article_title name birth_date occupation
hiroyuki yabe
 hiroyuki yabe 23 october 1971 comedian
hiroyuki yabe

he is one of the popular duo -lrb- kombi -rrb- ninety-nine with takashi okamura , who are one of yoshimoto kogyo 's most successful acts .
yabe is considered the straight man in the duo .
yabe also plays luigi in the japanese hot mario bros advert campaign .
born in osaka , yabe played soccer in his youth .
as a sportscaster on tv asahi 's program `` yabecchi fc , '' he interviewed soccer players ronaldinho and alessandro del piero .
