Monta Mino is a Machine
The hardest working man in the Japanese entertainment industry has again broken the record for most hours of live television in one week, a whopping 22 hours and 15 seconds back in April. Monta Mino has accumulated such hours by regularly hosting 11 TV programs. If you were to factor in his pre-recorded television appearances his weekly average total comes to about 35 hours. Not bad for a 63 year old. Last week his feat was recognized with a Guinness World Record certificate.
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Mino is living proof of the notion that there is no such thing as celebrity overexposure in Japan. His 40 year showbiz resume is unprecedented. It could quite possibly shame any other entertainer in to retirement.
Not suprisingly Mino is the highest paid TV-star in Japan.
He is the host of the Japanese version "Who Wants to be a Millionaire". Thanks to him the English catch phrase "Final Answer" has entered the Japanese lexicon.
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AP News : Arts Weekend : Features : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)