Dave Spector
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Dave Spector (デーブ・スペクター born in Chicago, Illinois[1]) is one of the more visible foreign celebrities (gaijin tarento) in Japan. He is a Jewish American. He studied abroad at Sophia University in 1972. He has lived in Japan since 1983. He appears regularly as a commentator on several different Japanese television programmes (such as 'Soko made itte, iinkai'). He writes columns for Shukan Bunshun magazine and Tokyo Sports Shimbun and has written several books.
He speaks proficient Japanese. He seems to have a larger vocabulary than the average native speaker. He claims that he became a TV celebrity when he was to be cast in a one time, non-speaking role on a show, but protested in Japanese about the way he was to be used. He believes his ability to stand up for himself impressed the producers enough to make him a regular speaking talent.
In the United States, Spector has appeared on The Tonight Show and Iron Chef, among other programs.
In the late 1990s, the English-language periodical Tokyo Journal reported in an article titled "The Incredible Inflating Man" that Dave Spector had exaggerated and fabricated his work experience in the U.S. and qualifications on his resume and public biography. The article was picked up by a few Japanese-language publications and, apparently as a result, Spector's public appearances and career declined for a time. However, he was subsequently hired by NBC to provide some commentary for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan and has appeared regularly on Japanese TV since then.
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