John Lapus
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John Lapus | |
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| Born | Jonathan Anthony Solis Lapus July 7, 1973 |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Alma mater | University of Santo Tomas |
| Occupation(s) | Host, actor, comedian, SPLA agent |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Agent | Star Magic (1993–present) |
Jonathan Anthony Solis Lapus (or known as John Lapus or simply Sweet, born July 7, 1973 in Manila) is a Filipino actor, host and comedian. Lapus known for his several various roles: Shake, Rattle and Roll.
Biography
John Lapus is son of showbiz columnist, the late Jojo Lapus (1943–2007). Lapus started his career in 1993 and worked as a researcher of ABS-CBN's Showbiz Lingo. He is also an alumnus of University of Santo Tomas, where he was an active member of Teatro Tomasino. He appeared in numerous ABS-CBN shows and often moonlighted as Creative Consultant for the network's film arm, Star Cinema. His nickname "Sweet" was named after his character in a sitcom Arriba, Arriba!. In 2006, he transferred to GMA Network, joining S-Files after his assignments at ABS-CBN dwindled. When S-Files was cancelled by the network he was named main host of Showbiz Central together with Pia Guanio and Raymond Gutierrez. Since then, his career has experienced resurgence. He has planned to portray the villain character Ida in Zaido but Paolo Ballesteros was chosen for this character. Lapus won two awards namely, Best Male Stand-Up Comic in Aliw Awards 2006 and Best Game Show Host (along with Ai-Ai de las Alas) for ABC-5's (now TV5's) Sing Galing in PMPC Star Awards 2004.
Lapus is openly gay. He returned to his originally home network ABS-CBN. He had been casted first at Ikaw Ay Pag-ibig, Kahit Konting Pagtingin and now at Mirabella which he was known as Paeng Robles, foster father of Mirabella.[1]
Filmography
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Awards
| Year | Organization | Category | Nominated work | Remarks | Ref |
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| 2012 | Comedy Actor of the Year; 43rd Box-Office Entertainment Awards 2012[3]
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References
- ^ Vanzi, Sol Jose (4 November 2002), "Boy Abunda: Sweet Vindication", Philippine Headline News Online, retrieved 2008-02-08
- ^ http://tvseriescraze.blogspot.com/2012/01/john-lapus-makes-guest-appearance-in.html
- ^ "Vice Ganda named Phenomenal Box-Office Star; Derek Ramsay is Box-Office King while Anne Curtis and Cristine Reyes share Box-Office Queen title". Pep.ph. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
- ^ "42nd Box-Office Entertainment Awards honors outstanding actors and actresses of 2010". Pep.ph. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
External links
- John Lapus at IMDb
- 1973 births
- Filipino comedians
- Filipino male film actors
- Filipino male television actors
- Star Magic
- Filipino television personalities
- Gay actors
- ABS-CBN Corporation
- LGBT comedians
- LGBT people from the Philippines
- GMA Network
- LGBT broadcasters
- Living people
- People from Manila
- Male actors from Manila
- University of Santo Tomas alumni