Who is Takeru Kobayashi?

[trof]

and why is he famous?
http://www.ifoce.com/profile/large/22

Ate 57 (17.7 pounds) Cow Brains in 15 minutes.

Takeru Kobayashi
Nagano, Japan
Age: 24
Weight: 132

Other records:
Cow Brains: 57 (17.7 pounds) / 15 minutes
Hot Dogs: 50 1/2 Hot Dogs and Buns / 12 minutes
Rice Balls: 20 pounds rice balls / 30 minutes

This useless bit of trivia brought to you by those fun and funky folks at the
International Federation of Competitive Eating.
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[Chef]

1. Kobayashi

I thought Pete Postlethwait played him in The Usual Suspects?

[supernova]

2. I saw him

at the Nathan's hot dog-eating contest. There was a special on Feed Food Network. ;-)

What's amazing is that he's this little shrimpy 100lb guy. :crazy: Didn't realize he also has the brains eating record too. Eww. Ummm wonder what effect the recent news will have on that contest.

[Blue-Jay]

3. Kobayashi is flat-out amazing.

The kid is a face-stuffing wonder. It's worth watching an eating competition just to see the little guy destroy the giant behemoth eaters. Man, the look on their faces when they see him putting away the food is priceless.