Adrian Louis Castro Alandy (born February 7, 1980), formerly known as Luis Alandy, is a Filipino actor and model. His first acting role was as David in the TV series ''

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''.

Biography

Alandy completed an intensive course in computer at

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-East Rizal, in the Philippines. He then studied psychology at San Sebastian College, but dropped out in his third year to follow a career as an actor. Alandy started out as a

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artist, before transferring to

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. He has since appeared in several soap operas, as well as in theater, appearing in the stage musical ''All About Men'', in which he was naked on stage. After this he began showing more skin in his work, as well as playing gay roles on screen. He has appeared in several TV series in the Philippines, including ''

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'' (2003), ''

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'' (2005) and ''

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'' (2006). He has also starred in a number of hit movies like ''Pacquiao: The Movie'' (2006) and ''Barcelona'' (2006). Alandy has appeared in Bench underwear fashion shows, and the musical revue ''Penis Talks'' (2004). He is also a member of the all-male macho group Barako Boys, alongside

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and

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, which has released an album. He subsequently returned from ABS-CBN to GMA Network, appearing in two primetime shows, ''

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'' and ''

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''. He then starred in the action thriller ''

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: Ngayon at Kailanman'', playing a villain. In 2015, Alandy played David Limjoco in the lesbian TV series ''

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''. In 2016, he moved back to ABS-CBN. He portrayed the character of Chad in the daytime series '' The Greatest Love''. In 2018, his final appearance on ABS-CBN was ''

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'' as a special participation. He then returned to GMA Network alongside

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and

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. Following his return to GMA, He changed his on-screen name from Luis Alandy to Adrian Alandy, his original name, to avoid confusion with his cousin, Cavite Rep. Luis "Jonjon" Alandy Ferrer IV. In 2018, he returned to ABS-CBN in the role of 'Carlos' in the afternoon series ''Kadenang Ginto'', alongside

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and

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Personal life

He married Joselle Fernandez on February 17, 2017, in Tagaytay.

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alandy, Adrian 1980 births Living people Filipino male film actors Filipino male television actors Filipino male models Male actors from Manila San Sebastian College – Recoletos alumni GMA Network personalities ABS-CBN personalities Star Magic personalities