Ogie Alcasid

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Ogie Alcasid
Birth name Herminio Alcasid, Jr.
Born August 27, 1967 (1967-08-27) (age 40)
Origin Manila, the Philippines
Genre(s) Ballad
Years active 1988-present
Label(s) Octoarts
EMI Philippines

Herminio Alcasid, Jr., more popularly known as Ogie Alcasid (born August 27, 1967), is a Filipino singer, songwriter, comedian, composer, television host, actor, and entrepreneur.[1]

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[edit] Recording career

Alcasid debuted as a singer in 1989 with the release of his self-titled album. Ogie Alcasid reached gold record status, while his debut single "Nandito Ako" (Here I Am) was awarded "Song of the Year" by local radio station Magic 89.9. He has since released 18 albums, including a Christmas album (Larawan ng Pasko/ Images of Christmas, 1994), a live album (OA sa Hits (Live), 2002), and four greatest hits albums.

He has received a total of five gold records, three platinum records, and three double platinum records.[2]

[edit] Television career

Alcasid's television career started as one of the hosts of comedy show Small Brothers on ABS-CBN on 1992. He also appeared on other comedy programs such as ABS-CBN's Mana Mana (from 1991 to 1992), ABC's Tropang Trumpo (from 1994 to 1995), GMA Network's Bubble Gang (from 1995 to present), and QTV's Ay, Robot! (from 2005 to 2007).

He also branched out as a game show host, beginning in ABS-CBN's Game Na Game Na on 1995 and the Philippine version of Family Feud on ABC in 2001. Alcasid also recently hosted Celebrity Duets: Philippine Edition on GMA with Regine Velasquez and is currently one of the main hosts on musical variety show SOP Rules.[2]

Alcasid is currently the judge in Pinoy Idol.[3] He is now hosting his new game show Da Big Show.

[edit] Film career

Alcasid has appeared in 30 movies either as the leading man or a sidekick. He first appeared as a leading man in fantasy flick Feel na Feel (I Really Feel It) with Manilyn Reynes on 1990. Other notable movies include Si Ayala at si Zobel (Ayala and Zobel, 1994), Isko Adventures in Animasia (1995), Bestman: 4 Better, Not 4 Worse (2002), and Shake, Rattle and Roll 2k5 (2005).[2][4]

[edit] Business career

Alcasid owns a chain of hot dog stalls called Oggie Doggie.[5]

[edit] Personal life

He married Michelle Van Eimeren, a Miss Universe contestant from Australia, and had 2 children. Michelle and her children are now living in Australia after their divorce. He has a current relationship with singer-actress Regine Velasquez.

[edit] Discography

Year of release Title Certification
1989 Ogie Alcasid Gold
1990 Pagkakataon
1992 A Step Ahead Platinum
1994 On Air Double Platinum
1994 Larawan ng Pasko
1995 A Different Light Gold
1997 Phases
1998 Ogie 10th-All the Best Platinum
2000 Now and Then Gold
2001 Movie Moments
2002 A Better Man Double Platinum
2002 OA sa Hits (Live)
2003 Mga Kuwento ng Pag-ibig Double Platinum
2004 The Songbird and the Songwriter Platinum
2004 I Am a Singer Gold
2005 Ogie Alcasid Greatest Hits Gold
2006 Greatest Hits, an Audio-visual Anthology
2006 Lumilipad
2007 Ogie All the Classics

[edit] External links

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Ogie Alcasid profile on iGMA.tv
  2. ^ a b c Ogie Alcasid official website (All pages are directed to a single link)
  3. ^ de Calma, Archie. "Ogie Alcasid wants to have a baby with Regine but willing to wait for the right time", Philippine Entertainment Portal, January 15, 2008.  (Tagalog)
  4. ^ IMDb, Ogie Alcasid Filmography
  5. ^ Mesina, Divine. "New sausages on the block", Entrepreneur Philippines, March 2005. Retrieved on 2008-01-16. 
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NAME Alcasid, Ogie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Alcasid, Herminio, Jr.
SHORT DESCRIPTION
DATE OF BIRTH 1967-8-27
PLACE OF BIRTH Manila, the Philippines
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH