16 Facts About Boy Abunda

Boy Abunda attended Ateneo de Manila University, where he took up Business Management.

Boy Abunda left Ateneo and worked in odd jobs to support himself.

Boy Abunda graduated from Philippine Women's University with degrees Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts in 2009, Master of Arts in Communication Arts in 2011, and Doctor of Philosophy in Social Development in 2016.

Boy Abunda worked as public relations consultant for GMA Network.

Boy Abunda became a host of Show and Tell, a late night variety talk show with Gretchen Barretto, and Startalk, an entertainment talk show.

Boy Abunda subsequently moved to GMA's competitor ABS-CBN in 1999, where he has hosted the following shows: The Buzz, Private Conversations, Homeboy, Kontrobersyal, SNN: Showbiz News Ngayon and The Bottomline with Boy Abunda, a talk show interview.

Boy Abunda was dubbed "Asia's King of Talk" after The Bottomline was awarded Best Talk Show at the 16th Asian Television Awards.

Boy Abunda is a newscaster for entertainment of the late-night news program Bandila.

Boy Abunda worked as a radio commentator for DZAR, during the Angel Radyo era.

Boy Abunda is the founder and head of Asian Artists Agency, a talent management agency.

Boy Abunda marked his free-to-air television comeback via Fast Talk with Boy Abunda in 2023.

Boy Abunda is credited with the lyrics and overall production of the six-soundtrack extended play 'Say It Clear Say It Loud.

Boy Abunda is openly gay and has been in a relationship with partner Elmer "Bong" Quintana since 1983.

Boy Abunda denounced the 2016 Orlando Nightclub Shooting, which has been recorded as the deadliest incident of violence against LGBT people in the United States.

On June 23,2010, Boy Abunda became a part-time professor at Philippine Women's University, teaching radio and television to Communication Arts students.

In 2014, Boy Abunda was hospitalised due to a liver problem.