Emmanuel Luis Dolores Nimedez (April 3, 1999 – August 16, 2020), also known as Emman Nimedez or Emman, was a Filipino

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, director, singer, actor, and

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known for his short film, covers, and parody videos. He also appeared in showbiz in the

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sitcom ''

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'' with

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and Michelle Vito. Nimedez started making

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videos in 2011 and rose to fame in 2017 for his parody of Korean dramas that went viral online. The last video he was able to produce was a lyric video of his song "Uuwian".

Discography

Singles

Filmography

Film

Television

Accolades

Death

Nimedez was diagnosed with

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on May 17, 2020, and underwent chemotherapy until August 12, 2020. On August 13, 2020, Nimedez was rushed to the

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at St. Luke's Medical Center – Quezon City due to kidney failure and blood complications and was in critical condition. After three days of battling a critical and unstable condition, on August 16, Nimedez died battling leukemia, at the age of 21. He was buried on August 22, 2020, at Himlayang Pilipino Cemetery, Pasong Tamo,

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. His father, Louie Nimedez, and fellow YouTuber Cong TV gave their eulogies during his funeral.

Tribute

On October 11, 2020, Nimedez and fellow YouTuber

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(who died on September 4) were honored by Raiza Contawi in the Philippine segment of YouTube FanFest 2020.

References

External links

* 1999 births 2020 deaths 21st-century Filipino male actors Filipino YouTubers Male actors from Quezon City Deaths from leukemia YouTube channels launched in 2011 YouTube channels closed in 2021 Deaths from cancer in the Philippines {{YouTubers-bio-stub