Andre Paras

André Alonzo Paras, better known as André Paras, is a Filipino basketball player, actor, model and dancer. He is best known for his role as Chad Jimenez in the film adaptation of Diary ng Panget. 

 

Born: November 1, 1995 (age 20), Quezon City, Philippines

Height: 1.92 m

Parents: Benjie Paras, Jackie Forster

Aunts: Mickey Ferriols

Siblings: Kobe Paras, Riley Paras, Sam Paras

Piolo Pascual

Piolo Jose Nonato Pascual is a Filipino film and television actor, musician, model, and producer.

Born: January 12, 1977 (age 39), Malate, Manila, Philippines

Height: 1.79 m

Full name: Piolo José Pascual

Albums: Piolo

Piolo Pascual, born at 8:46 PM on January 12, 1977 at Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center in Malate, Manila, is the youngest son of Amelia "Amy" Nonato Pascual, and Philip Victoriano Pascual who is half-Spanish and half-German. Piolo's father was the son of Harold Herzig, a full-blooded German, and his Filipina wife with Spanish descent, Aurora Victoriano. Harold Herzig, however, died while Piolo's father was young, which led to the remarriage of Piolo's grandmother to a Pascual.

While growing up, Piolo enjoyed a close bond with his siblings—Chiqui, Paulette, Pam, Choi, and Patricia—despite their own father's early death. His father was a casting director for international films that are shot in the Philippines, though Piolo can't recall if it affected his ambition on becoming an actor, ramp model or a performer. He lived an ordinary life; he went to school and spent time on outings and celebrations with his family. Piolo attended elementary and high school at St. Francis School in Santa Ana, Manila. When he was in 5th Grade, Piolo joined the school theater group, Teatro Ni Kiko, where he was introduced to the world of theater and acting.

While he was in third year high school, Piolo started appearing in That's Entertainment, a popular teen variety show that aired in the 1990s. He eventually left That's Entertainment, however, to get into college full-time, studying at the University of Santo Tomas (UST), where he studied AB General Education. He later shifted to Physical Therapy in preparation for his immigration to the U.S. Around 1996, however, Piolo had to put his studies and career plans on hold due to his imminent migration to the U.S.
Pascual joined his family in the U.S. that year. They lived in Los Angeles, where Piolo worked as an ER representative in a hospital where his mother worked. When Pascual turned 21, he decided to return to Manila in order to pursue his acting career once again.