Robin Padilla

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Abdul Aziz (locally known in the Philippines as Robin Padilla) is a Filipino action star who rose to stardom during the mid 1990s with films like Anak ni Baby Ama, Bad Boy (1990), Grease Gun Gang and other gangster flicks.

He had been convicted in the mid 1990s of illegal possession of firearms and spent time in jail. He was released in 1998. A self-confessed former addict, he converted to Islam while in jail. A controversy arose recently when Padilla's bodyguard alias "Kumander Kosovo" was tagged by the Philippine authorities as an Abu Sayyaf leader. Kosovo died in a firefight with special forces during the attempted escape of Abu Sayyaf leaders from the heavily fortified prison facility, Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City.

He is also the younger brother of Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition housemate Rustom Padilla.

He had been linked with biggest Philippine actresses such as Sharon Cuneta, Vina Morales, and Regine Velasquez.

After being convicted and released from prison and converted to Islam, the movies that he had been making changed a lot. Before he was convicted, he appeared in gangster like action films, now he only appears in romantic films. His first film after his release was Kailangan ko'y Ikaw with Regine Velasquez that made a big hit for both of them. After that hit, he also made a movie with Sharon Cuneta, Pops Fernandez (Videoke King), Tanya Garcia (Sanib), Judy Ann Santos (Jeannie, Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang), and Regine Velasquez (Till I Met You).

He has also been helping Muslim children with their education. He even donated his own house to be the school for unfortunate Muslim children who have no money to go to school.

His family, wife Krisel and children, have been staying in Australia for good. Robin goes there on a monthly basis to visit his family. Richard Gomez will run for senator for the 2007 elections in the Independent Party and he became the endorser of Richard Gomez and he wants to vote "Goma" for senator.

Robin is currently a contract artist of GMA Network and is currently starring in the top rating TV series Asian Treasures with Angel Locsin, the series was shot all over Asia, the first Philippine TV series to do so. He has also signed a two film contract under GMA Network's film outfit GMA Films; first was Till I Met You with Regine Velasquez and was the blockbbuster hit, the second one will be an action film with his Asian Treasures co-star Angel Locsin.