Rainier Joseph Diaz Castillo, better known simply as Rainier Castillo (born October 21, 1985), is a

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actor, singer, model, and dancer. His father lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He is known for his "killer smile" and one-trick pony of identified with his F4 hairstyle of

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. He made it as one of the Final Four in the first season of '' StarStruck'', though he eventually lost the title of Ultimate StarStruck Male Survivor to

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. He is a former star of

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, now a Kapatid of TV5 then in 2014, Castillo went back to Kapuso Network.

Biography/career

A freshman from

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, he joined the reality-based artista search " StarStruck" and was linked over four female survivors during the competition:

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, Yasmien Kurdi,

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and

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. He was linked with

because during the competition Lopez had a crush on him, he was linked with

and was his love team on the competition but when Halili got eliminated their love team had stopped after the contest they continued to have a relationship but later called it off. Though he lost in the competition, StarStruck was his turning point for his career. This was considered the biggest thing happened to his life that provided door for more opportunities. He is visible in shows of the station such as teen-oriented shows like Click and Joyride, fantaseryes like

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, Majika,

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and

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, comedy shows like Hokus Pokus and drama series like

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, Love to Love and Bakekang. He recently transferred to TV5 and signed a two-year non-exclusive contract with the network and has a new manager named Noel Ferrer (the manager of Ryan Agoncillo and many others).
Castillo is currently signed with VIVA Entertainment, VIVA Artist Agency.

Endorsements

Rainier has a few commercials to his credit, like Hapee Toothpaste (one commercial as an individual and another with

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). He was also a model for Bench FIX Salon and in Bench's 2004 Understatement underwear fashion show in

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Filmography

Television shows

Films

Discography

* I Love You Babe

Award

* 2004 PMPC Star Awards for TV "Best Male New TV Personality" from his show "Click"

References

External links

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