Vice Ganda is a regular host on ABS-CBN's noontime variety show It's Showtime, and has starred in several films, eight of which are considered to be the highest-grossing in Philippine cinema.
50 Facts About Vice Ganda
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In 2021, Vice Ganda won an Asian Academy Creative Award for Best Entertainment Host.
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Vice Ganda is the first openly LGBTQ endorser for Globe Telecom.
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Currently, Vice Ganda is under the management of ABS-CBN, with business unit head Deo Endrinal as his current manager, replacing entertainment columnist Ogie Diaz.
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The youngest of six children, Vice Ganda grew up in the neighbourhood Sta Cruz, Manila.
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Vice Ganda was able to sustain his studies due to a scholarship granted by an unknown Japanese woman who funded his education from third grade until second year college.
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Vice Ganda studied political science at Far Eastern University but was not able to complete his studies to pursue his career.
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Vice Ganda started out as a singer, then as a comedian for Punchline and The Library in Manila, whose owner Andrew de Real gave him the stage name "Vice Ganda".
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Vice Ganda was discovered by Hans Mortel who later on introduced him to De Real, the "Godfather of Malate" and "King of Comedy Bars" who had served as his mentor for his comedy skits.
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Vice Ganda's career began to build after appearances on television and reviews from tabloid columns.
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Vice Ganda is widely known for his observational comedy and situational irony type of comedy skits.
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Vice Ganda appeared first as Antonia in the Judy Ann Drama Special aired by giant television network ABS-CBN.
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Vice Ganda appeared on a cameo role in Sa Paraiso ni Efren, a film produced by Regal Films.
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In 2007, Vice Ganda appeared on his biggest project at that time in Apat Dapat, Dapat Apat, a film under VIVA Films starring Candy Pangilinan, Eugene Domingo, Rufa Mae Quinto and Pokwang.
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In 2008, Vice Ganda starred in minor role in an independent film Condo with Coco Martin, and in the same year in a Star Cinema film In My Life alongside Vilma Santos and John Lloyd Cruz.
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Vice Ganda then appeared in several television series and sitcoms such as Dyosa, under the direction of Wenn V Deramas and in the drama series Maging Sino Ka Man: Ang Pagbabalik.
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Vice Ganda was one of the supporting roles for "Hating Kapatid" alongside Judy Ann Santos and Sarah Geronimo.
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Vice Ganda appeared on various guest roles for television series, Your Song, 100 Days to Heaven and I Dare You.
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Vice Ganda appeared on his first ever Metro Manila Film Festival entry, Sisterakas, a Filipino comedy parody film produced by Star Cinema and Viva Films in 2012 along with Kris Aquino and Ai-Ai de las Alas.
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Vice Ganda participated alongside actress Alex Gonzaga, and actors Richard Yap and James "Bimby" Aquino-Yap.
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Vice Ganda starred alongside actors Coco Martin, James Reid and Nadine Lustre.
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In 2016, Vice Ganda starred in an action comedy film The Super Parental Guardians with Coco Martin.
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Vice Ganda staged his first ever duo concert with Asia's Songbird Regine Velasquez titled as "The Songbird and the Song Horse" at the Araneta Coliseum.
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On 2022, Vice Ganda returned to movies through 2022 Metro Manila Film Festival entry Partners in Crime under Star Cinema alongside vlogger Ivana Alawi which ended up as the second-highest grossing entry of the said film festivalThe film was later on screened in Saitama and Nagoya, Japan in February 2023.
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Vice Ganda won "Best Variety Show Host" at the 2023 Platinum Stallion National Media Awards of Trinity University of Asia.
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Vice Ganda renewed his contract with ABS-CBN on 2023 and announce series of concert shows in Canada and the United States.
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In 2011, Vice Ganda released his first studio album, Lakas Tama under Vicor Music.
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In 2015, Vice Ganda released his single "Wag Kang Pabebe" with a music video released on July of the same year.
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Vice Ganda released "Eh di Wow" as official soundtrack for Inday Bote and a cover of Jolina Magdangal's Chuva Choo Choo as a soundtrack for his film, Beauty and the Bestie.
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In 2016, Vice Ganda released the sound track for his film The Super Parental Guardians, titled as "Ang Kulit", an original composition under Star Records.
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The song was composed by Jonathan Manalo in which Vice Ganda expressed his gratitude to him for making the single along with his previous hits like "Wag kang Pabebe" and "Boom Panes" during Manalo's show at the Music Museum.
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In 2017, Vice Ganda released his ballad single "Hanggang Kailan Aasa" and his pop single "Gigil si Aquo".
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On October 7,2017, Vice Ganda launched "Vice Cosmetics", his own brand of cosmetics.
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Vice Ganda has advocated for queer rights and representation throughout his career.
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Vice Ganda reportedly suffered from depression due to career issues and personal problems.
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In 2013, Vice Ganda auctioned off some of his clothing and performed for a fundraising comedy show and donated all proceeds to ABS-CBN's Sagip Kapamilya relief operations for those affected by Super Typhoon Yolanda, one of the deadliest and most powerful tropical cyclones ever recorded.
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Vice Ganda joined a charity basketball game organized by fellow celebrities and PBA players held at Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City to raise funds for families affected particularly in the Visayas region.
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In 2020, during the peak of COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, Vice Ganda donated face masks, disposable gloves, safety goggles, alcohol, and disinfectant spray for use by health workers in various hospitals in the Philippines.
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Apart from his extensive donation campaign for medical frontliners, Vice Ganda provided financial assistance to more than 400 employees of his cosmetics company.
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Vice Ganda launched his post-birthday donation drive for two barangays in Quezon City wherein he handed relief packs containing canned goods, rice, noodles, soaps, among others to 850 families in Brgy.
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Vice Ganda was among the performers that appeared in "Pantawid ng Pag-ibig: At Home Together Concert".
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Vice Ganda launched his single "Corona Bye-Bye Na" during the live telecast.
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Vice Ganda partnered with Angel Locsin to provide beds in a temporary air-conditioned sleeping tents for medical staffs and other essential workers of Taguig City.
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Vice Ganda announced this during It's Showtime live telecast influencing his fellow hosts to donate their talent fees as well.
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In March 2022, in a vlog uploaded in his YouTube account, Vice Ganda extended help to random strangers by paying for the medicines they bought in a pharmacy opposite AFP Medical Center in Quezon City.
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Vice Ganda is considered a self-made individual and became an icon for Filipinos who work hard and dream big.
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Vice Ganda is an advocate and a stalwart for the LGBT movement, to seek equal opportunities to the members of the LGBT in the Philippines.
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On October 15,2018, episode of It's Showtime, Vice Ganda expressed during the live telecast:.
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Vice Ganda then called out and plead to Philippine Senators Joel Villanueva and Tito Sotto, to already pass that bill.
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In 2022, Vice Ganda launched his first "UnkabogaBALL", a ball to showcase fashion for the LGBT community in show business.