Tsukasa Saito

Tsukasa Saito (斎藤 司, Saitō Tsukasa, born 15 February 1979) is a comedian from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. He performs boke in the comedy duo Trendy Angel with Takashi.

Tsukasa Saito
Native name斎藤 司
Born (1979-02-15) 15 February 1979
Machida, Tokyo, Japan
EducationNihon University Faculty of Commerce Department of Commerce
Years active2004–

Personal life

He was born in Machida, Tokyo, and raised in Aobadai, Yokohama after living in Saginuma, Kawasaki.[1]

He graduated from Yokohama Municipal Nara Junior High School, Nihon University High School,[1] and Nihon University Faculty of Commerce Department of Commerce.[2]

After working part-time in the sales department of a recruitment magazine, he worked for two years in a part-time job at Rakuten.[1][2][3] At the age of 25 he decided to become an entertainer.[2]

After leaving Rakuten, he entered Yoshimoto General Performing Arts College (NSC).[1] In 2004, he formed the comedy duo "Trendy Angel" with his classmate Takashi.

When Saito was a high school student, he lost his mother at the age of 38 because of breast cancer,[1] and since then he grew up in his father's family.[4][5] He has a younger brother and a sister.[5][1][4]

His IQ test on the TV Asahi series broadcast on 1 January 2016 Geinōjin Kakuzuke Check 2016 Dai Yosen-kai showed a high value of 132.[6]

He announced his marriage on 24 December 2017.[7] As a comedian he has gained popularity through television shows and commercials.[8][9]

Appearances

Current appearance programmes
Regular
  • Cream Quiz Miracle 9 (EX, Nov 2015 –)*Prior to October 2016 quasi-regular
  • Uchimura Terrace (NTV, 22 Jan 2016 –)
Special programmes
  • R-1 Grand Prix 2015 (CX, 10 Feb 2015)
  • Ippon Grand Prix (CX, 23 May 2015)
  • R-1 Grand Prix 2016 (CX, 6 Mar 2016)

TV dramas
  • Jūhan Shuttai! Episode 4 (3 May 2016, TBS) – as Mikio Tamachi[10]
  • Kurokawa no Techō (2017, EX) – as Tsukasa Saito (himself)*Episode 1 guest
  • Minshū no Teki –Yononaka, Okashikunaidesu ka!?– (2017, CX) – as Ryutaro Sonoda[11]

Films

Theatre

Internet TV
  • Hitoshi Matsumoto presents Documental (2017, Amazon Prime Video) – Season 0, Season 1

Advertisements
  • Kirin "Tanrei Gokujō <Nama>" (2016)[12]
  • Toyota "Esquire" (2016)[13]
  • Aflac "Byōki ya Kega de Hatarakenaku natta toki no Kyūyo Support Hoken"
  • Meiji Ugai Gusuri "Utatte iru Kaba-san wa Dare? Twitter Campaign" (2016)

Music videos
  • Sonar Pocket "One-Sided Love" (18 May 2016)[14]

Dubbing

Discography

Songwriting
  • Kabuto "one step"

Productions
  • Color Creation (From Saito-Genking's "Nanka Yarou!" first planning)

References
  1. Yamaguchi, Aiai (7 Jul 2016). "「誰だと思ってるんだ?」、横浜が生んだ笑いの神「トレンディエンジェル」斎藤司さんを徹底解剖!". Hamarepo.com (in Japanese). ITA. p. 1–3. Archived from the original on 2017-12-26. Retrieved 9 Mar 2018.
  2. "俺は売れる。言い続けた 斎藤司（就活ON! SPECIAL）". Yomiuri Shimbun (Chōkan) (in Japanese). Yomiuri Shimbun Tokyo Head Office. 7 Feb 2017.
  3. "「1日300件電話をかけさせられ…」過酷な営業マン時代にトレエン斎藤が学んだこと". Best T!mes (in Japanese). Best Sellers. 22 Dec 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-12-26. Retrieved 9 Mar 2018.
  4. "トレエン斎藤、17歳で母が死去 戸惑った父との距離感と送られてきた5万円". Sports Nippon (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Shimbun. 10 Sep 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-12-25. Retrieved 10 Mar 2018.
  5. Izumi, Maki (6 Jan 2016). "【エンタがビタミン♪】トレエン斎藤、人見知りだった高校時代「しゃべったのは3言」". Techinsight (in Japanese). Media Products Japan. Archived from the original on 2017-12-25. Retrieved 10 Mar 2018.
  6. "【エンタがビタミン♪】FUJIWARA原西のIQが凄い！　東大生を凌ぐ数値にネット騒然". Techinsight (in Japanese). Media Products Japan. 3 Jan 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-05-19. Retrieved 10 Mar 2018.
  7. "トレエン斎藤、一般女性との結婚報告 来夏パパに「家族を守っていけるよう努力します」" (in Japanese). Oricon News. 24 Dec 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-12-26. Retrieved 10 Mar 2018.
  8. "ペペペペペ!トレンディ&ジャンポケ、子供たちと「斎藤さんがころんだ」". Owarai Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. 26 Jul 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-12-26. Retrieved 10 Mar 2018.
  9. Sasabe, Asuka (22 Jan 2016). "女子高生に大ブームの斎藤さんゲームとは!?（マイナビティーンズ）". MyNavi News (in Japanese). MyNavi. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 10 Mar 2018.
  10. "トレエン斎藤、「重版出来！」出演でセリフ飛ぶ「毛のように抜けちゃった」". Cinema Cafe (in Japanese). 2 May 2016. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 10 Mar 2018.
  11. "トレエン斎藤、月9で連ドラ初レギュラー「ハリウッドスターが現実味を帯びてきた」". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. 2 Aug 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-09-05. Retrieved 10 Mar 2018.
  12. "頭は自前！トレエン斎藤、落ち武者姿にファン爆笑". Cinema Today (in Japanese). 15 Jun 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 10 Mar 2018.
  13. "トレンディエンジェル斎藤、自動車のCMで進化する男". Owarai Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. 23 Jun 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-12-26. Retrieved 10 Mar 2018.
  14. "ソナーポケット新MVにイケメンなトレエン斎藤さん". Music Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. 26 Apr 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-12-26. Retrieved 10 Mar 2018.
  15. "長澤まさみ、大橋卓弥、トレエン斎藤、大地真央ら10名が「SING」吹替版に参加". Eiga Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. 30 Jan 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-09-23. Retrieved 10 Mar 2018.
  16. "メン・イン・ブラック：インターナショナル". Sony Pictures Japan. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
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