Ken Shimura

(born , February 20, 1950 – March 29, 2020) was a Japanese comedian. He co-starred with Masashi Tashiro, Nobuyoshi Kuwano in the Japanese variety show Shimura Ken no Bakatono-sama. He was known for starring in Hachiji Da Yo! Zen'in Shugo! with the comedy group The Drifters and Fun TV with Kato-chan and Ken-chan with Cha Kato. Shimura was born in Tokyo.

Shimura was diagnosed with COVID-19 on March 23, 2020 while hospitalized for pneumonia in Tokyo. He died six days later from the infection at the age of 70.志村けんさん死去　新型コロナ感染で肺炎. The Nikkei. 2020-03-30コロナ感染で予断を許さない志村けんの病状と「ナゾの感染ルート」. Friday Digital. 2020-03-29

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