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Ryō Tamura (田村 亮, Tamura Ryō, born 8 January 1972, in Takatsuki, Osaka) is a Japanese comedian who performs tsukkomi (sometimes boke) and writes the gags for the comedy duo London Boots Ichi-gō Ni-gō. His partner in the duo is Atsushi Tamura.

Career

In June 2019, Tamura, alongside other Yoshimoto Kogyo affiliated comedians, was suspended from activities for appearing at yakuza-run parties. Tamura had also accepted ¥500,000 from the yakuza. Although the hard ban on the Tamura was lifted on August 19, he remained inactive in the industry until January 10, 2020, when it was announced that he will be returning as a talent under the agency London Boots, under an exclusive contract with Yoshimoto.

Personal life

Tamura is represented with Yoshimoto Creative Agency through Yoshimoto Kogyo in Tokyo up until January 9, 2020. He transferred to the personal agency London Boots, created by his comedic duo partner Atsushi Tamura on January 10, 2020. He graduated from Osaka Prefectural Akutagawa High School.

Filmography

TV programmes

Current appearances

Former appearances

TV dramas

Films

Anime films

Radio

Advertisements

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Magazines

References

1. London Hearts. 6 Nov 2012. TV Asahi.
2. "ロンドンブーツ１号２号" (in Japanese). Yoshimoto Kogyo. Retrieved 26 Apr 2017.
3. "Japanese comedians turn to yakuza-linked 'underground performances' due to unstable income". The Japan Times Online. 2019-07-09. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
4. Yui, Mazakazu (2019-06-15). "Talent agency to make all its entertainers confirm no ties to 'antisocial groups'". Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
5. Yui, Masakazu (2019-08-10). "Talent agency Yoshimoto to lift stage appearance ban on 11 comedians". Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
6. "ロンブー田村亮、芸能活動再開 専属エージェント契約を結び再出発". スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
7. "ナイナイ岡村の新番組「接しやすい」ロンブー亮との共演に「可能性は無限」". Owarai Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. 28 Oct 2016. Retrieved 26 Apr 2017.
8. "劇場版アニメ 忍たま乱太郎 忍術学園 全員出動!の段" (in Japanese). Media Arts Database. Retrieved 26 Apr 2017.

External links

• Official website – Yoshimoto Kogyo Geinin Profile (in Japanese)
• Ryō Tamura on Twitter

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