30 Facts About Richard Gomez

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Richard Frank Icasiano Gomez is a Filipino actor, television presenter and director, politician, and epee fencer.

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Richard Gomez has been serving as the Representative of Leyte's 4th district since 2022, and was mayor of Ormoc from 2016 to 2022.

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Richard Gomez played the title character in Super Islaw and The Flying Kids and appeared in the romantic drama films Nagbabagang Luha and Babaing Hampaslupa, and starred in Hihintayin Kita sa Langit opposite Dawn Zulueta.

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The couple starred in the ABS-CBN sitcom Richard Gomez Loves Lucy from 1998 to 2001.

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Richard Gomez was then part of the main casts of Mano Po and The Trial, and appeared in the GMA sitcom Lagot Ka, Isusumbong Kita, and teleseryes Captain Barbell, Marimar, and Codename: Asero.

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Richard Gomez was paired again with Zulueta in Walang Hanggan, The Love Affair, and You're My Home.

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Richard Gomez co-hosted the talk show S-Files, and presented the Philippine version of Family Feud.

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Richard Gomez's party was disqualified in the 2001 House of Representatives elections, and he then lost in the 2007 Senate election.

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Richard Gomez moved to his wife's hometown of Ormoc to run for the local House seat in 2010 but was disqualified for failing to establish residency.

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Richard Gomez is serving as president of the Philippine Fencing Association since 2016.

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Richard Gomez is the only child of race car driver Eddie Kelly Gomez and Josephine Icasiano, an actress in the 1960s.

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Richard Gomez was raised by his grandmother after his parents separated.

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Richard Gomez was working at McDonald's when he was discovered by his late talent manager Douglas Quijano.

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Richard Gomez then became one of the faces of Bench, a Philippine clothing brand.

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Richard Gomez debuted in acting in the 1984 movie Hindi Mo Ako Kayang Tapakan.

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Richard Gomez was a gold medalist in fencing at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games, and was elected president of the Philippine Fencing Association in 2016; he was re-elected in 2021.

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Richard Gomez is an organizer for "Goma Cup" and MAD, a campaign against use of illegal drugs.

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Richard Gomez became one of the owners of "FELIX", a restaurant in Greenbelt 5 Makati.

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Richard Gomez hosted the Philippine edition of Family Feud on GMA Network.

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Richard Gomez is a GMA Network contract artist under GMA Artist Center.

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Richard Gomez appeared in the drama show, My Driver Sweet Lover, and Mga Nagbabagang Bulaklak.

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Richard Gomez was part of the teleseries Walang Hanggan from January 16,2012.

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Richard Gomez co-hosted The Biggest Game Show In The World with Joey de Leon, and appeared in the comedy-drama, Madam Chairman.

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Richard Gomez graduated from the University of the Philippines Open University and the University of Perpetual Help System DALTA.

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Richard Gomez earned a doctorate in public administration from the Cebu Technological University in 2019.

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26.

Richard Gomez was a nominee of Mamamayan Ayaw sa Droga Partylist in the Congressional election of 2001.

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Richard Gomez planned to run as governor of Bulacan province but, lacking the residency requirements, ran instead as an independent in the 2007 Senatorial elections which he lost.

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Richard Gomez served as his wife's chief of staff during her term as congresswoman.

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Richard Gomez was finally elected as Mayor in 2016 and was reelected in 2019.

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Richard Gomez ran for a seat in the Congress for the 4th district of Leyte in 2022, switching places with his wife and eventually won.