1. Guy Richard Perryman MBE was born on 2 February 1965 and is a British radio personality, narrator, voice actor, producer and writer.
14 Facts About Guy Perryman
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Guy Perryman works in Japan principally as broadcaster with radio station InterFM, voice narrator with television station NHK World, and is a former Executive Committee member of the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan.
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Guy Perryman's grandfather was jockey, trainer and breeder Richard Perryman winner of various classic British horse races.
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Guy Perryman started DJ'ing at a local university radio station at 16 year old.
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In 1990, Guy Perryman went to Japan as the chief DJ of Virgin Megastores, and from 1996, started broadcasting at InterFM, hosting various programs and interviewing celebrities such as Paul McCartney, Sting, Nile Rodgers, Gwen Stefani and Coldplay as well as DJ'ing for Prince William's reception party during his visit to Japan in 2015.
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In 2013 and 2014, Guy Perryman was the world's first person to regularly DJ live onboard commercial airline flights for Virgin Atlantic Airways between Tokyo and London.
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In 2017, Guy Perryman was appointed MBE by Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of his activities and contributions to British music in Japan.
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Guy Perryman won Person of the Year award at the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan, British Business Awards 2013.
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Perryman has hosted the morning radio show The Guy Perryman Show on InterFM 897 broadcast across Japan on Radiko since 2017.
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Guy Perryman is voice narrator on programs for NHK World, including J-Flicks, Japanology Plus, and Zero Waste Life, and on promotion videos for corporate brands including Panasonic, Honda, Sony, Uniqlo, Citizen, and Japan Imperial Palaces Guide app.
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Guy Perryman is a character voice actor in animations and games including Metal Gear Solid, Shenmue, Boktai, Detective Conan, and Hollywood film Road to the Sky.
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In 2020, Guy Perryman executive produced and re-wrote lyrics for the song Christmas Hummingbird by Japan-based British brothers singer-songwriter duo The Watanabes.
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Guy Perryman has produced events in Tokyo including British Bonenkai series in 2012,2013,2014, charity fund-raising series Black Card Cabaret in 2015,2016,2017, and Bridge Street Market, London themed Christmas market in Tokyo in 2016,2017.
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Guy Perryman has MC'd for the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan, British Business Awards annual event since 2012.