32 Facts About Dingdong Dantes

Dingdong Dantes is known for his acting versatility, and has played dramatic and action roles in films and television series in the Philippines.

Dingdong Dantes received further recognition in the late 2000s, where he co-starred with Marian Rivera in Marimar.

Dingdong Dantes is as a television presenter, serving as the presenter of the shows StarStruck, Family Feud, Amazing Earth and The Voice Generations.

Dingdong Dantes is married to Rivera, with whom he has two children.

Dingdong Dantes is the eldest son of five siblings with three younger sisters and a younger brother.

Dingdong Dantes studied at San Beda University but moved to Ateneo de Manila University to finish high school.

Dingdong Dantes pursued higher education while juggling his showbiz career.

Dingdong Dantes enrolled college at West Negros University with a degree in Business Administration majoring in Marketing and he graduated from college in 2014.

Dingdong Dantes graduated as part of Naval Combat Engineer Officer Class in 2023 and had his field training as military reservist.

Dingdong Dantes is member of Philippine Naval Reserve Command with a rank of Lieutenant Commander.

Dingdong Dantes appeared in films like Honey My Love So Sweet, Kiss Mo 'Ko and I'm Sorry My Love, and television show Anna Karenina.

Dingdong Dantes took on several hosting jobs including beauty pageants such as Binibining Pilipinas and GMA Network's reality artist search, StarStruck, and the game show Family Feud before its transfer to Edu Manzano.

In 2007, Dingdong Dantes portrayed the lead role Sergio to Marian Rivera's character, Marimar in Marimar.

In early 2009, Dingdong Dantes appeared on Ang Babaeng Hinugot sa Aking Tadyang.

Dingdong Dantes was chosen as Myx guest VJ in August 2009 to promote his album The Dingdong Dantes Experience.

Dingdong Dantes was chosen to portray the role of "Cholo" in the 2009 Philippine adaptation of the Korean drama Stairway to Heaven.

Dingdong Dantes replaced Richard Gomez as the new host for Family Feud.

In 2010, Dingdong Dantes was scheduled to release You to Me Are Everything.

Dingdong Dantes appeared in the television show Endless Love from June 25 to October 15,2010.

Dingdong Dantes became a cohost of Party Pilipinas on channel 7.

Dingdong Dantes won the "Best Drama Actor Award" for Stairway To Heaven in the 2010 PMPC Star Awards for TV and was nominated for the same category at the 2010 Asian Television Awards.

Dingdong Dantes plays an obnoxious macho guy who falls with a heterosexual woman played by Velasquez who, after a chance encounter, met again as she plays a drag who tries to run away from the law.

Dingdong Dantes was part of the Star Cinema suspense film Segunda Mano with Kris Aquino and Angelica Panganiban as he played the main antagonist role, Ivan.

Dingdong Dantes stated that he signed a one-film contract with Star Cinema to do the film and work with Kris Aquino.

Dingdong Dantes did a primetime TV series, My Beloved which aired on February 13,2012.

In November 2012, Dingdong Dantes was set in a primetime TV series Pahiram ng Sandali with Lorna Tolentino, Christopher de Leon and Max Collins.

On May 5,2014, Dingdong Dantes was appointed and sworn in by President Benigno Aquino III as commissioner-at-large of the National Youth Commission.

In 2020, Dingdong Dantes appeared in a Philippine adaptation of Descendants of the Sun from South Korean TV series of his role Capt.

In 2022, Dingdong Dantes hosted the game show as the second time on GMA Network, Family Feud.

Dingdong Dantes proposed for the second time to his perennial leading lady and longtime girlfriend, Marian Rivera, on the Marian dance show on August 9,2014.

On December 30,2014, Dingdong Dantes married Rivera in the Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Cubao, Quezon City.

Dingdong Dantes is the cousin of fellow actors Carlo Gonzalez, Arthur Solinap, and the cousin of former sports anchor and current TV host Bianca Gonzalez-Intal.