Tags: Actor.
Issey Ogata (イッセー尾形 Issei Ogata born 22 February 1952 in Fukuoka Fukuoka) is a Japanese actor and comedian. He was interested in plays since childhood. After he graduated from Toyotama High School in Japan he joined a theatrical company and appeared on the stage. Later he jumped at the opportunity to be an entertainer when he took the gold medal at the audition called Birth of Comedians. Then he started garnering roles on Japanese TV.