Kei Tani

Japanese actor, comedian, trombone player (1932-2010)
Person human Q3276468
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Kei Tani

Summary

Kei Tani is a human[1]. His place of birth was Tokyo[2]. He was born on February 22, 1932[3]. He died on September 11, 2010[4]. He worked as an actor[5], seiyū[6], singer[7], and comedian[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (246 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Tokyo[2], Kei Tani…
  • Kei Tani was born on February 22, 1932[3].
  • Kei Tani died on September 11, 2010[4].
  • Kei Tani held citizenship in Japan[10].
  • Kei Tani held citizenship in Empire of Japan[11].
  • Kei Tani's professions included actor[5].
  • Kei Tani worked as a seiyū[6].
  • Kei Tani worked as a singer[7].
  • Kei Tani's professions included comedian[8].
  • Kei Tani's education included a stint at Chuo University[12].
  • Kei Tani was a member of Q20042300[13].
  • Kei Tani was a member of Crazy Cats[14].
  • Kei Tani is recorded as male[15].
  • Kei Tani's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Kei Tani's genre is jazz[17].
  • Kei Tani's Commons category is recorded as Kei Tani[18].
  • Kei Tani's family name is recorded as Tani[19].
  • Kei Tani's given name is recorded as Kei[20].
  • Kei Tani's official website is recorded as http://www.watanabepro.co.jp/tanikei/[21].
  • Kei Tani's manner of death is recorded as accidental death[22].
  • Kei Tani's instrument is recorded as trombone[23].
  • Kei Tani's instrument is recorded as voice[24].
  • Kei Tani's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[25].
  • Kei Tani's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '渡部泰雄'}[26].
  • Kei Tani's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '谷啓'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: JP[29]

  • Began / founded: 1932-02-22[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2010-09-11[31]

  • Genre(s): jazz[32]

  • Community tags: jazz[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 52ad2bc3-fbb6-4ab2-a13c-856dec341e16[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Kei Tani was born in Tokyo[2]. He was born on February 22, 1932[3].

Education

Kei Tani's education included a stint at Chuo University[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[5], seiyū[6], singer[7], and comedian[8].

Death and Burial

Kei Tani died on September 11, 2010[4].

Why It Matters

Kei Tani ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (246 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

FAQs

Where was Kei Tani born?

Kei Tani was born in Tokyo[2].

What did Kei Tani do for work?

Kei Tani worked as actor[5], seiyū[6], singer[7], and comedian[8].

Where did Kei Tani go to school?

Kei Tani was educated at Chuo University[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] . search.japantimes.co.jp. search.japantimes.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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