David Ito

David Ito
David Ito
デビット伊東
Born	Tsutomu Ito; 12 August 1966 (age 57); Iruma, Saitama, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Other names	David (デビット, Debitto); Debi;
Occupations	Actor; comedian;
Years active	1991-present

David Ito (デビット伊東, Debitto Itō, real name Tsutomu Ito (伊藤努, Itō Tsutomu); born 12 August 1966, in Iruma, Saitama) is a Japanese comedian, actor and businessman. He is nicknamed Debi (デビ).

Biography[edit]

After graduating from Sayama High School, he was a local swimming instructor, but he aimed for being an idol in Tokyo. During the showbub period, he lived in Hiromi's room. In 1986, together with Hiromi and Mister Chin, he formed the conte group B-21 Special. They won the Golden Arrow Award for Performing Arts in 1990.

After that, Ito planned to regenerate in which he had been as a sluggish celebrity within regular appearances in Tunnels no Namade Daradara ika sete!!, in the Fukuoka ramen shop "Ippudo" for training. At that time Ito was injured in his feet, as the above project was around when he was worried about continuing in the entertainment industry, he decided to retire from the front line of entertainment industry and started a ramen business. Currently there are six shop ramen shops named "Debitto" ("Debi" at the beginning) nationwide (Nakanobu Main Store, Sakurashinmachi Store, Ito-Yokado Yamato Tsurumi Store, Higashi Shizuoka Store, Sayama Store, Tachikawa Store), and two overseas stores (Macao shop ("Shinju shop"), Shanghai shop),^[1] he was doing research on soup on the second floor of the Nakanobu branch, and sometimes he stand at the store. The company consolidates opinions by the meeting three times a year by all employees. He temporarily stayed in ramen store management, but TBS' "Seija no Kōshin" co-star Chosuke Ikariya visited the shop without previous notice, even though a few words, "If I try to give back to the entertainment industry Having received a strong invitation with enthusiasm including "why did I not give back to the entertainment industry?", and in parallel with the ramen shop, he is doing a celebrity business such as an actor.

Filmography[edit]

Television[edit]

Dates	Title	Role	Network	Ref.
2005	Boys Over Flowers	Nishida	TBS	^[2]
2007	Boys Over Flowers 2	Nishida	TBS	^[2]
2018	Boys Over Flowers Season 2	Nishida	TBS	^[2]

Films[edit]

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2023	Fly Me to the Saitama: From Biwa Lake with Love			^[3]

Video games[edit]

Year	Title	Role	Publisher	Ref.
2011	Yakuza: Dead Souls	Someya	Sega	^[4]

References[edit]

^ "でびっとらーめん公式ウェブサイト" (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 Jul 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "花のち晴れ:花男"新章"に前作キャスト道明寺家からデビット伊東&佐々木すみ江が出演". Mantan-web. 31 March 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
^ "翔んで埼玉琵琶湖より愛をこめて". eiga.com. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
^ "セガ、PS3「龍が如く OF THE END」右も左もイトウ……のゾンビ！". Game Watch. Retrieved October 2, 2023.

External links[edit]

Profile – Orega (in Japanese)
David Ramen official website (in Japanese)
David Ramen official blog (in Japanese)

[1] "でびっとらーめん公式ウェブサイト" (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 Jul 2017.

[hanadan-2] "花のち晴れ:花男"新章"に前作キャスト道明寺家からデビット伊東&佐々木すみ江が出演". Mantan-web. 31 March 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2023.

[3] "翔んで埼玉琵琶湖より愛をこめて". eiga.com. Retrieved October 2, 2023.

[4] "セガ、PS3「龍が如く OF THE END」右も左もイトウ……のゾンビ！". Game Watch. Retrieved October 2, 2023.

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