Jimmy Onishi
Jimmy Onishi was born 1 January 1964 is a Japanese painter and comedian. Onishi is represented with Yoshimoto Creative Agency.
Jimmy Onishi

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- Name
- Jimmy Onishi
- Birth Name
- Ōnishi Hideaki
- Born
- 1964
- Birthplace
- Yao, Osaka, Japan
- Education
- * Yao Municipal Annaka Elementary School
- Occupation
- Painter, comedian
- Known for
- * Higashino Okamura no Tabizaru
- Full name
- 大西 秀明.
- Nationality
- Japan.
- Teachers
- Osamu Bonchi and Sanma Akashiya.
- Languages
- Japanese.
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• Name — Jimmy Onishi • Native Name — ジミー大西 • Birth Name — Ōnishi Hideaki • Born — 1964 • Birthplace — Yao, Osaka, Japan • Other Names — Jimmy-chan • Education — * Yao Municipal Annaka Elementary School • Yao Tatsunaru Method Junior High School • Daisho Large Sakai High School • Occupation — Painter, comedian • Years Active — 1982–present • Agent — Yoshimoto Creative Agency • Known for — * Higashino Okamura no Tabizaru • Knight Scoop • Gaki no Tsukai
TV series
TV series
• Year — Title — Network — Notes • 1985 — Waiwai Saturday — ABC • Kindon! Hakkeyōi Waratta! — Fuji TV • Ore-tachi Hyōkinzoku — Fuji TV • Hyōkin Yobikō — Fuji TV • 1990 — Waratte Iitomo! — Fuji TV — Friday appearances • Quiz Sekai wa Show by Shobai — NTV • Akashiya TV — MBS • Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! — NTV — Occasional appearances • Quiz! Atatte 25% — TBS • Video Anata ga Shuyaku — TV Asahi — Occasional appearances • Knight Scoop — ABC • Susume! Cliff Hanger Bōken-tai — CBC TV • Inochi no Hibiki — TBS • 2011 — Higashino Okamura no Tabizaru — NTV
TV dramas
TV dramas
• Year — Title — Role — Network • 1989 — Sanma Akashiya Satsujin Jiken — Fuji TV • 1991 — Yonimo Kimyona Monogatari — Train passenger — Fuji TV • 2018 — Jimmy: The True Story of a True Idiot — Himself — Netflix
Others
Others
• Year — Title — Network • 2001 — Kemuri Haruka ni: Sekai SL Kikō Sweet Sugar Train –Cuba– — NHK
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• Year — Title — Notes • Hitachi "Akarui Wa" — Narration • 1990 — Kagome "Two Shot" • 1996 — One Cup Ōzeki — Co-starring with Masakazu Tamura • 2003 — Japan Racing Association — Co-starring with Sanma Akashiya • 2012 — Jumbo Takarakuji — Co-starring with Takuya Kimura
Diaries
Diaries
• Year — Title • 1992 — Jimmy-chan no Kimochi E~nikki
Photo diaries
Photo diaries
• Year — Title • 1997 — Tenneniro Nikki
Calendars
Calendars
• Year — Title • 2001 — Jimmy Onishi Sakuhin-shū: Calendar 2002 • 2002 — Jimmy Onishi Sakuhin-shū: Calendar 2003 • 2003 — Jimmy Onishi Sakuhin-shū: 2004-nendo Calendar • 2004 — Jimmy Onishi Sakuhin-shū: 2005-nendo Calendar
Art books
Art books
• Year — Title • 2008 — Masshiro: Jimmy Onishi Gashū
Photo books
Photo books
• Year — Title • 1995 — Homeland • 2001 — Toten-kun no Orchestra • 2002 — Chīsana Hanabi no Himitsu
Films
• Year — Title — Role • 1992 — Kennel Tokorozawa — Rin-Tin-Tin • 1996 — Nanohana Haitatsu-bin — Saburo Morikawa • 2018 — Nomitori Samurai
Documents
Documents
• Year — Title • 2002 — htwi No. 9 Artist, Jimmy Onishi no Kiseki: Art Magazine
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- “Jimmy Onishi”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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