Frederick John Marco Magdaluyo Fructuoso (born March 31, 1977) is a

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, comedian, businessman, and former hip hop dancer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s as part of the teen boy group ''"Gwapings"'' along with

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and later with

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. Fructuoso has recently portrayed mature roles particularly villain roles, father characters and supporting roles.

Personal life

Fructuoso is the grandson of Carlos Magdaluyo, who is a former director of

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and is of Aklanon descent. He is known for having past relationships with actresses

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, Joyce Jimenez,

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. He was the boyfriend of

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before

. Fructuoso was married to a non-showbiz woman named Gian with whom he has four children. They separated sometime in 2021 after 16 years of marriage. He also has one child named Frederick ("Tres") with another previous ex-wife. Besides acting, Fructuoso also used to have a construction business shared with his ex-wife Gian. He currently owns a fastfood chain called ''Gwapigs Porkchop'' and a motorcycle shop called ''Gwapings Moto Powered by ETech''. In 2021, Fructuoso became a grandfather at age 44 when his then-21-year-old eldest son Frederick fathered a son named Leo with his wife Anne Carlene.

Filmography

Television

Film

* ''On The Job 2: The Missing 8'' (2021) * ''Djagwar: Havey O Waley'' (2012) as Ruel * '' T2'' (2009) as Elias * ''Most Wanted'' (2000) * ''Mama, Dito Sa Aking Puso'' (1997) * ''Manananggal In Manila'' (1997) as Jonas * ''Virgin Island'' (1997) * ''Wang Wang, Buhay Bombero'' (1997) * ''Kulayan Natin Ang Bukas'' (1997) as Jay * ''Unang Tibok'' (1996) * ''Magic Kombat'' (1995) as Luigi * ''Ging Gang Gooly Giddiyap: I Love You Daddy as Emil'' (1994) * ''Sobra Talaga... Over'' (1994) * ''Bulag, Pipi At Bingi'' (1993) * ''Dino... Abangan Ang Susunod Na...'' (1993) - Eric's 1st Comedy Movie * ''Rollerboys'' (1995) as Busty Morales * ''Eskapo'' (1995) as Raffy Lopez * ''Gwapings Dos'' (1993) as Alvin * ''Gwapings: The First Adventure'' (1992) as Archie

Awards and nominations

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fructuoso, Eric 1977 births Living people People from Parañaque Filipino people of Spanish descent Filipino male television actors Filipino male comedians Filipino male film actors Participants in Philippine reality television series Star Magic ABS-CBN personalities GMA Network personalities