Brad Turvey (born 10 March 1978) is a

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and

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of Channel International.

Early life

Brad Turvey and his twin brother Greg Turvey were born on 10 March 1978 in

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(then a

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) to a late Scottish

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n father and a

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mother who grew up in Australia. Brad and Greg Turvey grew up in Australia. Both Brad and Greg settled in the

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in 2001. Brad was the first to earn an acting role, first in the

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commercial with

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Ms.

Mandy Moore Amanda Leigh Moore (born April 10, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to fame with her debut single, "Candy", which peaked at number 41 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Her debut studio album, '' So Real'' (1999), recei ...

. He also sang the chorus line of Mandy Moore's song

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: "In places no one will find". Based on that appearance, he was discovered by Philippine TV station

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as a contract actor. At GMA, he was a TV host for the Sunday noontime show

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and one of the original members of

Nuts Entertainment ''Nuts Entertainment'' is a Philippine television sketch comedy show broadcast by GMA Network. Starring Joey de Leon, Janno Gibbs and Anjo Yllana, it premiered on April 30, 2003 on the network's KiliTV line up. The show concluded on December 27, ...

with his twin brother. While hosting SOP, he auditioned at

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as a video jockey and TV host and was hired. He also became a contract actor for

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, but wasn't offered any movie roles. After leaving showbusiness, he went back to Australia with his mother to join Greg. He opened a restaurant "Knox Dining" at Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, where he married and had a son.

Filmography

Television

(2004–2006) *

Encantadia ''Encantadia'' is a Philippines, Filipino fantasy franchise produced and published by GMA Network. It consists of four television series that have run from 2005 to present and a single film. The first was shown in 2005 carrying the title alone ...

(2005)

Movies

* Pinay Pie (2003)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Turvey, Brad 1982 births Living people VJs (media personalities) Hong Kong people of Australian descent Filipino male television actors Filipino television personalities 21st-century Filipino male actors GMA Network personalities