![]() ![]() ![]() Tanaka also won The Television Drama Academy Awards in 2001 at New Actor category for his acting in the drama Ashita ga Arusa. And in 45 editions of this ceremony only 13 comedians were awarded. Only four comedians, including Tanaka, made this achievment. That was the forth time which someone won in two categories at the same year in all Japan Academy Awards history. Tanaka won the Newcomer of The Year and the Popularity Prize. ![]() His acting brought two award in 25th Japan Academy Awards, the most important Japanese Cinema awarding ceremony. Tanaka's situation has started to change at the 2000's when he was invited to be part of the cast of the movie Minna no Ie, directed by Mitani Koki and released in 2001. Noboru paid a meal for Tanaka in a restaurant. ĭue to his poor eating routine, Tanaka started to feel sick and asked a senior comedian called Maeda Noboru (Hurricanes) for help. Sometimes he couldn't eat anything for two days. Tanaka only could pay one bread crusts pack for his meal and he has eaten only three pieces on meal. His income was lower than he expected and wasn't enough to pay his expenses. When Cocorico started to work at TV, Tanaka left his work at the restaurant. He lived in a small apartment which has no shower, and Tanaka should to take his baths in a Coin Shower. The duo had only one presentation a month, so, Tanaka worked part-time on a restaurant, which served to their employees three meals a day. Tanaka's early days as a comedian were very tough. He was invited by Endo to work with him as a comedy duo, and they named themselves as Cocorico Bombers, but they shortened it to their current name after an advice of Kato Koji (Gokuraku Tonbo), a friend of Endo and Tanaka. He entered at Osaka Designers' College, and has graduated in interior design, but he never worked on it. Since his childhood, Tanaka always appreciated comedy but he never intended to work on TV due to his shy persona. At the High School era, Tanaka studied at Osaka Prefectural Sakurazuka High School was part of the handball team. Both studied at the same schools until the High School and joined at it's respective baseball teams. He studied in Toyonaka City Teshima Elementary School, where he met Endo, who became his friend and later his work companion. His father worked on a car factory assembling seats and his mother worked as a insurance door-to-door seller. Tanaka was born in Shonai, Toyonaka City, Osaka Prefecture in April, 26, 1971. ![]()
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