William Devaughn Stumpf (born February 27, 1982) is a Filipino-

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Early life

Devaughn was born in Germany. His biological father is of mixed Filipino and

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lineage while his mother is of

descent. His stepfather then relocated the familt to the US.

Career

Devaughn worked as a waiter at a coffee shop in Disneyland, supporting himself through school (taking up a course on medical assistance). His girlfriend at the time (the cousin of

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) encouraged him to follow her as she wanted to enter the showbiz industry. Devaughn arrived in the Philippines in 2004 without knowing a single word of

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. He then entered the Pinoy Big Brother house during its Celebrity Edition 2, and became the fourth big placer of that season. He was a former talent of

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and in 2010. He moved to

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until 2013 but he decided to quit from show business as a contract of Sparkle (formerly GMA Artist Center) then returned in 2017 via ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Personal life

Devaughn is now a father to a baby boy named Magnus Orion. His first child with Filipina-Dutch girlfriend international emcee Cay Kuijpers was born on November 9, 2019. He was previously in a relationship with

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Filmography

Films

Drama series

TV series

MV appearance

* MasaRap! (Schizophrenia, 2013)

References

External links

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