Hidekazu Nagai (長井 秀和, Nagai Hidekazu) is a comedian and an owarai presenter in Japan.

Biography

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He was born in Musashimurayama City, on 3 January 1970. After his birth, his father was elected to the Regional Assembly of their hometown. Hidekazu graduated from Soka University.

He selected his vocation: "I'll be the Charlie Chaplin of the Oriental world" [sic]. His comedy show is usually serious and ironic. He is associated with the catchphrase "Machigai nai!" (間違いない!), meaning "No mistake", "No Doubt" or "Surely" in Japanese. Hidekazu used to often co-operates with Sayaka Aoki.

In 2007 he stayed in New York for one year to study English and perform at the Comedy Club.

He cheated several times on his wife Nagai Minako. She filled for divorce after a scandal that included a prostitute in the Philippines.

He has a son from his previous marriage.

In 2012, he left from Soka Gakkai which he believed for many years.[1]

He married again in 2017. His wife is from Germany.

His German wife separated from him in 2019 and they divorced in 2020.

References

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  1. ^ Hidekazu Nagai [@pchip3] (9 August 2022). "当事者である私の場合を例に出そう。 私はとっくに創価学会をやめている。 10年も前に創価をやめているにも関わらず、現在もってしても未だに「創価学会信者が政治活動やってる」「創価の教えを広めるのはやめてください」等々、私が創価学会の布教活動していると思われている。" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 November 2022 – via Twitter.
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