1. Gerald Anderson is managed and under contract to Star Magic, ABS-CBN's home based talent agency.
25 Facts About Gerald Anderson
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Gerald Anderson's father is an American instructor in the Subic Naval Base who travels back and forth between the United States and Zambales while his mother is a Filipino businesswoman from General Santos, Philippines.
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Gerald Anderson has a younger brother and two older sisters from his mother's first marriage.
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Gerald Anderson finished his elementary studies in San Antonio, Texas, and completed high school in General Santos, Philippines.
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Gerald Anderson was discovered by Joross Gamboa when Gamboa performed in Gerald Anderson's hometown.
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In 2009, Gerald Anderson starred in the primetime drama series Tayong Dalawa, winning the Best Drama Actor award at the NSUU TV Awards; Gerald Anderson and Chiu were the Most Popular Loveteam for the third consecutive year at the Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation Box Office Awards.
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Gerald Anderson was cast in the ABS-CBN primetime drama Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo, and appeared in Your Song Presents: Isla with his Pinoy Big Brother Unlimited former housemates.
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In 2011 Gerald Anderson first worked with Sarah Geronimo in a film collaboration with Star Cinema and Viva Films entitled Catch Me, I'm in Love, and in October he returned in the primetime series Budoy.
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Gerald Anderson starred with Jessy Mendiola; Chiu had an adjacent time slot with her drama, My Binondo Girl with Xian Lim.
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In November 2011 Gerald Anderson made another film with Geronimo, Won't Last A Day Without You.
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Gerald Anderson is starring as Miguel Dizon in the 2013 teleserye, Bukas Na Lang Kita Mamahalin alongside Dawn Zulueta and Kapamilya Leading Lady The Jewel of Drama Cristine Reyes.
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In May 2018, Gerald Anderson joined the Marikina Shoemasters in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League.
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Gerald Anderson played for the team at the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3, a three-on-three basketball league, debuting in the third tour of the 2019 President's Cup helping the team win their first game in the conference.
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Gerald Anderson later joined Imus Bandera for the following season.
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In 2016, Gerald Anderson joined the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary K9 Squadron Unit.
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Gerald Anderson was promoted from auxiliary officer to Lieutenant Commander of Philippine Coast Guard Auxuliary in December 2016.
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Gerald Anderson has been active in the Coast Guard relief operations and disaster rehabilitation, and sometimes he is joined by his girlfriend Julia Barretto, an Auxiliary Ensign of PCG in providing relief missions to Aetas in Zambales.
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Gerald Anderson was promoted to Auxiliary Captain in Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary in November 2024.
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Gerald Anderson previously dated former onscreen partner and fellow housemate in Pinoy Big Brother, Kim Chiu, which ended in 2010.
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In 2016, Gerald Anderson dated actress and How to Be Yours co-star Bea Alonzo.
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In March 2021, during a tell-all interview with Boy Abunda, Gerald Anderson confirmed his relationship with Barretto, expressing that she was a major source of happiness for him.
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Gerald Anderson explained that the relationship had reached a point where his attempts to communicate and resolve issues were not being respected or accepted, leading him to walk away from the situation.
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Gerald Anderson acknowledged that while he didn't want to label either of them as toxic, the relationship had become unsustainable.
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In 2016, Gerald Anderson joined the PCGA's K9 Special Support Squadron and was promoted Commodore in 2021.
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Gerald Anderson financially helped the Zambales Aeta people, the Marawi families, and the Thitu Island children with PCGA Ensign Julia Barretto.