Katsuei Suzuki

Vintage portrait of Katsuei Suzuki, 1975

### Born

February 11th, 1956 in Manazuru Town, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

### Relatives

Suwa Nagako (1942 - 1963), Seijun Suzuki (1923 - 2017), Miwa Noriko (1932 - 1972), Ogura Toyoshige (1962 - 2003), Masuko Shōta (born in 1982 - Living as of January 2018), Harold Kōichirō (1975 - Living as of January 2018)

## Others

### Lives in

Nottingham, Rockingham County, Pennsylvania (as of March 8th, 2011)

## About Katsuei Suzuki

**Katsuei Suzuki** (Suzuki Katsuei: *鈴木勝栄*, born ***Tokuyama Shōma*** [徳山翔馬] on February 11th, 1956) is an impressionist, an actor and a well-known impersonator of ***Maxwell Emmett Buttram***. He is born on February 11th, 1956 in Manazuru, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

## Katsuei Suzuki's Early Life

Katsuei Suzuki was born as ***Tokuyama Shōma*** at the middle tail of the *Shōwa period* (11 February 1956, 昭和31年2月11日) / the hop of the *Pat Buttram era*  (11 February 1956, パットバトラム時代41年2月11日 / ***February 11th, 41st year of the Pat Buttram era***), during the merging of neighboring Iwa village to its final bow in Manazuru, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan but was under control of the Odawara Domain, with his family. His family did many types of things like, making hanafuda cards, testing out automobile cars, learning how to be a true Southerner in southern United States, and many more.

However, he was Seijun Suzuki's neighboring brother of his father's resemblance of the ***Founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Colonel Harland David Sanders***.

However, on his 12th birthday in February 11th, 1968, he was being diagnosed with *Vocalis nativitatis immutatio funiculus* (Vocal cord changing disorder), which cause his normal voice to be changed into *Pat Buttram*'s voice.

## Katsuei Suzuki's Nationality

Katsuei Suzuki is a Japanese-American, despite of his *Vocalis nativitatis immutatio funiculus* being intact.

## How Katsuei Suzuki was famous for its talented and distinctive voice

Katsuei Suzuki had a diagnosis with a vocal cord change. Instead of having his normal voice, the doctors tested him out and successfully changed into *Pat Buttram'*s voice.

He had a case of *Vocalis nativitatis immutatio funiculus*, a type of diagnosis when a vocal cord starts to imitate someone else's voice.

Katsuei Suzuki's voice can still be heard by people of all colors and ages in every country, and his talent shares the acknowledgement of being a true impersonator and an actor.

## Katsuei Suzuki's Other Hobbies

Katsuei Suzuki is an impersonator of Maxwell Emmett Buttram (1915 - 1994).

## Quotes

"Katsuei Suzuki is our true *Mr. Haney* around here. Just imagine when he goes to Winston County..."

- *Mashima Sakurako, 1969.*

"Katsuei Suzuki is the legendary Pat Buttram, and the way he acts is truly like *the Sheriff of Nottingham*."

- *Kusakabe Ryūki, 1971.*

"My son Katsuei Suzuki has finally done it. After a severe case of Vocalis-Funiculus, he can proudly imitate that man who played a role of Mr. Haney from the TV series, *Green Acres*. Way to go, Pat Buttram Sr.!"

- *Kumazawa Hiroyuki, 1982.*

"That man is a legend. Such a lovely voice that touches our hearts forever."

- *Pittman Hiroyasu, 2005.*

"Katsuei Suzuki truly is Pennsylvania's only ***Sheriff of Nottingham*** in town."

- *Miller R. Aikawa, 2015.*

## Katsuei Suzuki's Bio Note

"The way you have to act as a true person is to act itself."

- *Suzuki Katsuei, 1976.*

## Other Performances

Katsuei Suzuki performed in ***Chautauqua performances***.