What is Masatoshi Hamada?
[[File:Masatoshi Hamada, Downtown, Mido-suji - Nov 3, 2022 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Hamada at Midosuji Runway in November 2022]] '''Masatoshi Hamada''' (born May 11, 1963 in [[Naniwa-ku, Osaka]]) is an [[Japan]]ese [[comedian]], actor and [[Television director|director]]. Hamada is probably best known for being one-half of the comedy duo [[Downtown (owarai)|Downtown]] also with member [[Hitoshi Matsumoto]]. While apart of Downtown, Hamada and Matsumoto made two television shows, [[Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!]] and [[Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ]]. He also voiced Japanese dubs of the characters ''Shrek'' in the [[Shrek]] series,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=10493|title=Masatoshi HAMADA - Anime News Network|website=www.animenewsnetwork.com}}</ref> ''Buck the Diesel'' in [[Thomas and Friends]] and ''Slowking'' in [[Pokémon: The Movie 2000]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/movies/Pokemon-The-Movie-2000/Slowking/|title=Slowking|website=Behind The Voice Actors}}</ref> He is married to his wife Natsumi Ogawa and they have two children. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.h-dream.com/ Masatoshi Hamada's Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221000748/http://www.h-dream.com/ |date=2009-02-21 }} {{actor-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hamada, Masatoshi}} [[Category:1963 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Japanese comedians]] [[Category:Japanese movie actors]] [[Category:Japanese television actors]] [[Category:Japanese voice actors]] [[Category:Japanese television personalities]] [[Category:Actors from Osaka]]