2021Nominee
Best Performance
ScarfFace
Takeru Kobayashi
Actor
Nagano, Japan
March 15, 1978
Biography
Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi (小林 尊, Kobayashi Takeru; born March 15, 1978) is a retired Japanese competitive eater. Described as "the godfather of competitive eating", he is a six-time Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest champion and widely credited with popularizing the sport. Description above from the Wikipedia article Takeru Kobayashi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Photo
Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2017Nominee
Best Performance
The Houses October Built 2
2024Nominee
Best Performance
Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef
Career Highlights
2019Highlight
Best Performance
The Good, The Bad, The Hungry
2004Highlight
Best Performance
Crazy Legs Conti: Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating
Video
The Houses October Built 2
Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef
The Good, The Bad, The Hungry