Piolo Pascual

Piolo Pascual, born January 12, 1977, in Manila, Philippines, is an award-winning Filipino actor, singer, song writer, concert performer, host, product endorser, and model and a member of Star Magic.

Pascual's earliest acting experience was in the student theatrical group "Teatro Tomasino" of the University of Santo Tomas.
Pascual's early television credits include his stint as Kuya Miguel in ABS-CBN's educational show ATBP and as one of the many teen stars in GMA Network's musical variety show That's Entertainment. His first big break on the small screen came via a weekly primetime series entitled Sa Sandaling Kailangan Mo Ako (The Moment You Need Me), where he received an Asian TV Awards (1999) Best Drama Actor nomination for portraying the villain role of Raffy.
Pascual appeared briefly as Jussi Leino in The Vizconde Massacre (1991) and had a supporting part in Batang PX (1997). His first big cinema break was the title role in Lagarista (2000) where he received his first Gawad Urian nomination (Best Actor). Lagarista was exhibited in the Toronto, Pusan and Hongkong film festivals.
In 2002, Pascual played the role of Jules Bartolome opposite Vilma Santos and Christopher de Leon, in Dekada '70. He achieved a rare grand slam feat collecting a total of eight awards from all the existing award-giving bodies during the 2003 awards season in the Best Supporting Actor category starting with the Metro Manila Film Festival in December 2002 and culminating with the Gawad Urian in May 2003.
Pascual celebrated his 10th year anniversary in showbiz with a second major solo concert entitled TEN at the Araneta Coliseum on November 30, 2007. A coffee table book entitled Piolo: Believing showcasing career highlights was also launched.
Pascual has a 9-year-old son named Inigo from a previous non-showbiz relationship.

On January 17, 2008, 12 witnesses were listed as witnesses on the P 12-million libel suit filed by Piolo Pascual and Sam Milby against Pilipino Star Ngayon (PSN) columnist Lolit solis Lolit (re: column, "Take It, Take It", October 15). Solis wrote that she saw the 2 actors together at the coffee shop of Hotel Sofitel on October 12. The hearing was conducted by Assistant Prosecutor Dennis Aguila at the Manila City Regional Trial Court, Manila City Hall. The 12 witnesses for the complainants include Angel Locsin, Rica Peralejo, Pokwang, at Cristy Fermin, and 2 employees of Essensuals by Toni & Guy.