Occupation comedian Children Ryo Yabe Spouse Yuko Aoki (m. 2013) | Role Comedian Name Hiroyuki Yabe Siblings Yoshiyuki Yabe | |
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Born October 23, 1971 (age 53) ( 1971-10-23 ) Movies Boys Be Ambitious, Messengers TV shows Mecha‑Mecha Iketeru!, Guru guru Nainti Nain, Yabecchi FC, Out × Deluxe Similar People Takashi Okamura, Yuko Aoki, Koji Kato, Yoshiyuki Yabe, Minami Tanaka |
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Hiroyuki Yabe (矢部 浩之, Yabe Hiroyuki, born October 23, 1971 in Suita, Osaka) is a Japanese comedian. He is one of the popular duo (kombi) Ninety-nine with Takashi Okamura, who are one of Yoshimoto Kogyo's most successful acts. Yabe is considered the straight man in the duo. Yabe also plays Luigi in the Japanese Hot Mario Bros advert campaign.
Born in Osaka, Yabe played soccer in his youth. As a sportscaster on TV Asahi's program "Yabecchi FC," he interviewed soccer players Ronaldinho and Alessandro Del Piero.
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