Joseph Bitangcol (born March 28, 1984) is a

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television and film actor. He is one of the first batch of the reality talent search ''

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'' on

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Career

Sef started when he joined the reality talent search of

which is ''

'' in 2004. He made it to the Top 10 or "Magic Circle of 10", but unfortunately, he didn't make it to the final 5, or "Magic Circle of 5". After the contest, he became part of ABS-CBN's

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. He starred in the youth oriented program ''

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'' with co-former questors and in horror-fantasy series ''

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'' which was directed by

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. In 2006, he did his first movie with

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, entitled ''

D' Lucky Ones ''D' Lucky Ones!'' is a 2006 Filipino romantic comedy film starring Sandara Park, Joseph Bitangcol, Eugene Domingo and Pokwang. This is the only film to feature Sandara Park without Hero Angeles since 2004's ''Bcuz of U'' and 2005's ''Can This B ...

'', paired with

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Career on GMA Network

After his contract with

expired, he decided to leave his home grown network and sign another exclusive contract on its rival station

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under

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. There he portrayed a role in drama series ''

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''. He also had a special participation in

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's TV drama titled '' Saan Darating Ang Umaga?'', on the same network. He is part of the new indie film with

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titled Walang Kawala produces by ''D.M.B Entertainment Inc.''.

Back to ABS-CBN

In 2009, he returned to his home-grown network ABS-CBN and first appeared in '' May Bukas Pa'' following the fantasy series '' Agimat: Ang Mga Alamat ni Ramon Revilla: Tiagong Akyat'' co-star

Gerald Anderson Gerald Randolph Opsima Anderson Jr. (born March 7, 1989) is a Filipino-American actor. He is managed and under contract to Star Magic, ABS-CBN's home based talent agency. Recognized as the "Action-Drama Prince" of Philippine industry, He is on ...

. He recently guested in ''

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'', a noontime show aired on

. He also voiced Prince Zardoz in the redubbed version of '' Voltes 5'', known as Voltes 5: Evolution.

Personal life

Actor Joseph Bitangcol tied the knot with his non-showbiz girlfriend Franchesca Tonson at Sweet Harmony Gardens, Taytay, Rizal on July 30, 2016. The two have been in a relationship since December 13, 2014. Since then, Joseph and Franchesca have been open about their love for each other on their respective Instagram accounts. Franchesca is currently a nursing student in University of The Philippines.

Filmography

Television

Film

References

External links

* 1984 births Living people Star Magic Filipino male child actors Filipino male television actors Star Circle Quest participants Male actors from Pampanga {{Philippines-actor-stub