Dave Spector

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dave Spector
Date Of Birth	May 5, 1954(1954-05-05)
Age	70
Birthplace	Chicago
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Taurus

Dave Spector Biography

Dave Spector is one of the most popular and richest Celebrity who was born on May 5, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Dave Spector is an American gaijin tarento (foreign TV personality) and TV producer who lives and works in Japan. Originally from Chicago, United States, he moved to Japan in 1983 after visiting as a producer with the American television program Ripley’s Believe It or Not!. He appears regularly as a commentator on several different Japanese television programs, including a Wednesday spot on Fuji TV’s daily morning news program Tokudane!, and TBS’s weekly Sunday Japon.

However, due to his fluency in Japanese, he also developed career as a serious commentator of Anglo American culture and events. He is a regular and sought after commentator on foreign news. He also established the Tokyo-based company Spector Communications in 1988, which he used to obtain clippings or video grabs from foreign media, which he used for his commentary role. He is ranked as one of the most, and in some year the most, well regarded commentator in Japan for all age group according to Oricon survey. In reference to his success in Japan, he stated that “I set a goal early on to be different from other gaijin tarento [foreign TV personalities] by trying to compete with Japanese rather than with other foreigners.”

Dave Spector Net Worth

Dave Spector is one of the richest from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dave Spector 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He moved to Japan in 1983 to research exotic film clips from Japanese television to be used on the American TV show Ripley’s Believe It or Not!. While this work continued until Ripley’s Believe It or Not! ended in 1986, Spector became well known in Japan after becoming a regular guest on Fuji TV’s lunchtime TV variety show Waratte Iitomo! in 1984, alongside other foreign personalities such as Canadian Kent Derricott, American Kent Gilbert, and Guinean Ousmane Sankhon [ja] . He described his work as “[d]oing things like the lowest Bozo, circus kind of stuff. But it doesn’t bother me at all. A lot of times the foreigners on TV, models and what-not, are compared to pandas. They use that term here — pandas — because they’re cuddly, you can go and have fun with them, and throw a marshmallow and that’s about it. And you don’t get involved any more deeper than that. But…since I’m making half a million dollars a year, I’m very happy to be a panda.”

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Dave Spector Dating?

According to our records, Dave Spector married to Kyoko Spector. As of December 1, 2023, Dave Spector’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

David Ranked on the list of most popular Celebrity. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Dave Spector celebrates birthday on May 5 of every year.

How did Dave Spector learn Japanese?

Learning about Japan and Japanese became a hobby, prompting Spector to attend Japanese school on weekends. He taught himself kanji and read Japanese magazines, and then books. After high school, he wanted to live in Japan, but the only avenue he could find was through a student visa.

How old is Dave Spector?

68 years (May 5, 1954)