25 Facts About Benjie Paras

Benjie Paras is the only PBA player to win both Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player honors, in a single season.

Benjie Paras played with the San Beda Red Cubs together with Ronnie Magsanoc and Eric Altamirano.

Benjie Paras played for the UP Fighting Maroons in the UAAP.

Benjie Paras played with Magsanoc, Altamirano, Joey Guanio, and future UP champion head coach Goldwin Monteverde under the guidance of Joe Lipa.

Benjie Paras was a contender to win the MVP in the 1996 season of the PBA.

Benjie Paras would get his revenge thanks to the help of Noy Castillo and Gerry Esplana as the rematch was set for the Governor's Cup Finals of the PBA against Mobiline.

In 1999, Benjie Paras dominated the Filipino-American laden PBA by leading Shell to another Finals appearance, this time against Tanduay Rhum Makers bannered by Fil-Am Eric Menk and the deported Sonny Alvarado.

Benjie Paras was selected to play in the 1990 Asian Games Basketball Team that won the silver medal, but the team came up short against China in the gold-medal match.

In 2013, Benjie Paras returned to basketball as an assistant coach for the San Beda Red Lions.

In 2014, Benjie Paras became one of the members of the PBA Legends Team that played in Asia Tour Singapore.

Benjie Paras retired in 2003, ending his 14-year career with the Philippine Basketball Association and became an actor.

Benjie Paras recently played for NBA Asia Challenge in 2011 with his fellow former and current PBA Stars and NBA Stars.

Benjie Paras has acted in local films and television shows.

Benjie Paras appeared in Narito Ang Puso Ko, his first drama series on GMA Network, he appeared in a former sitcom, Lagot Ka, Isusumbong Kita, a weekly sitcom by GMA and starred in Encantadia, as the Ascano barbarian, Wahid.

Benjie Paras was the host of ABC's local version of Guinness Book of Records.

Benjie Paras flexed his acting muscles by playing offbeat roles in Lupin and Fantastic Man.

Benjie Paras was the main host for the short-lived late night ABC 5 game show, WinWinWin.

Benjie Paras recently finished his GMA 7 comedy teleserye, Adik Sa'Yo with Marvin Agustin and Jolina Magdangal.

Benjie Paras worked with boxer Manny Pacquiao in a GMA 7 Sitcom, Show Me Da Manny.

Benjie Paras was back again on GMA Telebabad for the role as a villain in a recent drama-fantaserye, The Last Prince.

Benjie Paras returns in a 1st Christmas reality show and is included in a newest GMA 7 Christmas reality show, Puso Ng Pasko: Artista Challenge which he was a challenger.

Benjie Paras is on his former show a horror-comedy anthology, Spooky Nights Presents: The Ringtone.

In mid-2012, Benjie Paras returned to the drama again in a romantic teleserye One True Love.

Benjie Paras is married to Lyxen Diomampo, a former pre-school teacher and commercial model.

Benjie Paras had two sons from a previous marriage, Andre and Kobe; both have basketball careers and started playing for La Salle Greenhills basketball team in grade school.