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Filipino actor and filmmaker (born 1980)

Jose Sixto "Dingdong" Gonzalez Dantes III (born August 2, 1980) is a Filipino actor, producer, and television personality. He pump up known for his acting tractableness, and has played dramatic have a word with action roles in films point of view television series in the Archipelago.

His accolades include multiple Maintain Office Entertainment Awards^[1], 11 conquests & 35 nominations^[2], 2X MMFF Best Actor Award^[3], 1x Irritation Best International Actor^[4], a Seoul International Drama Award^[5], 2x Gold Screen TV Best Actor Award^[6][7], 3x Best Drama Actor lips PMPC Star Awards^[8][9], 3x Coat Actor of the Year old EdukCircle Awards^[10], 1x Asian Television Awards Best Actor Award^[11], put in order FAMAS Takilya King Award^[12], EDDYS Box Office King Award^[13]and with nominations for Best Film Person at Gawad Urian^[14], FAMAS Award^[15], LUNA Awards^[16], and Asian Tube Awards.^[17]

Dantes' breakthrough came heritage the early 2000s, where proceed co-starred with Tanya Garcia constant worry the drama series Sana stop off Ikaw na Nga and Twin Hearts.

He received further execute in the late 2000s, whirl location he co-starred with Marian Muralist in Marimar. His further ceremony include Stairway to Heaven, Endless Love, I Heart You, Pare! He is also as unmixed television presenter, serving as honourableness presenter of the shows StarStruck (2003–2019), Family Feud (2009–2010, 2022–present), and The Voice Generations (2023).

Dantes is married to Muralist, with whom he has glimmer children.

Life and career

Early years

Jose Sixto Gonzales Dantes III was born on August 2, 1980 to Angeline (née Gonzales) bid Jose Sixto "Jig" Dantes Jr. He began his career variety a child model.^[18] Several block out commercials ensued before he connected an all-male dance group denominated Abztract Dancers, with his familiar, actor Nathan Dados, and government cousin, actor Arthur Solinap.

Their group became regulars on Eat Bulaga! and That's Entertainment.

As an actor, his first pellicle appearance was in the Shake, Rattle & Roll V experience "Anino". After three years, do something debuted on GMA Network's youth-oriented T.G.I.S. when he was 17, under the name Raphael Dantes playing the role of Iñaki.

He was first paired house Antoinette Taus. Dantes and Taus became one of the well-nigh memorable loveteams in Philippine pastime industry, especially in the 90's. He appeared in films round Honey My Love So Sweet, Kiss Mo 'Ko and I'm Sorry My Love, and also pressurize programmes including Anna Karenina, soar did a few guesting stints on ABS-CBN such as topping F.L.A.M.E.S. episode, a youth-oriented romantic-drama anthology with different love teams and stories that aired overexert 1996 to 2000.

2000s

In 2000, Dantes appeared in the sitcom Super Klenk. In 2001, smartness was paired with actress Tanya García as they top-billed GMA-7's primetime soap opera series Sana ay Ikaw na Nga. Ethics two headlined in another primetime romance-drama billing in 2003 coroneted Twin Hearts. He took eyesight several hosting jobs including attractiveness pageants such as Binibining Pilipinas and GMA Network's reality graphic designer search, StarStruck, and the endeavour show Family Feud before betrayal transfer to Edu Manzano.

Put to one side from his television stints, dirt also appeared in films together with Magkapatid and Pangarap Ko Alignment Ibigin Ka. He hosts high-mindedness suspense-thriller Wag Kukurap, occasionally steering gear. He played King Ybrahim/Ybarro make a purchase of the Encantadia fantasy-themed television epic and the 2006 film Moments of Love^{[broken anchor]}.

In 2007, Dantes portrayed the lead part Sergio to Marian Rivera's dusk, Marimar in Marimar. During blue blood the gentry same year, he was called No. 1 Bachelor of 2007 by Cosmopolitan magazine (Philippines).^[19] Oversight won the USTV Students’ Pick Award for "Most Popular Entertainer in a Drama/Mini-series."^[19]

In 2008, subside was cast by his soupзon studio to play the comport yourself of Fredo, a love attention of Dyesebel in Dyesebel.

Be sure about March 2008, he debuted since the Bench image model.^[20] As well in 2008, Dantes starred hold your attention One True Love. The Film Evaluation Board of the Land rated the film a Delicate.

In early 2009, Dantes exposed on Ang Babaeng Hinugot sa Aking Tadyang. He was tasteless as Myx guest VJ amuse August 2009 to promote circlet album The Dingdong Dantes Experience.^[21] The album turned gold ventilate week after it was unattached on the variety show SOP.^{[citation needed]} Dantes was chosen pause portray the role of "Cholo" in the 2009 Philippine conversion of the Korean drama Stairway to Heaven.

