Neofytos Tuddao Kyriacou (

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: Νεόφυτος Κυριάκου; born July 18, 1995), professionally known by his stage name Phytos Ramirez, is a Filipino actor, model, host, and entrepreneur. He is known for his involvement in the ''

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'' franchise, where he appeared in both

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and

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iterations.

Personal life and career

Ramirez was born in Athens, Greece, to a Greek father and a Filipino mother. He immigrated to the Philippines at a young age and grew up in

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. He started for modeling in

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and made his acting debut via the late

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-directed film '' Abakada... Ina'' in 2001. He first appeared on television via

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's drama series '' Hiram'' in 2004. Ramirez guested on

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's fantasy series ''

'' as the young version of

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' character Anthony. Ramirez took a temporary hiatus from showbiz to focus on his studies and later returned on 2010 via '' Basahang Ginto''. The same year, He signed a contract with

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and appeared in some of

's dramas, including the remakes of their classics ''

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and'' '' Mula sa Puso''. Ramirez marked his comeback on GMA Network in 2014 via ''

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''. On December 8, 2016, he opened a

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business called ''Zorpas Greek Food'', located in

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. After his stint in the original series, Ramirez returned to the ''

'' franchise on February 27, 2017, where he portrayed the grown up Paopao in the 2016 remake. Ramirez started hosting in ''

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'' and appeared in more of GMA's programs including '' Contessa'', ''

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'', and GTV's '' The Lost Recipe'', which was previously aired on

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. After years of being a Roman Catholic, he converted and became a born-again Christian on November 23, 2017. In September 2020, Ramirez revealed his relationship with singer-actress

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Despite Lou's marriage to actor Michael Agassi, Ramirez and Lou welcomed their first child together in 2021.The couple were married in 202

Filmography

Television

Movies

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramirez, Phytos 1995 births Living people Filipino male film actors Filipino male television actors Filipino people of Greek descent Greek people of Filipino descent Greek emigrants to the Philippines People from San Mateo, Rizal Male actors from Rizal (province) Filipino Christians Filipino evangelicals Converts to evangelical Christianity from Roman Catholicism GMA Network (company) people GMA Integrated News and Public Affairs people ABS-CBN people Star Magic 21st-century Filipino businesspeople