedians Japanese male musicians Japanese male voice actors Living people People from Naha Male voice actors from Okinawa Prefecture Musicians from Okinawa Prefecture Japanese comedy musicians {{Japan-musician-stub