2007Nominee
Best Performance
Ocean's Thirteen
Akebono Tarō
Actor
Oahu, Hawaii, USA
May 8, 1969
Biography
Akebono Tarō (May 8, 1969 – April 10, 2024) was an American-born Japanese professional sumo wrestler and professional wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii. Joining sumo in Japan in 1988, he was trained by pioneering Hawaiian wrestler Takamiyama and rose swiftly up the rankings, reaching the top division in 1990. After two consecutive yusho or tournament championships in November 1992 and January 1993 he made history by becoming the first non-Japanese-born wrestler ever to reach yokozuna, the highest rank in sumo.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2005Winner
Best Performance
WWE WrestleMania 21
2012Nominee
Best Performance
NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
Career Highlights
2010Highlight
Best Performance
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV
2013Highlight
Best Performance
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
Video
Ocean's Thirteen
WWE WrestleMania 21