Ryan Agoncillo
Kristoffer Lou "Ryan" Gonzales Agoncillo (ɐgɔnˈsiljɔ; born April 10, 1979) is a Filipino actor, model, host, musician, and photographer.
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Ryan Agoncillo

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- Name
- Ryan Agoncillo
- Birth Name
- Kristoffer Lou Gonzales Agoncillo
- Born
- 10 April 1979
- Birthplace
- Manila, Philippines
- Education
- De La Salle University (B.A.)
- Occupation
- * Actor
- Nationality
- Philippines
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Kristoffer Lou "Ryan" Gonzales Agoncillo (ɐgɔnˈsiljɔ; born April 10, 1979) is a Filipino actor, model, host, musician, and photographer.
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• Name — Ryan Agoncillo • Birth Name — Kristoffer Lou Gonzales Agoncillo • Born — 10 April 1979 • Birthplace — Manila, Philippines • Years Active — 1995–present • Education — De La Salle University (B.A.) • Occupation — * Actor • model • host • musician • photographer • Children — 3
Modelling and hosting
Modelling and hosting
Agoncillo started as a model at the age of 15, beginning as one of the early Penshoppe's Club Pen models. He has appeared in various television commercials for a variety of products such as Greenwich Pizza (together with Donita Rose), Sprite, Smart Communications, Emperador Brandy, Rexona, Swish mouthwash, and McDonald's. Agoncillo became one of the original hosts of Mornings @ GMA, an early morning variety program of GMA Network. He also hosted Campus Video, a short-lived program shown every Saturday morning at GMA Network. He then moved to ABS-CBN and became a co-host on Talk TV, which is a morning talk show co-hosted by broadcasters Julius Babao and Christine Bersola-Babao, and actress Janette McBride. He also hosted Breakfast, an early morning variety program; Star in a Million, with Edu Manzano and Zsa Zsa Padilla, and Y Speak, a youth-oriented talk show and debate forum. Both shows aired in Studio 23, an ABS-CBN Corporation subsidiary. He won his first KBP Golden Dove Awards for Best Talk Show Host in 2005 for Studio 23's Y Speak. Agoncillo was the main host of Philippine Idol alongside fellow ABS-CBN actress Heart Evangelista on ABC-5 (now TV5) before it was moved to GMA Network and rebooted into Pinoy Idol. In August 2008, he began hosting TV5's Talentadong Pinoy, which showcases Filipino undiscovered talents. He also hosted Endemol's Pinoy Fear Factor which aired on ABS-CBN. Pinoy Fear Factor was shot entirely in Argentina. On October 24, 2009, Agoncillo finally returned to GMA Network and began hosting the country's longest running noontime show, Eat Bulaga!. From April 2010 to February 2011, Agoncillo co-hosted the noontime musical variety show P.O.5 on TV5. For his hosting stints in Eat Bulaga! and Talentadong Pinoy, Agoncillo became a four-time award winner of the Aliw Award for Best Male Emcee, for which he won consecutively from 2007 to 2010. In 2010, he was elevated to the Hall of Fame. Agoncillo hosted a game show called Picture! Picture! which premiered on November 23, 2013, on GMA Network, the show aired for 28 weeks ending on June 15, 2014. In 2015, Agoncillo was announced as the host of Cash Cab Philippines, the Philippine edition of the game show format Cash Cab. The show would go on to air 13 episodes on AXN Asia from December 22. From 2020 to 2021, he was the director of the documentary show Paano Kita Mapasasalamatan? hosted by his wife Judy Ann Santos, marking his partial return to ABS-CBN despite his commitments to other networks.
