ARTIST

NAME

Ike Nwala

Born in New York.
Date of birth: June 5, 1986.
Born in Manhattan, New York, USA, and raised in Seattle, Washington.
He studied IT and engineering at a private technical college in Washington State, where he was able to skip two years and graduate at age 20.
He came to Japan a week after graduation with dreams of becoming a comedian.
While working as a data center engineer for international investment bank Goldman Sachs, he passed an audition in 2011 and joined the comedy unit Choshinjuku.
 
Currently, he is a regular on six TV programs.
 
TV Tokyo “Ohasuta” MC
TOKYO MX “Enthralled at 5:00!”
Fuji TV “Love Music” *Narrator
TV Asahi “Phantom Thief Squadron Lupin Rangers vs. Police Squadron Patrol Rangers” *Role of Hilltop
BS Japan/TV Tokyo “TV Champion Kiwami” MC
NHK “Basic English from Zero World English Mission”
 
Not limiting himself to comedy, he is active in a wide range of activities including acting and narration.
 
Reference Links
HBO『VICE News Tonight』
 
The Japan Times
 
Rikunabi NEXT journal