Bartolome Alberto Mott (born October 1, 1987), known professionally as Tom Rodriguez (), is a Filipino actor who started and rose his career after leaving the

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show '' Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up''. As of 2025, he is currently an exclusive talent of

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and GMA Pictures based on Kapuso Profile from GMA Network official website.

Personal life

Rodriguez is from Catbalogan,

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. He was born in Subic Naval Base in Zambales to an American serviceman father and a Filipina mother. One of six siblings, he moved with his two brothers and three sisters with their mother to Pinabacdao, Samar (where their mother hails from). But they grew up in nearby Catbalogan, also in Samar, where Rodriguez studied at St. Mary's College of Catbalogan (formerly Sacred Heart College) from kindergarten to elementary. They later migrated to the United States when he was 12 years old with his parents. He lived in

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and attended Cibola High School in Yuma. Then the family moved to San Francisco where he took up Digital Animation, but found it hard to find a job there. Rodriguez speaks English, Tagalog and Waray-Waray.

Relationships and marriage

Rodriguez and

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, who were engaged in October 2020, married in October 2021. In June 2022, the marriage was dissolved by a United States

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, which was confirmed by the Philippine courts in June 2024. In September 2024, Rodriguez revealed being a father of a four-month-old baby boy with his non-showbiz girlfriend.

Career and acting

After his eviction from '' Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up'', he signed under

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and took the stage name Tom Rodriguez. He made his television debut in '' Precious Hearts Romances Presents: My Cheating Heart''. In 2010, Rodriguez had a small role in an episode of ''

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'' with

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. He and his fellow Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up housemates were cast in '' Your Song''s summer episode Isla. He later played the love interest of

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in '' Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Love Me Again''. He also joined all male-singing group VoizBoys replacing Ronnie Liang, who was pulled out from the group because he has an existing contract to do an album as a solo artist. He made his film debut in '' Here Comes The Bride'' and later appeared in the film '' Petrang Kabayo''. Later in 2011, Rodriguez was cast in the

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film of '' Temptation Island'' in 1980 where he gained his fame, success and the key to him having a great career ahead of him. The movie was debuted in July 2011 and made it to the box office hitting 60 million. The movie were showered with numerous high ratings and excellent receptions from certain critics. Rodriguez's character pairing with GMA artist Marian Rivera played as one of the sexy and glamorous roles in the movie that had explicitly. He played the new version of Umberto that made him being one of the new twist in story from the old film as a server on an exclusive luxurious yacht shot in the beautiful scenic Manila Bay. Marian Rivera's character (Christina G.) played as the seductive girlfriend tempting Umberto later in the movie. He recently played Simon Escalante in TV5's teen series '' My Driver Sweet Lover''. Rodriguez appeared in the

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's hit drama series '' Angelito: Batang Ama'' as a regular. In the year 2012, he appeared in the movie '' The Reunion'' and in the hit daytime soap '' Be Careful with My Heart''. He plays Jeff Macavinta as the father of Aiza Seguerra's character, Cristina Rose's son, Pocholo. In 2013, Rodriguez left ''Be Careful with My Heart'' then later played one of the leading roles in '' My Husband's Lover''. In 2014, he portrayed the role of Lucas Matthew Andrada in the television drama series '' My Destiny'', opposite

, whom he first worked with in ''My Husband's Lover''. That year, Rodriguez hostee the local franchise of the German game show '' Don't Lose the Money''. In 2015, Rodriguez portrayed Sergio in the second Philippine adaptation of the hit

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Mexicanovela '' Marimar'' opposite Megan Young.

Theater

In 2012, Rodriguez played the titular character of Meralco Theater's ''Aladdin''.

Filmography

Television

Film

Discography

Studio albums

''VoizBoys'' ''TomDen''

Accolades

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez, Tom 1987 births Living people ABS-CBN people American male actors of Filipino descent Filipino male film actors Filipino male models Filipino male musical theatre actors Filipino male television actors Filipino people of American descent Filipino television variety show hosts GMA Music artists GMA Network (company) people Male models from Arizona People from Catbalogan People from Zambales Pinoy Big Brother contestants Singers from Arizona Star Magic 21st-century Filipino male singers