Talento Oizumi Yo

- Talento Oizumi Yo (32) is to get his first starring dramatic role.He will play the lead in the Fuji TV drama series "Okashina Futari" (The Odd Couple) at the end of the year.The drama tells of an unemployed divorcee (Oizumi), his ex-wife (Takaoka Yuki), and the people who live in his apartment building.One of the best-known names on TV in his native Hokkaido, Oizumi became a star on the local network show "Suiyo wa Doudesho" (How Do You Like Wednesday?), which has a big cult following that has started spreading nationwide.Over a decade on the show, he and co-star Suzui Takayuki (43) went on many wild and whacky adventures, including riding the length of Vietnam on a 50cc Honda, and crossing the Australian outback in four days.
...
Talento and former Orix pro baseball player "Punch" Sato (40) apprehended a burglar on Sunday evening.He saw and subdued the man, who had been attempting to break into the garage of his home in Kawasaki City at about 6pm.On their arrival, police found that the man had a gram of stimulant drugs on him.They arrested the unemployed and homeless 46-year old for breaking and entering and drug possession.The man said he had no idea who the house belonged to.September 13, 2005