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Ogie Diaz

Filipino comedian and actor

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Diaz and the surname or paternal family name is Pandaan.

Ogie Diaz

Diaz in 2021

Born

Roger Díaz Pandaan


(1970-01-02) 2 January 1970 (age 55)

Quezon City, Philippines

Occupations
  • Comedian
  • actor
  • reporter
  • talent manager
Years active1990–present
Children5

Roger "Ogie" Diaz Pandaan (Tagalog:[ˈɔdʒiˈdɪas]; born January 2, 1970) is a Filipino comedian, actor, entertainment reporter, and talent manager. He is popularly known as "Pekto", the name of his character in the long-running former television show Palibhasa Lalake.

Biography

He was born on 2 January 1970, Díaz is the sixth of eight siblings. His father was killed during a robbery in 1986 when Diaz was 16.[1] Due to this tragedy, Diaz was not able to continue his higher education and focused on show business instead.[2]

In 1987, Díaz began his career as an assistant to Cristy Fermin, who remains his close friend up to this date, at Mariposa Publications.[3] In an interview, the latter revealed that he would beg loans from his neighbors for a transportation fare to arrive at Fermin's office at GMA Network.[4] Diaz eventually became a writer during the early '90s; this provided him enough money as his family's breadwinner. Later in his career, Diaz tried his luck on talent managing and acting at ABS-CBN. Some of his notable former talent artists include actress Liza Soberano and comedian Vice Ganda.[5][6]

Diaz met his partner Georgette del Rosario, who bore him five children. The couple are open members of the LGBT community.[7] In 2017, Diaz published his book Pak! Humor about being a homosexual father.[8]

In 24 Oras, May 2 interview, Atty. Jose Manalo Garcia and Shirley Kuan confirmed Bea Alonzo’s filing of 3 Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012complaints, including “false” reports of her alleged tax evasion at the Quezon City Prosecutors Office of Ana Fe Abad against Cristy Fermin, Diaz, online "Ogie Diaz Showbiz Update"-"Showbiz Now Na" co-hosts and an unnamednetizen.[9][10]

Filmography

Film

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

Radio

External links

  • Media related to Ogie Diaz at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ^"@Ogie Diaz : Sipag, tiyaga at determinasyon ang puhunan sa tagumpay || #TTWAA Ep. 21". YouTube.
  2. ^"Ogie Diaz admits he's 'only a HS grad' amid bashers who say he's 'stupid, uneducated'". 1 October 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ^"Throwback Thursday para sa mga manunulat ng Mariposa". Bandera. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. ^"Sipag, tiyaga at determinasyon ang puhunan sa tagumpay". YouTube. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. ^"No more comeback! Ogie Diaz holds a list of celebrities who cannot work with ABS-CBN, again". 9 January 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  6. ^Reyes, Jeymi (28 May 2022). "OMG! James Reid is Now Liza Soberano's Talent Manager". Preview. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  7. ^"OGIE DIAZ, THE FAMILY MAN!". YouTube. 5 Jun 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  8. ^"Push TV: Ogie Diaz releaseas a book about being a gay dad". YouTube. 4 Nov 2017. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  9. ^Siazon, Rachelle (May 2, 2024). "Bea sues Ogie Diaz". Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  10. ^Basina, Carby (May 2, 2024). "Bea Alonzo files cyber libel cases against Cristy Fermin, Ogie Diaz, and co-hosts". GMA Integrated News. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  11. ^Parks, Lisa; Shanti Kumar (2003). Planet TV: a global television reader. NYU Press. p. 270. ISBN .
  12. ^"Ogie Diaz 'predicts super typhoon'". SunStar. July 26, 2008. Archived from the original on February 10, 2010. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  13. ^"Ogie Diaz for 2013?". ABS-CBN News. May 6, 2009. Retrieved May 18, 2013.

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