Becky (television personality)
| Becky | |
|---|---|
| Native name | ベッキー |
| Born |
Rebecca(レベッカ Rebekka?, surname unknown) March 6, 1984 Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Other names | Becky♪♯ (ベッキー♪♯ Bekkī?) |
| Occupation | Singer, model, actress |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Employer | Sun Music Productions EMI Music Japan |
| Website | www |
Becky (ベッキー Bekkī?, born March 6, 1984) is a Japanese television personality, or tarento, signed with the entertainment company Sun Music Productions. Beginning in late 2009, she began a music career under the name Becky♪♯, with the eighth note and sharp representing "a different half of Becky stepping up".
Becky was born in Kanagawa Prefecture to a British father and Japanese mother. She has a younger sister named Jessica Rabone who lived in the United States to study dance and has other family in England, as seen in an episode of Sekai no Hatemade Itte Q! (世界の果てまでイッテQ!?). Becky held dual citizenship status in both Japan and the United Kingdom.
She debuted as a regular on the popular children's show Oha-Suta in 1999 reading out the English names of various Pokémon characters in a section of the show called Pokémon: The World. She became a popular mascot of the show, and eventually started landing spots on various Japanese variety shows. On television, she has also appeared in numerous commercials and has lent her voice to the characters of many anime shorts and movies.
She graduated from Tokyo's Asia University with a degree in business administration on March 15, 2006.
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