Kent Gilbert

Kent Sidney Gilbert (born May 25, 1952, in Utah, United States) is an American actor working in Japan. He first came to Japan in 1971 as a Mormon missionary. After returning to the United States, he received a law degree (LL.D.) as well as an MBA from Brigham Young University.

Kent Gilbert
Born (1952-05-25) May 25, 1952
Utah, United States
OccupationActor

While working in Japan as an attorney in 1983, he had a chance to perform as a stand-in for a foreign theatrical company, which led to other opportunities on Japanese television and in films. He is a foreign celebrity (gaijin tarento) and is often on news programs as a commentator with a "foreign" point of view.[1][2] He is known as one of "the two Kents" (along with Kent Derricott).[3][4]

Gilbert lives in Tokyo and also maintains a residence in Orem, Utah. He made an appearance in Kazuki Ōmori's Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah.

Gilbert maintains the Japanese government never forced women to work as prostitutes or comfort women during World War II and has supported revisionist and right-wing opinions on Japanese history.[5][6]

In April 2018, Gilbert was appointed visiting professor at Okayama University of Science.[7][8]

References
  1. "Orem Native Kent Gilbert Is Top Celebrity In Japan". Orem-Geneva Times. April 4, 1984.
  2. "Ferraris, Sing-Alongs, Sexy Ads Help Tokyo Language Schools Sell ABCs". Los Angeles Times. April 21, 1992 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Dennis Lythgoe (2003-03-28). "2 Utahns tire of fame in Japan". Deseret Morning News. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  4. "Two Kents from Utah reach TV-star status in Japan". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 9, 1988 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Who Are the Revisionist? Check the Facts Kent Gilbert Official
  6. Japanese Still Brainwashed by the War Guilt Information Program Kent Gilbert Official
  7. ケント・ギルバート on Twitter(in Japanese)
  8. @kentgilbert01 (16 April 2018). "正しくは岡山理科大学客員教授ですね。プロフィールにも入れておきました。決着する日を楽しみをにしていますよ。" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 June 2018 – via Twitter. (in Japanese)


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