| Mo Twister | |
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| Born | Mohan Gumatay October 19, 1977 Queens, New York |
| Occupation | Host, radio DJ, photographer |
| Years active | 1997-2011 |
Mohan Gumatay or commonly known as Mo Twister, is a radio disc jockey and television host in the Philippines. He is best known for his Good Times programs, which started as a Radio Show and spun off into TV and Internet.
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Mohan has Indian descent. His name "Mohan" is a common male Hindu name. He was raised in Queens, New York and later migrated to Bulacan and Manila for education.
Mo Twister has a child with former actress, Bunny Paras, the sister of television and movie actress Sharmaine Arnaiz. Moira Paras, Mo's daughter, currently lives with her mother and stepfather Thomas Greenway in California which he regularly visits.[1]
Mo studied at De La Salle University, and worked on the "Early Returns Countdown" radio show on Magic 89.9 during the late nineties. In 1998, he began hosting SOP before moving to its rival show ASAP. In 1999, he lost to KC Montero in the MTV VJ Hunt despite being endorsed by international VJ Donita Rose, his best friend in college. After failing to win that contest, he began his acting career in the film Hey Babe, which starred Marvin Agustin and Jolina Magdangal. Mo was a member of Boys Night Out, which also includes Sam YG and Tony Toni. He was later replaced by Slick Rick.
In 2001, Mo was terminated in ASAP after failing to appear in the said program.[2] In 2007, he began hosting a Studio 23 television show entitled Kabarkada, Break the Bank, which began airing August 27, 2007, but was canceled due to low ratings.[3] In that same year, he started feuding against celebrities like Maui Taylor and Rufa Mae Quinto as well as tabloid writers Lolit Solis and Cristy Fermin. He even had a rift with his short term girlfriend Rhian Ramos. In 2010, he starred in White House, a Philippine horror film starring Gabby Concepcion and Iza Calzado. Mo returned as a television host in TV5's primetime variety show called Willing Willie! as Willie Revillame's co-host. He also hosts Juicy in the same network.
On January 11, 2011, he co-founded Battle Axe Podcast Network, Inc. with co-founder Miguel Olfindo in Smart Studios Makati. It currently airs the flagship podcast "Good Times With Mo: The Podcast", then followed by "Good Times: Acoustic". In March 2011, it expanded its line-up to "Tropical Banter" hosted by Basti Artadi and Tirso Ripoll, "Geek Chorus" hosted by Gabe Mercado, and "Drinking Digital" hosted by Ricky Baizas. The network was named after Mohan's Scottish Terrier dog, Battle Axe. [4]
In November 2011, due to various reasons, Mo announced that he will leave the Philippines and transfer to New York, USA. [5]
On December 2011, Mo is facing charges of leaking videos of him and ex-girlfriend Rhian Ramos, as well as making a video of their trip to Singapore to abort their baby. [6]