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Yasunori Shimura (志村 康徳, Shimura Yasunori, February 20, 1950 – March 29, 2020), known professionally as Ken Shimura (志村 けん, Shimura Ken), was a Japanese comedian. He was born in Higashimurayama, Tokyo. He started his career as an assistant to the comedy band The Drifters, led by Chōsuke Ikariya.
Apr 2, 2020 · A beloved comedian in Japan, he died on Sunday in the coronavirus pandemic at a hospital in Tokyo, the Izawa Office, which represented him, said. He was 70. Mr. Shimura’s slapstick humor ...
Mar 31, 2020 · TOKYO -- Comedian Ken Shimura, who died on March 29 of pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus, was one of the most recognizable faces on Japanese TV and had been a fixture since the...
Mar 30, 2020 · Ken Shimura, a comedian who was a fixture on Japanese television for decades, died on Sunday evening from the coronavirus, the Japanese media reported Monday. He was 70, and immediately before...
Ken Shimura was born on 20 February 1950 in Higashimurayama, Japan. He was an actor and writer, known for Ken Shimura's Idiot Feudal Lord (1986), Za.Dorifutazu no kamo da!! Goyo da!! (1975) and Railroad Man (1999). He died on 29 March 2020 in Tokyo, Japan.
Apr 7, 2020 · A household name in his native Japan, Ken Shimura’s popularity bridged generations. The comedian was a constant fixture on Japanese television for the better part of five decades, rarely ...
Mar 30, 2020 · Veteran comic Ken Shimura has died of complications caused by the novel coronavirus at the age of 70, sending shock waves through a nation bracing for an explosive surge in rapidly expanding...
Mar 30, 2020 · Japanese comedian Ken Shimura, who was inspired by Jerry Lewis, died from the coronavirus infection, becoming Japan's first known celebrity victim.
Apr 30, 2020 · The comedian Ken Shimura, who has died aged 70 after contracting coronavirus, must have tried thousands of facial expressions over his four-decade career. Sometimes referred to as the Japanese...
Entertainer Ken Shimura didn’t belong to any single generation. Following news that the 70-year-old comedian had died on Sunday from pneumonia caused by COVID-19, TV broadcasters on Monday...
