Dingdong Dantes
Born	José Sixto Gonzales Dantes III August 2, 1980 (1980-08-02) (age 27) Quezon City, Philippines
Occupation	model, host, director, television and film actor
Years active	1992–present
Official website

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His Popularity rivals those of Dennis Trillo, Richard Gutierrez, Piolo Pascual, Sam Milby, Alfred Vargas, Cogie Domingo, Luis Manzano, Mark Herras, TJ Trinidad, Rafael Rossell IV, Cogie Domingo, Carlos Agassi, John Lloyd Cruz, Diether Ocampo, Jake Cuenca, Zanjoe Marudo, Bruce Quebral, Polo Ravales, Derek Ramsay & many other Philippine showbiz bachelors.

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Biography

Dingdong first attended college at San Beda College and took up Marketing Management. He transferred to the Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) as an Interdisciplinary Studies and Communication Arts major. He is also a real life cousin of fellow actor and co-star in Marimar, Arthur Solinap. Dingdong's mother is the sister of Arthur's mom. They both have Gonzales as their middle name. San Beda College (SBC) (Spanish for Saint Bede) is a college run by the Benedictine monks in the Philippines. ... The Ateneo de Manila University (also called Ateneo de Manila or simply the Ateneo) is a private university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. ... Marimar is a Mexican TV telenovela that was originally broadcast in 1994 on Televisa. ... Arthur Solinap is a Filipino actor. ...

Career

Early Years

He first became popular as a child star appearing in several commercials. He was part of the male dance group Abztract together with his buddy and fellow actor, Dino Guevarra, and his cousin and actor, Arthur Solinap, their group became regulars in Eat Bulaga and That's Entertainment making him treat legendary starmaker, German Moreno like his own father. As an actor, he debuted on GMA Network's youth-oriented show T.G.I.S. (Thank God It's Sabado), afterwards embarking on a promising career in show business. Arthur Solinap is a Filipino actor. ... Eat Bulaga is the longest-running and top rating noontime variety show in the Philippines airing on its 25th year on GMA, the Kapuso Network and produced by TAPE Productions Inc. ... Thats Entertainment could refer to: Thats Entertainment!, a famous song from the musical film The Band Wagon. ... Global Media Arts (GMA) Network, Incorporated (PSE: GMA7 and GMAP), a Philippine multi-media conglomerate, is a television network in the Philippines. ...

Dantes began as a print and commercial model and appeared in a famous dairy product commercial when he was nine years old. He was then part of an all-male dance group called Abztract Dancers. By the time he was seventeen, Dantes made his first television appearance when he was introduced as one of the lead cast in the second season of GMA Network’s highly popular youth-oriented flick T.G.I.S. (Thank God It’s Sabado). His role as the dashing boy-next-door Iñaki was massively well received and contributed much to his growing popularity. Almost immediately, Dantes was already a growing sensation. His pairing with Antoinette Taus, whom he was romantically involved with, spun films like Honey My Love So Sweet and I'm Sorry My Love and other television outings including Anna Karenina. It wasn’t long before Taus left to pursue a film and recording career abroad, by that time, their relationship had ended and Dantes ventured as a solo artist.

Primetime Prince

In 2002, Dantes was paired with actress Tanya Garcia as they top-bill in GMA-7’s primetime soap opera series entitled Sana Ay Ikaw Na Nga. Their pairing was received satisfactorily and the show raked ratings. Dantes and Garcia also headlined in another primetime romance-drama billing in 2003 entitle Twin Hearts. Dantes then took on several hosting stints and has emceed for Binibining Pilipinas Pageant in numerous occasions. His flair and spontaneity in the field eventually led him to be selected as host for GMA Network’s reality artist search, StarStruck in 2003 and has since hosted in the seasons that followed. Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... StarStruck is the first reality-based talent search for teenagers on Philippine television in recent history. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Aside from his television stints, Dantes also appeared in several chartbuster films including Magkapatid and Pangarap Ko Ang Ibigin Ka and has starred with big wigs like Sharon Cuneta, Christopher de Leon, Regine Velasquez and Judy Ann Santos.

Dantes hosts the suspense-thriller program Wag Kukurap, for which he also occasionally serves as director. He is well-known for his role as King Ybrahim in the Encantadia fantasy-themed television saga, where he co-stars with his on-screen and off-screen romantic interest, singer-actress Karylle. The couple also co-star in the 2006 film Moments of Love. Dingdong Dantes plays King Ybrahim in the Encantadia series of GMA Network Ybrahim is a major character in the Philippine fantasy-themed television series entitled Encantadia. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Ana Karylle Padilla Tatlonghari or simply Karylle is a multi-faceted artist/performer from the Philippines. ... GMA Network Films, Inc. ...

MariMar & Post-MariMar Era

In 2007 He is filming now a new GMA Teleserye of Marimar set to end March 2008, Dingdong was also voted by Cosmopolitan readers' as the no. 1 bachelor for 2007 where he defeated many of Philippine showbiz's eligible bachelors, he took part in the Cosmo bachelor show for the same year. During the show he received the highest applauds from the crowd. in 2008 he was tagged by his home studio to portray the love interest of Dyesebel, also in March of that same year he will debut as Bench's newest image model,^[3] and thus becoming the highest paid underwear model in the country & just a few weeks after being launched by Bench Dingdong was also launched by Ibuprofen Medicol as their newest endorser and many other companies also started showing interests in getting Dingdong as their endorser.

Relationships

Dingdong Dantes has a realationship with actress/singer, Karylle which is the daughter of long time actress Zsa Zsa Padilla. But it has been rumored that he is falling for his co-star Marian Rivera,so what's the real score between dantes and tatlonghari and dantes and rivera

Filmography

Television

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Movies

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Awards

External links

• Dingdong Dantes at the Internet Movie Database
• (official Site)

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References