BJ Forbes

BJ Forbes
Born	Bernard Joecel Forbes (1998-03-27) March 27, 1998 Manila, Philippines
Other names	Tolits, BJ
Occupation(s)	Child actor, model, host
Years active	2005–present
Agent	APT Entertainment

Bernard Joecel Forbes (born March 27, 1998) is a Filipino actor. He first appeared on TV as a contestant in That's My Boy on Eat Bulaga!.; however, he become a finalist and also he didn't win.

Career

After his stint on That's My Boy, he found fame through a Tide commercial in which he played a character named Tolits. He soon became one of the hosts of GMA Network's Eat Bulaga!.

Apart from Eat Bulaga!, he has appeared in TV shows such as Ful Haus, Encantadia, Etheria, and Fantastikids. He has also been featured in movies such as Ispiritista: Itay, may moomoo!—for which he won the Best Child Actor award in the 24th Luna Awards--Exodus: Tales from the Enchanted Kingdom, Enteng Kabisote 3, Paraiso, Dobol Trobol, and Ded Na si Lolo. He has also lent his voice to the character of Botyok in the animated movie Urduja.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Production	Notes
2005	Ispiritista: Itay, May Moomoo!	Tom-Tom	Regal Films and APT Entertainment
	Exodus: Tales from the Enchanted Kingdom	Silab	Imus Productions, Reality Entertainment, Enchanted Kingdom and Ignite Media Inc.
2006	Enteng Kabisote 3: Okay Ka, Fairy Ko	Dingding	OctoArts Films and M-Zet Productions
2007	Paraiso: Tatlong Kwento ng Pag-asa	Silab		indie film
2008	Urduja	Botyok (voice)	APT Entertainment and Seventoon
	Dobol Trobol: Lets Get Redi 2 Rambol!	Nikki	APT Entertainment, M-Zet Productions and RVQ Productions
2009	Ded na si Lolo	Joyet		indie film
	Ang Panday	Popoy	Imus Productions and GMA Films
2013	Pedro Calungsod: Batang Martir	Francisco	Wings Entertainment
	Saka Saka	Young Alex		indie film
2014	BaryaBoys
2015	Ritwal ng Kapatiran
	Tandem		Tuko Film Productions and Quantum Films

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network
2004–2005	Mulawin	Niwalum	GMA Network
2005–2008 2012 2017	Eat Bulaga!	Host
2005	Magpakailanman	Various Roles
2005–2007	Lovely Day	Tolits
2005–2006	Etheria: Ang Ikalimang Kaharian ng Encantadia	young Aquil
2006	Fantastikids	Don-Don
2007	Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang	Almion
2007–2009	Ful Haus	One-two
2007	Kamandag
2008–2010	Toogs	Himself	TV5
2008	Joaquin Bordado	Young Jilco	GMA Network
2009	Sugat ng Kahapon	Young Sonny
	Totoy Bato	Bogart
2009–2010	Moomoo and Me	Jun-jun	TV5
2010	Midnight DJ: Sikreto ng Swing	Guest
	My Driver Sweet Lover	Bert Ngisi
2011	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Krus	Royce	ABS-CBN
2012	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Kamao	EJ
	Sunday Funday	Himself	TV5
	Maalaala Mo Kaya:Bangka	Raymart	ABS-CBN
	Maynila: Rules of Love	Paolo	GMA Network
	Maynila: Too Young To Be In Love	Nathan
	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Flower Shop	Toto	ABS-CBN
2013	Kidlat	Young Voltaire	TV5
	Lakbayin ang Magandang Pilipinas	Himself	PTV
	Wagas		GMA News TV
	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Sapatos	Nakaaway ni Juanito	ABS-CBN
2014	Eat Bulaga! Lenten Presentation (Holy Tuesday)	Himself	GMA Network
	One of the Boys	Sonny	TV5
	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Tutong		ABS-CBN
	Mars	Guest	GMA News TV
2015	Maynila: Totoy's Tru Lab	Totoy	GMA Network
	Sabado Badoo	Himself/Cameo
	Pangako Sa 'Yo	Adam	ABS-CBN
2016	Dear Uge		GMA Network
2017	Tadhana: Sundo	Dennis
2019	Ngayon at Kailanman	Buboy	ABS-CBN
	Sahaya	Arlo	GMA Network
2023	Pepito Manaloto: Tuloy ang Kwento	Martin
2024	Makiling	Errol
	Black Rider	Mario

Discography

Tolits - Dance Hits (2006)

Accolades

Awards and nominations

Year	Organization	Category	Nominated work	Remarks
2006	24th Luna Awards	Best Child Actor for	Ispiritista	Won
	54th FAMAS Awards	Best Child Actor	Exodus: Tales from the Enchanted Kingdom	Won
2007	2007 GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards	Most Popular Child Actor	Enteng Kabisote 3: Okay ka, Fairy ko	Won
2013	27th PMPC Star Awards for TV	Best Single Performance by an Actor	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Bulaklak	Nominated

External links

• BJ Forbes at IMDb