Jimmy Onishi

Jimmy Onishi
Jimmy Onishi
ジミー大西
Born	Hideaki Onishi; January 1, 1964 (age 60); Yao, Osaka, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Other names	Jimmy-chan (ジミーちゃん, Jimī-chan)
Education	Yao Municipal Annaka Elementary School; Yao Tatsunaru Method Junior High School; Daisho Large Sakai High School;
Occupation(s)	Painter, comedian
Years active	1982–
Agent	Yoshimoto Creative Agency
Known for	Higashino Okamura no Tabizaru; Knight Scoop; Gaki no Tsukai;
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)

Jimmy Onishi (ジミー大西, Jimī Ōnishi, born 1 January 1964, in Yao, Osaka, Japan)^[1] is a Japanese painter and comedian. His real name is Hideaki Onishi (大西秀明, Ōnishi Hideaki), in which his given name is a combination of Hide (秀) from daimyo Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Aki (明) means "bright" which relates to the New Year celebrations and he is born in New Year's day.^[2]

Onishi is represented with Yoshimoto Creative Agency.

Onishi is unable to pronounce "Massachusetts"^[3]

Filmography

TV series

Year	Title	Network	Notes
1985	Waiwai Saturday	ABC
	Kindon! Hakkeyōi Waratta!	Fuji TV
	Ore-tachi Hyōkinzoku	Fuji TV
	Hyōkin Yobikō	Fuji TV
1990	Waratte Iitomo!	Fuji TV	Friday appearances
	Quiz Sekai wa Show by Shobai	NTV
	Akashiya TV	MBS
	Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!	NTV	Occasional appearances
	Quiz! Atatte 25%	TBS
	Video Anata ga Shuyaku	TV Asahi	Occasional appearances
	Knight Scoop	ABC
	Susume! Cliff Hanger Bōken-tai	CBC TV
Inochi no Hibiki	TBS
2011	Higashino Okamura no Tabizaru	NTV

TV dramas

Year	Title	Role	Network
1989	Sanma Akashiya Satsujin Jiken		Fuji TV
1991	Yonimo Kimyona Monogatari	Train passenger	Fuji TV

Films

Year	Title	Role
1996	Nanohana Haitatsu-bin	Saburo Morikawa

Others

Year	Title	Network
2001	Kemuri Haruka ni: Sekai SL Kikō Sweet Sugar Train –Cuba–	NHK

Bibliography

Art books

Year	Title
2008	Masshiro: Jimmy Onishi Gashū

Diaries

Year	Title
1992	Jimmy-chan no Kimochi E~nikki

Photo diaries

Year	Title
1997	Tenneniro Nikki

Photo books

Year	Title
1995	Homeland
2001	Toten-kun no Orchestra
2002	Chīsana Hanabi no Himitsu

Calendars

Year	Title
2001	Jimmy Onishi Sakuhin-shū: Calendar 2002
2002	Jimmy Onishi Sakuhin-shū: Calendar 2003
2003	Jimmy Onishi Sakuhin-shū: 2004-nendo Calendar
2004	Jimmy Onishi Sakuhin-shū: 2005-nendo Calendar

Documents

Year	Title
2002	htwi No. 9 Artist, Jimmy Onishi no Kiseki: Art Magazine

References

^ "ジミー大西". Yoshimoto Creative Agency (in Japanese). Yoshimoto Kogyo. Retrieved 24 Sep 2016.
^ "TVでた蔵「2016年2月14日放送　ダウンタウンのガキの使いやあらへんで！！」" (in Japanese). Wire Action. 14 Feb 2016. Retrieved 24 Sep 2016.
^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69iSXks1bes. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

[1] "ジミー大西". Yoshimoto Creative Agency (in Japanese). Yoshimoto Kogyo. Retrieved 24 Sep 2016.

[2] "TVでた蔵「2016年2月14日放送　ダウンタウンのガキの使いやあらへんで！！」" (in Japanese). Wire Action. 14 Feb 2016. Retrieved 24 Sep 2016.

[3] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69iSXks1bes. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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Year	Title	Notes
	Hitachi "Akarui Wa"	Narration
1990	Kagome "Two Shot"
1996	One Cup Ōzeki	Co-starring with Masakazu Tamura
2003	Japan Racing Association	Co-starring with Sanma Akashiya
2012	Jumbo Takarakuji	Co-starring with Takuya Kimura