Rodolfo Othello Cruz Ilustre, Jr. (born October 10, 1987), known professionally as Rodjun Cruz (), is a

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actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), l ...

, dancer and

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. He is the brother of fellow actor and dancer

Rayver Cruz Raymond Oliver Cruz Ilustre (born July 20, 1989), better known by his screen name Rayver Cruz (), is a Filipino actor, dancer, singer, and host. He is the younger brother of fellow actor and dancer Rodjun Cruz. Personal life Rayver is a ...

Biography

Cruz started as a host, together with his younger brother Rayver, in the children's magazine show ''5 And Up''. Cruz was a member of the now defunct all-male dancing group Anim-E. The group, previously named Anime—in reference to the

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word "''anim''" or "''six''"—originally consisted six members namely:

, John Wayne Sace, Emman Abeleda, Sergio Garcia, Mico Aytona, and Mhyco Aquino. Rodjun joined the original members in 2005. In 2006, he was cast as Jigo in the

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TV series '' Calla Lily''. After a year, Cruz along with 14 other celebrity contestants joined the second season of '' U Can Dance Version 2'', where he met and started dating fellow Star Magic talent Dianne Medina. Cruz with his dancing partner Lina Basas were named Grand Champion of U Can Dance Version 2 the following year, where he won the grand prize of 250,000 pesos. He also won another 250,000 pesos from the "''Merrygalo''" segment of, the now defunct noontime variety show, '' Wowowee''. He made a guest appearance in the "''Mambabarang''" episode of ''

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Presents: Pedro Penduko at ang mga Engkantao'' in the same year. In 2008, Cruz was cast as Jake Perez in the

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'' Lipgloss''. Cruz left Lipgloss after three seasons in 2009. He had minor roles in the

shows '' Tayong Dalawa'' and ''

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''. He also made guest appearances in '' Maynila'' and '' Midnight DJ''. He played Calvin in ''

Magkaribal ''Magkaribal'' (International title: ''Rivals'') is a 2010 Philippine drama television series starring Bea Alonzo and Gretchen Barretto. The series ran on ABS-CBN from June 28, 2010, to November 5, 2010. Premise Two sisters, Anna and Angela Ab ...

'' in 2010. He was also cast as Joaquin Buenaventura in ''

Juanita Banana ''Juanita Banana'' is a Philippine comedy soap opera created by Pablo S. Gomez. It stars Binibining Pilipinas 2009-Universe, Bianca Manalo in the title role. It aired on ABS-CBN from October 25, 2010, to February 18, 2011, replacing '' Rosalk ...

''. The same year, he left ''

ASAP XV ''All-Star Sunday Afternoon Party'' (''ASAP''; ), currently branded as ''ASAP Natin 'To'' (), is a Philippine television variety show produced by ABS-CBN Entertainment. Originally hosted by Martin Nievera, Pops Fernandez, Ariel Rivera and ...

'' and joined, the show's rival, P.O.5 in TV5.

Personal life

Cruz is a cousin of entertainers Sheryl Cruz, Sunshine Cruz, Geneva Cruz and

Donna Cruz Donna Cruz Yrastorza-Larrazabal professionally known as Donna Cruz is a Filipina singer and actress. She is a member of the Philippine showbiz family Cruz. Her self-titled debut album '' Donna'' was well received by the general public and ea ...

. In October 2017, Cruz announced his engagement to actress Dianne Medina after dating since July 23, 2007. The couple married on December 21, 2019. In April 2020, they announced that they were expecting their first child together.

Filmography

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * https://www.gmanetwork.com/sparkle/artists/rodjuncruz {{DEFAULTSORT:Cruz, Rodjun 1987 births Living people 21st-century Filipino male actors Filipino male television actors Filipino people of Spanish descent Reality show winners Participants in Philippine reality television series Star Magic ABS-CBN personalities GMA Network personalities Rodjun People from Las Piñas Male actors from Manila