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Dante Carver (born January 17, 1977 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African-American actor working in Japan. He moved to Japan in 2005, and became well known following his appearance in a series of TV commercials for SoftBank Mobile from 2006 in which he first played the Japanese-speaking character (the name being a pun on , the Japanese for "unexpected"), and later the older brother of the character played by Aya Ueto as part of the fictional "White family" headed by a white Hokkaido dog.〔 〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dante Peaks, American actor Dante Carver enjoys fame as part of Japan's most unusual family )〕 In 2008, Carver was voted the most popular male actor in a TV commercial in Japan, beating Takuya Kimura, who had previously held the top position for eight consecutive years. ==Private life== A native of New York City, Carver attended Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, studying International Business.〔http://www.todaysthv.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=133263&catid=70〕 On August 4, 2010, Carver married former model Akiko Matsumoto. They formally celebrated the marriage in a wedding ceremony in April 2011. In July 2011, Carver was stopped by police while driving in Shibuya, Tokyo, after making an illegal U-turn. He was found to be driving on an invalid International Driving Permit, and his case was sent to the public prosecutor's office. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dante Carver」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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