Patrick Henson Guzman (October 5, 1967 – June 15, 2023) was a Canadian-Filipino actor who was prominent during the 1990s.

Career

Guzman's acting career began when he was noticed for featuring in a

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television commercial aired in the Philippines. From hereon, he made several appearances in television and film in the 1990s until the early 2000s. Guzman signed up with

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and was introduced in the film ''Andrew Ford Medina'' (1991). From then on, he was often part of films starring Andrew E., such as '' Mahirap Maging Pogi'' (1992) and ''Pretty Boy'' (1993). He was also part of films starring

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such as ''Una Kang Naging Akin'' (1991) and ''Ikaw'' (1993). In 1994, he moved to

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as a non-exclusive artist and starred in films such as ''

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'' (1994), ''Koronang Itim'' (1994), '' Ben Balasador'' (1996), '' Halik ng Vampira'' (1997) and ''Malikot na Mondo'' (1999). Other films he appeared in include ''Sa Piling ng Iba'' (1998) and ''Sisa'' (1999) and ''Kung Ako Na Lang Sana'' (2003) Guzman would become host of late night variety show ''Penthouse Party'', as well as the game show ''Ready, Get Set, Go!''. Guzman was co-host in the musical variety show ''VIP'', with

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. In 2004, Guzman retired from the Philippine entertainment industry and returned to Canada where he would start his own family. His last film appearance would be in the Canadian Filipino-language 2019 film ''BROmance The Movie'' by

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Personal life and death

Guzman was born and raised in Canada and had Canadian citizenship. During his heyday in showbiz, Guzman was formerly linked to

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and Bb. Pilipinas International 1991 Patty Betita. Guzman was married to Liezle and had three children. Guzman died from a heart attack in

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, on June 15, 2023, at the age of 55.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Guzman, Patrick 1967 births 2023 deaths Filipino male film actors Filipino male television actors Canadian male film actors Canadian people of Filipino descent Filipino television presenters