Kent Gilbert
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Kent Gilbert (b. May 25, 1952, Utah) is an actor working in Japan. He first visited 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.
On a business trip to Japan in 1980, he had a chance to perform as a stand-in for a foreign theatrical company, which led to other opportunities on Japanese television and films. He is a celebrity (gaijin tarento) and was often on news programs as a commentator with a "foreign" point of view.
He returned to the US in the early 1990s and lives in Orem, Utah.