Acting
Acting
Agoncillo joined the talent cast of ABS-CBN. He is most memorable for playing the love interest of Judy Ann Santos in the television soap opera Krystala. He once again appeared with Santos in the movies Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo (2006) and Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo (2007). He received best actor nominations from different award-giving bodies for his portrayal of a confused newly-wed husband in this film. He also played a role of a husband who lost his job and became a house husband in a movie with Judy Ann Santos titled My House Husband: Ikaw Na! in 2011. He also played a main cast role in Bituing Walang Ningning, an ABS-CBN soap opera featuring singer-actresses Sarah Geronimo, Angelika dela Cruz, and Zsa Zsa Padilla in the leads. Agoncillo also played leading roles in independent film projects and television drama shows. He played the distinct roles of a grease-filled beggar and a transvestite in two separate dramatic episodes of Maalaala Mo Kaya, the biographical drama series of ABS-CBN. He starred in the ABS-CBN television series, Ysabella with his long-time on-screen partner and then girlfriend, Judy Ann Santos. Agoncillo returned to acting on TV with drama series titled Pieta airing weekday afternoons over ABS-CBN where he portrayed Rigor, a character originally portrayed by Ace Vergel. Agoncillo played the role of a high school teacher in the comedy sitcom George and Cecil (2009) alongside his wife Judy Ann Santos who played the role of a policewoman. Agoncillo returned to acting again for his new role in May Bukas Pa where he played a media cameraman in the final 11 episodes of the series (253–263, aired January 22–February 5, 2010) after his wife Judy Ann Santos also guested in the show (episodes 237–241, aired December 31, 2009 – January 6, 2010). Agoncillo appeared in Lady Dada on TV5 in 2010. Agoncillo returned to acting again this time on GMA Network with My Husband's Lover as his very first television series on the network appearing in a minor role (also in a last week of the drama series), with his co-stars Carla Abellana and Dennis Trillo in 2013, and in Ismol Family from 2014 to 2016, also with Carla Abellana.
Personal life
Personal life
Ryan belongs to the Agoncillo clan in Rosario, Batangas. Agoncillo married actress Judy Ann Santos in a private ceremony at the San Juan de Nepomuceno Church in the San Juan area of Batangas on April 28, 2009. They have three children together: Johanna Louise (Yohan), Juan Luis (Lucho) and Juana Luisa (Luna). Agoncillo is a motorcycle enthusiast who enjoys drifting. He competes in various drifting events with a Nissan Silvia (S13) sponsored by Adidas, Yellow Cab Pizza, Shell, and Nexen Tire.
Education
Education
Ryan Agoncillo attended his elementary education and secondary education at San Beda College of Alabang, Muntinlupa. He attended his tertiary education at De La Salle University, Manila campus and graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Communication.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role / Episodes • 1998–2000 — Campus Video — Himself • 1998–1999 — Mornings @ GMA — Himself / Host • 1999–2000 — Maynila — Various • 2000–2002 — Breakfast — Himself / Host • 2001–2002 — Talk TV • Unang Hirit • 2001–2003 — Star in a Million • Kiss the Cook • Review Night • 2001–2007 — Alas Singko Y Medya/Magandang Umaga Bayan/Magandang Umaga Pilipinas • 2001–2010 — ASAP — Host • 2003–2006 — Y Speak — Himself / Host • 2004–2005 — Krystala — Miguel San Diego • 2005 — Maalaala Mo Kaya — Ralph / Episode: "Rosaryo" • 2006 — Maalaala Mo Kaya — Rads / Episode: "Tubig" • 2006 — Komiks — Greg / Episode: "Inday Bote" • Bituing Walang Ningning — Nico Escobar • Philippine Idol — Himself / Host • Your Song Presents: No Ordinary Love — Various • 2007 — Your Song Presents: I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song — Robbie • 2007–2008 — Ysabella — Albert Amarillo / Andrew Amarillo • 2008–2013; 2020–2021 — Talentadong Pinoy — Himself / Host • 2008–2009 — Pieta — Rigor Tupaz • 2009 — Parekoy — Andong • 2008–2009 — Pinoy Fear Factor — Himself / Host • 2009–2010 — George and Cecil — Cecilio "Cecil" Murillo • Kuwentong Talentado — Host • 2009–present — Eat Bulaga! — Co-host • 2010 — May Bukas Pa — Paolo • P.O.5 — Co-host • Lady Dada — Dindo • 2012 — Talentadong Pinoy Kids Edition — Host • 2012–2013 — Talentadong Pinoy Junior • 2013 — Dancing Nation Philippines: A Talentadong Pinoy Special Edition • 2012–2013 — Talentadong Pinoy Worldwide • 2013 — My Husband's Lover — Samuel Ledesma/Sam • 2013–2014 — Picture! Picture! — Host • 2014 — Celebrity Bluff — Guest Celebrity Gangnamm • Anyo ng Pag-Ibig: Eat Bulaga! Lenten Drama Special 2014 — Junior • 2014–2016 — Ismol Family — Jingo Ismol • 2015 — Pinagpalang Ama: Eat Bulaga! Lenten Drama Special 2015 — Edward • Sabado Badoo — Cameo Featured Footage • Cash Cab Philippines — Host • 2016 — Dalangin ng Ama: Eat Bulaga! Lenten Special 2016 — PO2 Ramil Abquilan • Pepito Manaloto — Jingo Ismol • 2017 — Kapatid: Eat Bulaga! Lenten Special 2017 — Aldo • 2018 — Eat Bulaga Lenten Special: Pamilya — Paco • 2019 — Eat Bulaga Lenten Special: Bulawan — Erwin • 2020 — Bangon Talentadong Pinoy — Host • Paano Kita Mapasasalamatan? — Program Director • 2026 — The Good Doctor
Albums
Albums
• Year — Title — Label • 2006 — Lovespeak – No Ordinary Love — Vicor Music • One Heart, One Hand — Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Songs
Songs
• "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song" • "Ikaw ang Pag-ibig"
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
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1979
Ryan Agoncillo born at Manila.
