Cha Katō

Cha Katō (加藤 茶, Katō Cha) (born 1 March 1943, Fukushima, Fukushima), also known as Kato-chan, is a male Japanese comedian and actor. His real name is Hideyuki Katō (加藤英文). Cha is one of the members of The Drifters and plays drums. His work with Ken Shimura, another Drifter, is well known in Japan. Many in Japan were shocked when it was announced in 2011 that he is married to a woman 45 years younger than him (making her 23 years old).

Cha Katō
加藤 茶
Born
Hideyuki Katō
加藤英文

(1943-03-01) March 1, 1943
Fukushima
Nationality Japanese
OccupationComedian, actor, drummer
Years active1962–present

TV programs

  • Hachiji Dayo, Zen'inshugo! (1969–85) (with other members of The Drifters).
  • Fun TV with Kato-chan and Ken-chan (with Ken Shimura).
  • Dorifu Daibakusho (1977–98) (with other members of The Drifters).
gollark: Older MC versions used to be sensible and still in Java, but they mucked it up because now it allocates hilarious amounts of objects for no good reason.
gollark: People *do* write games in higher-level languages, even though maybe it would be better to not do that.
gollark: But it's a popular one.
gollark: It is not.
gollark: Well, that's one of them, yes.


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