Richard Kristian Gutierrez (born January 21, 1984) is a Filipino actor. He is regarded as the original "''Fantaserye King''" for top billing multiple hit television series. Gutierrez is a recipient of a

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and three PMPC Star Awards for Television. In 2010, "''Planet Philippines''" won a Bronze World Medal for Environment and Ecology at the

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Television and Film Awards. The same year, he became the spokesperson of the

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(NCCA) for the National Arts Month-Philippine International Arts Festival (NAM-PIAF). Gutierrez was also the celebrity spokesperson of

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Southeast Asia. He is also referred to as the "Valentine Box-Office King" for headlining several box office hits like '' Let the Love Begin'', ''

When I Met U ''When I Met U'' is a 2009 Filipino romantic comedy film directed by Joel Lamangan and starring Richard Gutierrez and KC Concepcion. The screenplay by Aloy Adlawan was written for Jose Javier Reyes to direct; Reyes later left, citing "creat ...

'', ''

My Best Friend's Girlfriend ''My Best Friend's Girlfriend '' is a 2008 Filipino romantic comedy film directed by Mark Reyes. The film stars Richard Gutierrez and Marian Rivera. Synopsis After an awkward yet memorable encounter at a stag party, Evo (Richard Gutierrez) and ...

'' and ''

My Lady Boss ''My Lady Boss'' is a 2013 Filipino romantic comedy film directed by Jade Castro, and starring Richard Gutierrez and Marian Rivera. It is produced by GMA Pictures together with Regal Films. The film was supposed to have premiered on April 8, ...

''. In 2015, he was handpicked by the Korean producers to host the first ever KPop Icon Search Pinoy Edition (KisPinoy).

Early life

Richard Kristian Rama Gutierrez was born on January 21, 1984, in

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, United States with his twin brother,

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to actor Eddie Gutierrez and talent manager Annabelle Rama. He has five siblings ( Ruffa, Rocky, Elvis, Raymond and Ritchie Paul) and two older half-brothers ( Tonton and Ramon Christopher).

Career

Gutierrez began acting as a child with his twin brother. He has worked in many movies with his father and his brothers. He appeared on the GMA-7 show '' Click'' and primetime series ''

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'' and ''

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'' with Angelika dela Cruz. He starred in the TV fantasy series '' Mulawin'' which aired from August 2, 2004 until March 18, 2005, where he played the lead character Aguiluz. The series led to a feature-length film of the same name ('' Mulawin: The Movie''). Since then he has played lead roles in other GMA-7 shows including '' Sugo'', '' Kamandag'', '' Codename: Asero'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Captain Barbell'' (both the 2006 prequel and the 2011 sequel). Gutierrez signed a non-exclusivity contract with

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in 2008, wherein he worked in a movie '' Patient X'' and where his ex-girlfriend

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is a talent; in 2015, he, his twin brother

and sister Ruffa signed an exclusivity contract with

. In 2012, Gutierrez headlined

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's Heavy Drama & Action Series entitled '' Makapiling Kang Muli''. He is also an

spokesperson and

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and hosted documentary and

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series and

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s such as '' Anatomy of a Disaster'', ''Full Force Nature'', '' Pinoy Adventures'', ''Signos: Banta ng Nagbabagong Klima'', ''Planet Philippines'', the

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and fourth seasons of '' Survivor Philippines'', ''Oras Na'', ''Wildlife for Sale'', ''

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Extreme'' and '' Puso ng Pasko: Artista Challenge''. Gutierrez was a freelance actor following the end of his exclusive contract with

on June 26, 2013. On August 7, it was reported by the Philippine Entertainment Portal that Gutierrez had fathered a child with Sarah Lahbati, a boy whom they named Zion back in April 2013. He later confirmed the news on the first episode of ''It Takes Gutz to Be a Gutierrez'', a reality TV program that revolves around his family's life. The show began airing in June 2014."'It Takes guts to be a Gutierrez' on the E! channel"
''Yahoo! News Philippines''. Retrieved June 2, 2014. In 2017, Gutierrez signed a contract with

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, and starred in the horror fantasy series '' La Luna Sangre'' as Sandrino, the main antagonist. He signed again an exclusive two-year contract with

on May 10, 2018 and became also a new

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artist. He joined the cast of ''

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'' as Lito Valmoria, another villain role in 2020. In 2022, he will lead his own series titled '' The Iron Heart''.

Controversy

In 2009, Gutierrez was charged with reckless imprudence, arising from the death of his production assistant, Norman Pardo, who died in a car accident in May 2009. Gutierrez and Pardo were driving to Manila from

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. Gutierrez was injured, and Pardo, seated in the passenger seat, died on the spot. In August 2012, the Court of Appeals reinstated the charge of reckless imprudence resulting in homicide after it granted a petition filed by Pardo's widow seeking the nullification of the two resolutions that had been issued by former justice secretaries Agnes Devanadera and Alberto Agra, respectively.

Personal life

Gutierrez had several former relationships with celebrities. He was publicly dating actress

from 2003 to 2004, and had a long-distance relationship with model Georgina Wilson. He also previously dated

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from 2007 to 2010. In March 2020, Gutierrez married Sarah Lahbati in

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. They have two sons together, Zion (born 2013) and Kai (born 2018). Lahbati confirmed on March 1, 2024 that she and Gutierrez were separated but are

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their two young sons. In January 2025, Gutierrez said that they were seeking an annulment.

Filmography

Documentary

Films

Television series

Game shows

Magazine and talk shows

Reality shows

Variety shows

Awards and nominations

Golden Screen TV Awards *2011: Outstanding Adapted Reality Competition Program Host Nominee for ''Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Edition'' *2011: Outstanding Natural History/Wildlife Program Host Nominee for ''Anatomy of a Disaster'' *2013: Outstanding Adapted Reality/Competition Program Host Nominee for ''Survivor Philippines: Double Celebrity Showdown'' *2013: Outstanding Natural History/Wildlife Program Host Nominee for ''Oras Na'' UPLB Gandingan Awards *2011: Gandingan ng Edukasyon Special Citation PMPC Star Awards for Television *2012: Best Lifestyle/Travel Show Host Winner for ''Pinoy Adventures'' *2013: Best Reality Competition Program Host Pending Nominee for ''Extra Challenge'' FAMAS Awards *1988: Best Child Actor Nomination for ''Takbo, bilis... takboooo!'' *2009: Best Actor Nomination for '' For the First Time'' *2015: Face of the Night with ''

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'' German Moreno Youth Achievement Award *2004: German Moreno Youth Achievement Award Awardee GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards *2003 Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation: Most Promising Male Actor *2004 Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation: Prince of RP Movies *2006 Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation: Prince of Philippine Movies & TV (for '' Let the Love Begin'') *

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

: Prince of Philippine Movies (for '' The Promise'') and King of Valentine Movies *

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

: Valentine Box-Office King Winner (with

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) for ''

'' and Prince of Philippine Movies & TV for '' For the First Time''"40th Box Office Entertainment Awards given out"
''Pep.ph''. Retrieved May 21, 2014.

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References

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