Archibald Nicholas Alemania (born 6 March 1978), professionally known as Archie Alemania, is a Filipino actor, host, comedian, and dancer.
Career
Alemania has appeared in several television commercials such as Chippy, San Miguel, Globe and Pop Cola. He is a talent of
ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Philippine commercial broadcast network that serves as the flagship property of ABS-CBN Corporation, a company under L ...
and a member of Big Brother's Dance Group, Big Men Dance Group, and the Big Men Singers. At present, Archie is into sitcom, honing his talents as an actor.
Alemania has also been a host from 2004-2007 for Studio 23's weekly
infotainment
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show and gag show ''
Wazzup Wazzup
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'' with fellow hosts
Toni Gonzaga
Celestine Cruz Gonzaga-Soriano (; born January 20, 1984), better known as Toni Gonzaga, is a Filipino singer, host, actress, producer, vlogger and entrepreneur. She is the former lead host of long-running reality show, '' Pinoy Big Brother''. T ...
and
Vhong Navarro
Ferdinand Hipolito Navarro (born January 4, 1977), known professionally as Vhong Navarro, is a Filipino comedian, actor, dancer, recording artist and television host. He is a regular host on ABS-CBN's noontime variety show '' It's Showtime''. H ...
.
He moved to
GMA Network
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in 2010. his first appearance in GMA is ''
I Laugh Sabado
''I Laugh Sabado'' is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by Q. Directed by Bibeth Orteza, it premiered on April 24, 2010. The show concluded on February 19, 2011.
Overview
I Laugh Sabado was a comedy variety show of Q Channel 11 wh ...
'' until 2011 as a mainstay before his quick return to
ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Philippine commercial broadcast network that serves as the flagship property of ABS-CBN Corporation, a company under L ...
.
after 4 years, he returned to
GMA Network
GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network ( ...
while he still appeared at two shows of
ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Philippine commercial broadcast network that serves as the flagship property of ABS-CBN Corporation, a company under L ...
including ''
Tubig at Langis'' and ''
FPJ's Ang Probinsyano
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''. Alemania is currently a mainstay of ''
Bubble Gang
''Bubble Gang'' is a Philippine television sketch comedy show broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Frasco Mortiz, it stars Michael V. It premiered on October 20, 1995 on the network's Friday night line up replacing ''Vilma''. The show is the ...
'' since 2016. his first
GMA Drama appearance is ''
D' Originals
''D' Originals'' is a 2017 Philippine television drama revenge series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Adolfo B. Alix Jr., it stars Jaclyn Jose, LJ Reyes and Kim Domingo. It premiered on April 17, 2017 on the network's Afternoon Prime ...
''.
Personal life
He has a son with actress
Mickey Ferriols named Brent Marcus Alemania. He married Gee Canlas in October 2018.
Filmography
Television
Film
References
External links
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1978 births
Living people
ABS-CBN personalities
GMA Network personalities
Filipino male comedians
Filipino male television actors
Star Magic personalities
Tagalog people
Converts to evangelical Christianity from Roman Catholicism
Filipino evangelicals
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