Takeru Kobayashi

Acting

Born March 15, 1978

From Nagano, Japan

Also known as 小林尊, Tsunami

Biography

Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi (小林尊, Kobayashi Takeru; born March 15, 1978) is a retired Japanese competitive eater. Described as "the godfather of competitive eating", he is a six-time Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest champion and widely credited with popularizing the sport. Description above from the...