Joseph Bitangcol (born March 28, 1984) is a Filipino television and film actor. He is one of the first batch of the reality talent search '' Star Circle Quest'' on

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Career

He started when he joined the reality talent search of

which is '' Star Circle Quest'' in 2004. He made it to the Top 10 or "Magic Circle of 10", but unfortunately, he didn't make it to the final 5, or "Magic Circle of 5". After the contest, he became part of ABS-CBN's

Star Magic ABS-CBN Center for Communication Arts, Inc., doing business as Star Magic (formerly known as ABS-CBN Talent Center), is a Philippine talent agency owned by ABS-CBN Corporation based in Quezon City, Metro Manila. Founded in 1992, Star Magic ha ...

. He starred in the youth oriented program '' SCQ Reload'' with co-former questors and in horror-fantasy series '' Spirits'' which was directed by Chito Rono. In 2006, he did his first movie with Star Cinema, entitled ''

D' Lucky Ones ''D' Lucky Ones!'' is a 2006 Cinema of the Philippines, Filipino romantic comedy film starring Sandara Park, Joseph Bitangcol, Eugene Domingo and Pokwang. This is the only film to feature Sandara Park without Hero Angeles since 2004's ''Bcuz of ...

'', paired with

Sandara Park Sandara Park (; born November 12, 1984), known mononymously as Dara (), is a South Korean singer, actress and television presenter. She rose to fame in the Philippines as a contestant on the ABS-CBN original talent show ''Star Circle Quest'' i ...

Career on GMA Network

After his contract with

expired, he decided to leave his home grown network and sign another exclusive contract on its rival station

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under GMA Artist Center (now

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. There he portrayed a role in drama series '' Babangon Ako't Dudurugin Kita''. He also had a special participation in Yasmien Kurdi's TV drama titled '' Saan Darating ang Umaga?'', on the same network. He is part of the new indie film with Polo Ravales titled Walang Kawala produces by ''D.M.B Entertainment Inc.''.

Back to ABS-CBN

In 2009, he returned to his home-grown network ABS-CBN and first appeared in '' May Bukas Pa'' following the fantasy series '' Agimat: Ang Mga Alamat ni Ramon Revilla: Tiagong Akyat'' co-star Gerald Anderson. He recently guested in ''

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 ...

'', a noontime show aired on

. He also voiced Prince Zardoz in the redubbed version of '' Voltes 5'', known as Voltes 5: Evolution.

Personal life

He tied the knot with his non-showbiz girlfriend Franchesca Tonson at Sweet Harmony Gardens, Taytay, Rizal on July 30, 2016. The two have been in a relationship since December 13, 2014. Since then, Joseph and Franchesca have been open about their love for each other on their respective Instagram accounts. Franchesca is currently a nursing student in University of The Philippines.

Filmography

Television

Film

References

External links

* 1984 births Living people Star Magic Filipino male child actors Filipino male television actors GMA Network (company) people Star Circle Quest participants Male actors from Pampanga Filipino male film actors {{Philippines-actor-stub