Ruel Julian Peter Arcilla (born May 21, 1996), simply known as Jay Arcilla, is a YouTube sensation,
actor
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,
model
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and
dancer
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. He is best known for his
viral
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Viral behavior, or virality
Memetic behavior likened that of a virus, for example:
* Viral marketing, the use of existing social networks to spre ...
Dubsmash
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Features
Dubsmash allowed users to videotape themselves while lip syncing over audio clips and including sections of songs, movies, and famous quotes. Users cou ...
video ''
Twerk It Like Miley
"Twerk It Like Miley" (officially on cover as #TwerkItLikeMiley) is a song by American singer Brandon Beal featuring Danish singer Christopher.
The song produced by Danish DJ Hedegaard was released on May 5, 2014 on Universal Music Denmark and T ...
'' by ''
Brandon Beal
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'', and bagged his role as Reggie in the Primetime series broadcast by
GMA Network
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,
Little Nanay
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.
Biography
In 2015, he joined ''
Eat Bulaga!
''Eat !'' (; stylized as ''Eat... Bulaga!'') is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine television variety show broadcast by Radio Philippines Network, ABS-CBN, GMA Network and TV5 (Philippine TV network), TV5. Originally hosted by Tito S ...
s segment, ''
That's My Bae: "Twerk It" Dance Contest''. The same year, he also joined the comeback ''
StarStruck'' with its
6th season.
He is the nephew of the lead actor of Heneral Luna,
John Arcilla
Romeo John Gonzales Arcilla (born June 24, 1966) is a Filipino actor. He became the first Filipino and the first Southeast Asian actor to receive the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice International Film Festival (2021) for his perform ...
.
Career
That's My Bae
In 2015, he auditioned in an
Eat Bulaga!
''Eat !'' (; stylized as ''Eat... Bulaga!'') is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine television variety show broadcast by Radio Philippines Network, ABS-CBN, GMA Network and TV5 (Philippine TV network), TV5. Originally hosted by Tito S ...
segment, ''
That's My Bae: "Twerk It" Dance Contest''. He is one of the first Baes to enter the
Eat Bulaga!
''Eat !'' (; stylized as ''Eat... Bulaga!'') is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine television variety show broadcast by Radio Philippines Network, ABS-CBN, GMA Network and TV5 (Philippine TV network), TV5. Originally hosted by Tito S ...
stage together with Miggy Tolentino and Tommy PeƱaflor. Arcilla did not pass through the Semi-finals because of joining the
reality show
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slated to air in an early September day,
StarStruck.
StarStruck
He also auditioned in the comeback of the hit
reality show
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,
StarStruck on its
6th season. He has finished his journey as the last contestant eliminated together with
Arra San Agustin
Arra Krisette San Agustin (born April 25, 1995) is a Filipino actress, host, model, and singer.
She was one of the top 6 finalists of the sixth season of '' StarStruck'', a reality-based talent search show of GMA Network. She was a mainstay o ...
.
"That's My Bae Contestant Jay Arcilla, pasok sa Top 35 ng StarStruck"
''gmanetwork.com''. GMA Network
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. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
Filmography
Television
See also
* StarStruck (Philippine TV series)
''StarStruck'' is a Philippine television reality competition show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally hosted by Dingdong Dantes and Nancy Castiglione, it premiered on October 27, 2003 on the network's Telebabad line up. The show has aired ...
* StarStruck (season 6)
External links
Jay Arcilla on Instagram
*
Sparkle profile
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Arcilla, Jay
1996 births
21st-century Filipino male actors
Filipino male dancers
Filipino male models
Filipino male television actors
GMA Network (company) people
Living people
Male actors from Laguna (province)
People from San Pablo, Laguna
StarStruck (Philippine TV series) participants
Tagalog people
Year of birth missing (living people)