Andrew Ford Valentino Espiritu (born July 30, 1967) is a Filipino rapper, record producer, actor, toy collector and comedian. He is best known in the
Philippines
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for his 1990 debut hit single "Humanap Ka Ng Panget" (''Look For Someone Ugly''). Andrew E. won a 'Rap Album of the Year' award for his latest album ''Clubzilla'' at the 2010
PMPC Star Awards for Music. His latest single is "Shoot Shoot Part 2" which later used as instrumental for campaign jingle "Heto Na
Inday Sara."
Career
Espiritu first worked as a DJ in a popular club, Euphoria and was discovered by guitarman
Ramon "RJ" Jacinto in 1991. He made his television debut on ''
That's Entertainment'', a variety show hosted by the late
German Moreno
German Molina Moreno (; October 4, 1933 – January 8, 2016), also known as Kuya Germs ( or ) and dubbed as "The Master Showman", was a Filipino television host, presenter, actor, comedian, talent manager, producer, writer, and director.
Early ...
on
GMA-7
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. He eventually started his professional career in December 1990 when he released his debut single "Humanap Ka ng Panget" ().
Andrew's career branched out as he began to star in comedy films based on his songs.
In mid-1997, Espiritu founded an independent rap label named Dongalo Wreckords for the purpose of discovering and producing new rap talents, one of them being the rap group Salbakuta, with their debut single "S2upid Luv" becoming a best-seller and spawning a film starring Espiritu. He also runs the rap scene in Dongalo Wreckords, using the pseudonym "Pooch".
Espiritu spent some time in
Japan
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in the late 1990s, performing in clubs and eventually releasing a CD single with two rap songs in
Japanese about the misadventures of a tourist in
Tokyo.
In 2000, he was a consultant to
Caloocan City
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Mayor
Reynaldo Malonzo "for entertainment and cultural affairs".
On March 25, 2002. he released the album "Porno Daw"
In 2010, he was one of the judges in
ABS-CBN
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's noontime variety/talent show ''
Showtime''. He later returned as a judge in the ''Showtime'' segment "Hype Best".
He has notably collaborated with
Sharon Cuneta
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,
Willie Revillame,
Joey de Leon
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,
Regine Velasquez
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,
Francis M.,
Ogie Alcasid,
Janno Gibbs
Janno Ronaldo Ilagan Gibbs (born September 16, 1969) is a singer-songwriter, actor, and comedian in the Philippines. He was a regular host of GMA Network television shows ''SOP Rules'', '' Nuts Entertainment'', ''Eat Bulaga!'', '' Kakasa Ka Ba ...
,
Carlos Agassi,
Death Threat
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, Salbakuta, DJs such as DJ Coki of ''Wil Time Big Time'', DJ MOD of ''Showtime'' and DJ Belal of New York, and actresses such as
Maricel Soriano
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,
Ana Roces,
Nanette Medved,
Charlene Gonzalez,
Vina Morales,
Sheryl Cruz
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,
Gelli de Belen,
Alice Dixson,
Amanda Page,
Rufa Mae Quinto Rufa is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Rufa Mae Quinto (born 1978), Filipina actress, comedian, television host, and singer
* Rufa Mi (born 1988), Filipina comedian, presenter, actress, and singer
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