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Career

He first rose to prominence when he was once a former member of one of the famous showbiz teen group, ''"Gwapings"'' alongside Jomari Yllana,

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. His breakout roles in the movies includes ''Pare Ko'', ''Mangarap Ka'' and ''Matimbang Pa sa Dugo'' which featured him as a lead star. In 1996, he received Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor nominations for the 3 aforementioned movies he did. However, the year 1998 started a downward spiral in Fernandez's career and personal life following an assault case that was filed against him by an American socialite and the break-up with his then-girlfriend

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. His home studio Regal Films attempted to launch him as an action star in the movies ''Sonny Segovia: Lumakad Ka Sa Apoy'' and ''Walang Katumbas Ang Dugo'' but both movies flopped at the box-office. After a two-year hiatus from a

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which follows his acquittal in the assault case, Fernandez returned in the movie scene via ''Biyaheng Langit'' and ''Dos Ekis'' opposite sexy actresses

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and Rica Peralejo, respectively. He also made a TV comeback via GMA drama series '' Ikaw Lang ang Mamahalin'' opposite Angelika dela Cruz. In 2003, he had disappeared once again from the industry and underwent rehabilitation for drug dependence for the second time. In 2005, he was released from rehab and made his comeback in show business. After his release in rehab, he said in his words, ''"I hope the moviegoers will welcome me back. Now, I realize more than ever that I'm made for showbiz and I'll always be in showbiz."'' He has been one of

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's leading actors with his critically acclaimed performances on TV series such as ''

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'' (2007), '' Kamandag'' (2007–08), ''

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'' (2008), ''

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'' (2008–09), ''

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'' (2009) and '' Munting Heredera''. He also portrayed

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in ''

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'' in 2003 before his second drug rehab. His role as Nicolas Cayetano is the drama series ''Impostora'', became his most notable role in TV and he said drama also relaunched his career making him one of the sought-after leading men in GMA-7 and because of the fruitful projects given to him by GMA, he decided to sign an exclusive contract with the network that rebuilt his career. He was paired off with

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(''Impostora''),

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(''Luna Mystika''), Iza Calzado (''All About Eve''),

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('' Darna'') and

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'' and recently in '' Diva'', 2010). He also hosted a kids documentary reality show '' Kap's Amazing Stories Kids Edition'' last April 2010 on

. In January 2018, Fernandez returned to showbiz after legal issues. He signed a contract with Viva Artist Agency. after 12 years, he returned to

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via '' FPJ's Ang Probinsyano''.

Personal life

Fernandez married Melissa Garcia in 2006 but have since separated in 2014. They have a son named Grae Cameron. He is also the nephew of action star and senator Robin Padilla; Mark's father Daboy is Robin's cousin. On 3 October 2016, Fernandez was arrested for

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possession after attempting to elude a police checkpoint in

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. He has stated he smokes marijuana "to prevent cancer". after a year, on 23 December 2017, Fernandez had been released from jail due to dismissal of drug case against him.

Filmography

Television

Films

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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