Nobu Adilman and Mio Adilman are

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television personalities and brothers. The Adilmans have been involved in the film and television industry mostly as actors and writers. They are the sons of entertainment writer Sid Adilman. and Toshiko Adilman, a Japanese translator. They are of

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background on their father's side. Nobu Adilman worked as a writer on the Canadian television series ''

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'' and ''

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'', and acted in the film ''

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''. Together, the Adilmans also made the

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s ''I Pie: A Love Story'' and ''Yoga, Man''."Smart Ask! launches season on CBC Radio: New TV quizmasters added," ''Journal-Pioneer'', Summerside, P.E.I.: September 23, 2002, pg. 13. In 2002, the Adilmans co-hosted the

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series ''

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'' and then became co-hosts of the series '' SmartAsk'' that same year. Nobu Adilman at first was uncertain about working for ''SmartAsk'', saying "it's not like Canada has a rich history of game shows," but was persuaded when he was told the Adilmans could be themselves on the show. In 2004, the press noted it when the Adilmans temporarily returned to ''ZeD'' to co-host a five-hour special called Zed Uncut, which was shot live. (They were substituting for regular host

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). In 2005, the Adilmans appeared together in ''

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'' as the fictional drug dealers Terry and Dennis. In March 2007, Nobu Adilman hosted the series ''

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''. Mio Adilman more recently appeared in ''

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'' and ''

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''. Nobu Adilman is also a founding member of Toronto's

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'', February 2, 2016.

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