[TELEVIEWS] Wm. Penn writes about the Yoso Guy

In a recent Televiews column by Wm. Penn for the Daily Yomiuri, Penn wrote, “One guy, two guys, three guys…The column’s all about guys this week starting with the most famous Guy of them all–Yoso Guy.”

“Congratulations to American Dante Carver who plays Yoso Guy, the older brother in those highly entertaining White Family cell phone commercials where the dad is a talking dog. It’s the long-running, 15-second continuing series that the whole country seems to love–and they love Dante.”

“In May, he was named the most popular CM Talent of 2007, up from his No. 37 ranking the previous year. It’s quite a feat since Takuya Kimura has held the top honor for the past eight years. Carver, Satoshi Tsumabuki and Tomoya Nagase have pushed him down to fourth place.”

“Dante is king now. Pretty impressive for a guy who only arrived on the Japan scene in 2004. Andy Warhol said everyone gets their 15 minutes of fame, but Carver has proven you can go even farther with just 15 seconds of prime commercial time.”

“In the women’s division, his commercial “sister” Aya Ueto and “mom” Kanako Higuchi took the top honors. There’s no category for animals, so no prize for dear old dad White. Sometimes parenting can be a thankless job.”

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