Photography
Photography
Agoncillo had a one-man colored photo exhibit at Glorietta, sponsored by Fujifilm in 2007. He published a black-and-white photography coffee table book titled Ploning – The Making as a birthday gift to his fiancée (now wife) Judy Ann Santos in 2008.
Film
Film
• Year — Title — Role • 2005 — Kutob — Carlo • 2006 — Umaaraw, Umuulan — Paolo • Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo — Jerome "Jed" Valeriano • 2007 — Ouija — cameo - Flight Attendant • Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo — Jerome "Jed" Valeriano • My Kuya's Wedding — Kuya Jeff • 2008 — Iskul Bukol 20 Years After: The Ungasis and Escaleras Adventure — Samnang • 2011 — My House Husband: Ikaw Na! — Rodrigo "Rod" Alvarez • 2012 — Si Agimat, si Enteng Kabisote at si Ako — cameo • 2013 — Ano ang Kulay ng mga Nakalimutang Pangarap? — Andre
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Awards and recognitions
• "Anak TV Seal Award" – 2010 with wife Judy Ann Santos • Winner, Male Star of the Night – 2009 MTRCB TV Awards • Winner, German Moreno Youth Achievement Award 2008 – FAMAS Awards Night 2008 • Winner, Best Public Affairs Program Host "Y-Speak" – 2007 KBP Golden Dove Awards • Year — Award giving body — Category — Nominated work — Results • 2006 — FAMAS Awards — Best Actor — Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo • FAP Awards — Best Supporting Actor — Kutob • 2007 — Aliw Awards — Best Emcee • Gawad Urian Award — Best Actor • 2008 — Aliw Awards — Best Emcee • 2009 — Anak TV Seal Awards — Most Admired Male TV Personality • Aliw Awards — Best Emcee • 1st MTRCB TV Awards — Male Star of the Night • PMPC Star Awards for Television — Best Talent Show Host • 2010 — Aliw Awards — Best Male Emcee • Anak TV Awards — Favorite Anak TV Makabata Star • 2011 — Golden Screen TV Awards — Outstanding Original Reality Competition Program Host • PMPC Star Awards for Movies — Best Actor • 2017 — Reader's Digest Trusted Brand Awards — Most Trusted Entertainment Presenter • 2018 — Reader's Digest Trusted Brand Awards — Most Trusted Entertainment/Variety Show Presenter
Literature
Scholarly footprint
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- 1.Julius, kuya sa 'Talk TV'. Philstar.com. March 19, 2001.
- 2.Abunda, Boy. Why sleep when you can speak up?. Philstar.com. September 17, 2004.
- 3.Salterio, Leah. The pride of the broadcast industry. Philstar.com. October 31, 2005.
- 4.Lanot, Mara. Host With More. Philstar.com. July 30, 2006.
- 5.San Diego, Bayani. Ryan Agoncillo: No to 'Talentado' return. Philippine Daily Inquirer. June 26, 2014.
- 6.Sibonga, Glen. Ryan Agoncillo hosts "Pinoy Fear Factor" with guts and full alertness. Philippine Entertainment Portal. GMA New Media. October 28, 2008.
- 7.Ryan Agoncillo makes good career move to join Eat Bulaga. The Philippine Star. October 28, 2009.
- 8.Godinez, Bong. TV5 launches Sunday musical variety show P.O.5. Philippine Entertainment Portal. GMA New Media. April 12, 2010.
- 9.Dimaculangan, Jocelyn. Sarah Geronimo named Entertainer of the Year at the 23rd Aliw Awards. Philippine Entertainment Portal. GMA New Media. October 19, 2010.
- 10.Ryan Agoncillo prioritizes time with family, hosts 'Picture! Picture!'. Sun.Star. November 19, 2013.
- 11.GMA Network Inc. Ryan Agoncillo is Kuya Driver in Cash Cab Philippines. GMA News Online. December 10, 2015.
- 12.Liabres, Aprylle. Ryan Agoncillo is also his own man. July 10, 2007.
