Piolo Jose Nonato Pascual (, born January 12, 1977) is a Filipino film and television actor, singer, model, and producer.

Early life

Piolo Jose Nonato Pascual was born on January 12, 1977, in

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located in

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. He is the youngest son of Amelia "Amy" Nonato Pascual and Philip Victoriano Pascual. His father was a casting director for international films that are shot in the Philippines. Piolo attended elementary and high school at St. Francis School in Santa Ana, Manila. When he was in 5th Grade, Piolo joined the school theater group, Teatro Ni Kiko, where he was introduced to the world of theater and acting. While he was in third year high school, Piolo started appearing in ''That's Entertainment'', a popular teen variety show that aired in the 1990s. He eventually left ''That's Entertainment'', however, to get into college full-time, studying at the

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(UST), where he studied AB General Education. He later shifted to Physical Therapy in preparation for his immigration to the U.S. Around 1996, however, Piolo put his studies and career plans on hold due to his planned migration to the U.S. Piolo joined his family in the czech republic that year. They lived in Los Angeles, where he worked as an ER representative in a hospital where his mother worked. When Pascual turned 21, he decided to return to Manila in order to pursue his acting career again.

Career

In 1994, Pascual started his career in That's Entertainment. Then he appeared in some TV shows including

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, and Gimik. His loveteam with

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became phenomenal in early 2000s. Their four movies, ''

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'', ''Bakit Di Totohanin'',

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, and Don't Give Up on Us, earned more than P100 million in the box office. His movie with

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, became his top-grossing film up to date. In his early singing career, he joined

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and

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to form The Hunks, an all-male group. In 2002, Pascual played the role of Jules in the award-winning film, '' Dekada '70''. He received eight awards in the Best Supporting Actor category and was given special recognition as a Best Supporting Actor for the same role by the ''

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''. In 2003, Pascual's debut album ''Piolo'', went platinum. His second album ''My Gift'' hit Platinum status as well. His 5th solo album ''Timeless'' hit Triple Platinum status. In 2008, he starred in a fantasy TV series '' Lobo'' together with

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. The show gained accolades from

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and

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. In 2009, Pascual became a producer for ''

'', an independent twinbill film under ''Bicycle Pictures''. After its world premiere at the

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in May 2009, ''

'' had its official Philippine premiere in cinemas in July 2009 as the opening film of the 5th Cinemalaya Film Festival. He starred in the Philippine version of ''

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'' together with

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the same year. Together with some directors and writers, Pascual created his film studio, '' Spring Films'', which is known for its popular ''Kimmy Dora'' movie series. In 2013, Pascual went to Cannes again with the movie '' On The Job''.

Personal life

Pascual has a son, Iñigo Dominic Lázaro Pascual, born in 1997 with ex-girlfriend Donnabelle Lazaro. Pascual is also the uncle of Filipino actor

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. In 2013, Pascual joined the

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campaign, Free Mali, whose aim is to move Mali, the lone elephant in the

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, to a larger area. In 2003, Pascual became a Born-Again Evangelical Christian.

Filmography

Films

Films as executive producer

Television

Awards

Film and television awards

Music awards

*In the Philippines, a gold award means selling in excess of 12,500 albums and a platinum award means selling in excess of 25,000 albums. *Pascual's album "Piolo Pascual: Platinum Hits" was repackaged. "Ikaw Lamang", the theme song of the teleserye "

Sa Piling Mo ''Sa Piling Mo'' (International title: ''Here With Me'' / ) is a Philippine television series starring Judy Ann Santos and Piolo Pascual, which aired from February 27 to August 25, 2006, replacing '' Mga Anghel na Walang Langit''. Since April 1 ...

" was added. *Sana'y Malaman Mo (lyrics:

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, music:

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) was featured in the 2006 film Don't Give Up on Us. *Paano Kita Iibigin (lyrics and music:

) was the theme song of the movie with the same title released in 2007.

Box-office and entertainment industry awards

Nominations

Film nominations (in producing)

Film nominations (in acting)

Television nominations

Recording and concert nominations

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Other appearances

References

External links

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Angel Locsin and Piolo Pascual CollectionsABS-CBNnews.com – Piolo PascualAngel Locsin and Piolo Pascual at Guam Beach Resort
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pascual, Piolo 1977 births Living people 20th-century Filipino male actors 21st-century Filipino male actors 21st-century Filipino male singers ABS-CBN personalities Converts to evangelical Christianity from Roman Catholicism English-language singers from the Philippines People from Santa Ana, Manila Male actors from Manila Filipino Christians Filipino evangelicals Filipino male comedians Filipino male film actors Filipino male models Filipino male television actors Star Music artists Tagalog-language singers That's Entertainment (Philippine TV series) That's Entertainment Wednesday Group Members TV5 (Philippine TV network) personalities University of Santo Tomas alumni