Ken Horiuchi Explained

Ken Horiuchi
Native Name:堀内 健
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Date:28 November 1969
Birth Place:Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Nationality:Japanese
Education:Tokyo Institute of Tourism Travel Department
Years Active:1990 - present
Agent:Watanabe Entertainment
Style:Conte
Height:1.69 m[1]
Footnotes:Same year/generation as:
Fujiwara
Chihara Kyodai

[2] is a Japanese comedian who performs boke in the comedy trio Neptune. He is nicknamed . He also creates stories for the trio.

Horiuchi's persona on stage and TV is known to be immature, childish and hyper-active. His comedic style is unique in the sense that he has little limits and often goes far or all-out in pursuing comedic effects.

Horiuchi is represented with Watanabe Entertainment. He is now married.[3] [4]

Filmography

To see his appearances with Neptune, see Neptune (owarai).

Variety

Regular

Occasional

YearTitleNetwork
Sanma no Owarai Kōjō Iinkai Fuji TV
Ameagari Ketsushitai no Talk Bangumi Ame-talk! TV Asahi
Mecha-Mecha Iketeru! Fuji TV
2012 Bakusei Red Carpet
Horiken fureai Tabi: Ningentteīna TV Asahi

Broadcasts

YearTitleNetwork
Punscapun Fuji TV
Warai no Kin Medal ABC
Fight Tension Depart TV Tokyo
Fight Tension School
Horipei BS Japan
Ariken TV Tokyo
Ari nashi: Ariken-Golden Stadium
Lincoln TBS
2011 Tokyo Hit Girl NTV
2012 Tokyo Etoile Ongaku-in

He appeared in other variety and talk shows as himself. In other programmes with Neptune, Horiuchi showed how he has a profile as a solo entertainer (to see Neptune's appearances, see Neptune (owarai)).

TV drama

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotesRef.
2002 Boku ga Chikyū o Sukuu Hiroshi Sakurashinmachi TBS
2003 Kōgen e irasshai
2004 Wonderful Life Fuji TV
Koi no kara Sawagi –Love Stories– Umi ni Otosa reta Onna NTV
2008 Nipponshi Suspense Gekijō
Koi no kara Sawagi –Love Stories V– Kinboshi kara Kita Onna
2009 The Quiz Show Makoto Katsuragi Episode 6
Hidarime Tantei Eye
2015 Boku no Tsuma to Kekkon shite kudasai. Horiuchi Episode 4 [5]

Radio

YearTitleNetwork
2002 Ken Horiuchi to Bibiru Ōki no All Night Nippon NBS
2015 Ken Horiuchi to Tetsurō Degawa no All Night Nippon

Stage

YearTitleRef.
2014 Horiuchi Yoru ake no Kai: Kyōfu Tako Kōen no Tako Onna [6]
2015 Horiuchi Yoru ake no Kai: Omae wa Shibuya no Yomawari Ojisan janai!

Notes and References

  1. Ariken.
  2. Web site: ネプチューン. Watanabe Entertainment. ja. 31 Dec 2016.
  3. Web site: ホリケン"ハム太郎似"17歳年下女性と結婚. Sponichi Annex. ja. Sports Nippon. 27 May 2009. 31 Dec 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160807090702/http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/special/2009kekon/KFullNormal20090527048.html. 7 August 2016.
  4. Web site: ネプチューン:堀内健が結婚 22歳の一般女性と番組で報告. ja. Mainichi Shimbun. 2 May 2009. 31 Dec 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090529145259/http://mainichi.jp/photo/news/20090526mog00m200022000c.html. 29 May 2009.
  5. Web site: 「内村さんが笑ってくれて満足」堀内健がドラマ「ボク妻」で内村と共演. Owarai Natalie. ja. Natasha. 20 May 2015. 31 Dec 2016.
  6. Web site: ネプチューン・堀内健の舞台プロジェクト第2弾『オマエは渋谷の 夜回りおじさんじゃない!!』が8月上演. ja. 24 Jun 2015. 31 Dec 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20150625085951/http://www.theaterguide.co.jp/theater_news/2015/06/24_02.php. 25 June 2015. dead.