Coverboy: Borgy Manotoc

Borgy Manotoc was born on April 9, 1983, in Honolulu. He is the grandson of the late Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos and son of re-elected Ilocos Norte representative Imee Marcos. His father, sportsman Tommy Manotoc, gave him the moniker Borgy, after the tennis icon Bjorn Borg. Manotoc has vague recollections of his childhood.

The edsa Revolution, which deposed Marcos and sent the First Family into exile, is history to him. His earliest memory of childhood was studying in London. The Manotocs travelled intensively and lived in Portugal. Florida and Singapore before returning to the Philippines. He went to Ateneo and International School, then started his college course in San Diego before transferring to New York.

Borgy is a model/actor in the Philippines. To legions of Filipino consumers, the memory of advertising image of Manotoc’s lean, muscular frame and six-pack abs, encased only in a pair of Bench jeans still lingers.

Coverboy: Alvin Alfonso

Alvin Alfonso, a 25 year old Fil-Canadian model. He has appeared in countless TV and Print Ads such as PLDT DSL, Lewis and Pearl, Piknik, Colgate, Master Facial Wash, Ponds, and now he’s the hot new model for BENCH.

Goong Yoo of Coffee Prince

Screen Name: Gong Yoo
Birth Name: Gong Ji Cheol
Birth Date: July 10, 1979
Western & Eastern Sign: Cancerian Sheep
Status: Single
Birth Place: South Korea
Height: 184 cm or 6'2
Weight: 74 kg
Blood Type: A
Hobbies: Watching movies, playing basketball, and exercising
Expertise:English speaking, singing, basketball
Favorite Music: R&B and Hip-Hop
Family: One older sister; he's the youngest in the family
In teaching:Catholic
Talent agency: SidusHQ
Best Friend in showbiz industry: Jo In Sung

Military Service: Actor Gong Yoo is slated for conscription this October, joining the ranks of men, famous and unknown, who have served their country for 24 months or 2 years. According to the Office of Military Manpower Administration, Gong, 28, will serve at a station in Uijeongbu-dong, Gyeonggi, starting Oct. 9. He will undergo the six weeks of bootcamp required for new conscripts. He said previously that he would enter service after completing his current mini-series in which he costars with singer-turned-actress Yoon Eun-hye. However, his label, sidusHQ, said Gong hasn't formally received an enlistment warrant but it was likely he would serve later this year.

Apearances
TV Series:
The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince (MBC, 2007)
One Fine Day (MBC, 2006)
Hello My Teacher (SBS, 2005)
Kim Sung-Joon Meets Lee Yoo-Jung (2003) Internet Drama
Screen (SBS, 2003)
20 Years (SBS, 2003)
Hard Love (KBS, 2002)
When Ever (KBS, 2002)
School 4 (KBS, 2001)
Movies
Ryu ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon (2007)
She's On Duty (2005)
S Diary (2004)
Superstar Mr. Gam / Mr. Gam's Victory [1] (2004)
Spy Girl (2004)
My Tutor Friend (2003)

Awards:
2007 MBC Drama Awards: Favorite On-Screen Couple (with Yoon Eun-Hye)
2007 MBC Drama Awards: Most Popular Actor by Netizens
MBC Awards Excellence in Acting Actor:
Gong Yoo (The 1st Shop Of Coffee Prince) 2007
Best Actor (Miniseries Category), MBC Actor Award, 2006
SBS New Rising Star Award (2003)

Sam Milby, The Heartthrob

Samuel Lloyd Lacia Milby (born on May 23, 1984 in Troy, Ohio, United States), commonly known as Sam Milby, is a Filipino-American actor, commercial model, and recording artist. Milby grew up with a Filipina mother native to Tago, Surigao del Sur and an American father. Milby became an instant celebrity and heartthrob after leaving the Pinoy Big Brother House in November 2005. He currently appears in a Sunday musical variety show, ASAP '07, through the segment called 'The Hearththrobs' with Piolo Pascual and John Lloyd Cruz. He also rendered his version of Only You to ABS-CBN's Tagalog-dubbed Korean soap of the same title.

Milby's first major film debut was Close to You, produced by ABS-CBN subsidiary Star Cinema and co-starring John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo. Milby also released a self-titled debut album in early 2006, which was repackaged in the third quarter of 2006.

My Big Love

Star Cinema's valentine movie offering reunites the loveteam of Sam Milby and Toni Gonzaga with Kristine Hermosa. My Big Love is set to premiere n Febuary 28, 2008.




Technorati Profile