- 13.Cruz, Marinel. Juday, Ryan OK to do final sequel to Direk Joey's 'Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo' trilogy. Philippine Daily Inquirer. July 27, 2021.
- 14.Ryan, Juday relate to their roles in My Househusband. Philstar.com. September 21, 2011.
- 15.Miralles, Nitz. Ryan, second choice kay Marvin. Philstar.com. February 13, 2006.
- 16.More projects lined up for Judy Ann, Ryan. March 26, 2007.
- 17.Glorioso, Bot. Ryan in uncharted territory. Philstar.com. October 27, 2008.
- 18.Salangsang, Aidel Charisse. Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo play husband and wife in George and Cecil. Philippine Entertainment Portal. April 9, 2009.
- 19.Top 5 things we learned from May Bukas Pa. April 17, 2014.
- 20.Pumaloy, Rey. Ryan Agoncillo endures the "pain" of playing a drag queen in Lady Dada. Philippine Entertainment Portal. September 1, 2010.
- 21.Rula, Gorgy. Ryan Agoncillo makes special guest appearance on My Husband's Lover final week. Philippine Entertainment Portal. October 5, 2013.
- 22.Tomada, Nathalie. A role close to Ryan's heart. Philstar.com. June 22, 2014.
- 23.Mendoza, Ruel. Judy Ann Santos proud of Ryan Agoncillo's "Ploning" coffee-table book. Philippine Entertainment Portal. May 5, 2008.
- 24.Lo, Ricky. Talking Ryan with Ryan - CONVERSATIONS with Ricky Lo. Philstar.com. 2001-04-15.
- 25.Godinez, Bong. Judy Ann Santos-Ryan Agoncillo nuptial turns out to be "Secret Wedding of the Year". Philippine Entertainment Portal. April 29, 2009.
- 26.Ryan Agoncillo and Judy Ann Santos's daughter Yohan is all grown up. GMA Entertainment.
- 27.Valle, Jocelyn. Judy Ann, Ryan Agoncillo reveal the 'priceless' way that keeps them connected to their kids. Smart Parenting. March 22, 2023.
- 28.Ryan Agoncillo will compete as a professional racecar drifter next year. Philippine Entertainment Portal. September 23, 2010.
- 29.Our Talents - De La Salle University. De La Salle University.
- 30.Miralles, Nitz. Ryan, inabot ng 5 oras sa dubbing!. PhilStar.com. November 1, 2005.
- 31.Erece, Dinno. Ryan and Bebong to play cameo roles in the movie of Judy Ann and Jolina. Philippine Entertainment Portal. February 20, 2007.
- 32.Ancheta, Michael. Romantic comedy "My Kuya's Wedding" explores sibling ties. Philippine Entertainment Portal. August 10, 2007.
- 33.Llanes, Rommel. PEP REVIEW: Iskul Bukol's hilarious reunion and treasure hunt. Philippine Entertainment Portal. January 1, 2009.
- 34.Sibonga, Glen. Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo portray a married couple wrestling with role reversal in new movie. Philippine Entertainment Portal. September 25, 2011.
- 35.Si Agimat, Si Enteng at si AKO premiere night. Philippine Entertainment Portal. December 28, 2012.
- 36.Sibonga, Glen. Ryan Agoncillo says Ano Ang Kulay Ng Mga Nakalimutang Pangarap? is Direk Joey Reyes' "most personal" film. Philippine Entertainment Portal. September 11, 2013.
- 37.Juday & Ryan: You know it's really love when. Philstar.com. February 4, 2006.
- 38.Borromeo, Eric. Ryan and Judy Ann top contenders for Box-Office King and Queen?. Philippine Entertainment Portal. January 30, 2007.
- 39.Salterio, Leah. Ryan's voice of love. Philstar.com. May 21, 2006.
- 40.Stars brighten up the morning at Anak TV Seal Awards 2010. Philippine Entertainment Portal. December 13, 2010.
- 41.Godinez, Bong. MTRCB hands out its first TV awards; Michael V and Bea Alonzo win acting trophies. Philippine Entertainment Portal. September 5, 2009.
- 42.Jinggoy, Lorna lead 56th FAMAS awards. Philstar.com. December 2, 2008.
- 43.Santiago, Erwin. Anak TV Seal Awards 2009 winners announced. Philippine Entertainment Portal. December 9, 2009.
- 44.Calderon, Ricky. GMA biggest winner in Golden Screen TV Awards 2011. Philstar.com. December 2, 2011.
- 45.Garcia, Rose. ABS-CBN, GMA-7 honored at 2018 Reader's Digest Trusted Brand Awards. Philippine Entertainment Portal. April 27, 2018.
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