Birth Date: 11 May 1963
Place of Birth: Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Personal Name: Masatoshi Hamada
Masatoshi Hamada is a Japanese comedian best known as the tsukkomi half of the popular owarai duo Downtown alongside Hitoshi Matsumoto. His nickname is Hama-chan. Hamada is married to Natsumi Ogawa, with whom he has two children.