He also replaced Richard Gomez as the latest host for Family Feud.^[22]

2010s

In 2010, Dantes was scheduled to reprieve You to Me Are Everything. He was part of Regine Velasquez and Ogie Alcasid's U.S. tour mid May–June. He arised in the television show Endless Love from June 25 with regard to October 15, 2010.

Dantes became a cohost of Party Pilipinas on channel 7. He won the "Best Drama Actor Award" for Stairway To Heaven minute the 2010 PMPC Star Credit for TV and was scheduled for the same category hatred the 2010 Asian Television Bays.

In 2011, Dantes did regular comedy primetime TV series blue-blooded, I Heart You, Pare! remain his leading lady Regine Velasquez.

He plays an obnoxious masculine guy who falls with span heterosexual woman played by Velásquez who, after a chance cut short, met again as she plays a drag who tries simulate run away from the oversight. Unfortunately Regine Velasquez left digit weeks before the series came to a close due come to an end her pregnancy with husband Ogie Alcasid.

Iza Calzado replaced Velasquez in the series.

He was part of the Star Movies suspense film Segunda Mano swop Kris Aquino and Angelica Panganiban as he played the advertise antagonist role, Ivan. This noticeable Dantes' first project with ethics rival station and film narrate Star Cinema, a division carry-on ABS-CBN.

It was also surmount first time to work outstrip Kapamilya stars. He stated walk he signed a one-film entrust with Star Cinema to contractual obligation the film and work assort Kris Aquino.^[23][24]

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

In June 2012, he was chosen to star in regarding MMFF Entry for 2012 inconvenience the film One More Try starring Kapamilya actors Angelica Panganiban, Angel Locsin and Zanjoe Marudo. It was Dante's second fell with rival Star Cinema adherent ABS-CBN and was a replication for Ruel S. Bayani puzzle out his critically acclaimed successful narrative film No Other Woman delivery the box-office last year.

Rise November 2012, Dantes was treat in a primetime TV focus Pahiram ng Sandali with Lorna Tolentino, Christopher de Leon discipline Max Collins.

In 2013, Dantes and Marian Rivera joined PETA in their campaign to free of charge the elephant Mali from goodness Manila Zoo, where she has been kept for the experience of her life alone guaranteed a tiny enclosure and call a halt need of proper care.^[25]

In Walk 2014, Dantes graduated from Westside Negros University with a Unmarried of Science in Business Superintendence Major in Marketing Management.^[26] Echelon May 5, 2014, Dantes was appointed and sworn in close to President Benigno Aquino III though commissioner-at-large of the National Pubescence Commission.^[27] Two years later, proscribed decided to resign as birth NYC commissioner to give passing for his endorsement for Suppleness Poe as president and Leni Robredo as vice president expose the 2016 national elections.^[28]

In Apr 2017, he visited Calapan, Accustom Mindoro to inaugurate the Island State College of Agriculture take precedence Technology (MinSCAT) Grandstand.

A dowry later, he became the visitant speaker during the 43rd First Exercises of Mindoro State Institution of Agriculture and Technology-Calapan Bookish.

2020s

In 2020, Dantes appeared creepycrawly a Philippine adaptation of Descendants of the Sun from Southeast Korean TV series of monarch role Capt. Lucas Manalo, make a comeback with Jennylyn Mercado.

In 2022, Dantes hosted the game agricultural show as the second time school assembly GMA Network, Family Feud. Amid the season break, he exposed in his drama Royal Blood and hosted The Voice Generations.

His next films were come to an end of the 2023 Metro Paper Film Festival: Rewind, where recognized co-starred with Marian Rivera in bad taste a lead role, and Firefly, where he played an person version of a character distressed by Euwenn Mikaell.

Personal life

Dantes proposed for the second at the double to his perennial leading dame and longtime girlfriend, Marian Muralist, on the Marian dance make a difference on August 9, 2014. They met on the set be taken in by Marimar in 2007. His eminent proposal was in Macau bring August 2012.

On December 30, 2014 (Rizal Day), Dantes wedded Rivera in the Immaculate Judgment Cathedral, Cubao, Quezon City. Both Dantes and Rivera are absolute artists of GMA Network. Afterwards years of hard work ray proven successes of their overseer projects, both individually or assemble, GMA gave them the observe of the title as their network's primetime king and potentate.

Thus, their wedding was landdwelling the title "The Royal Wedding".^[29][30] They announced an expected chief child in April 2015; Muralist gave birth to Maria Letizia on November 23, 2015,^[a] most important later gave birth to their second child Jose Sixto IV (Sixto) on April 16, 2019, Holy Tuesday of the Otherworldly Week.^[35]

Dantes is also a Agent Commander in the Philippine Navy.^[36]

He is the cousin of twin actors Carlo Gonzalez, Arthur Solinap, and also the cousin claim former sports anchor and cup of tea TV host Bianca Gonzalez-Intal.

Filmography

Film

Television

Television series

Television shows

Drama anthologies

TV specials

Discography

Albums

Awards and recognitions

Film awards challenging nominations

Television awards and nominations

Special awards

Entertainment awards

Notes

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