Dante Carver
Dante Carver is an 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 "Yosō Guy" character 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.
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.On August 4, 2010, Carver married former model Akiko Matsumoto. They formally celebrated the marriage in a wedding ceremony in April 2011.
TV commercials
- Diet Coke, 2006
- SoftBank Mobile, "Yosō Guy" aka Gorō Noguchi, "Oniisan" aka Kojirō Shirato
- UHA Mikakuto
TV series
Kaze ni Maiagaru Vinyl Sheet, UNHCR worker- "Be Pon Kiki"
- "Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge"
Films
Kansen Rettō ; English title: Pandemic, WHO physician Klaus DavidKaze ga tsuyoku fuiteiru ; English title: Feel the wind My Darling Is a Foreigner Yazima Beauty Salon The Movie: Reaching a Nevada Dream Nanase Futatabi: The Movie as HenryKamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Mega Max, Foundation X MemberShōjo no Piero ㊤ ; English Title: The Doll as Ijiro- Biohazard: Vendetta ; English Title: Resident Evil: Vendetta as D.C. Ultra Galaxy Fight, The Destined Crossroad as Ultraman Scott
CD releases
- "Nonbiri Ikō" with Mike Maki