Ken Steven Angeles Chan (; born January 17, 1993) is a Filipino-Chinese actor, model, television presenter, host, vlogger, and entrepreneur. Chan's showbiz career was established as a co-host and performer of

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's ''

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''. He rose to fame through his role as Joey Vergara, Jr. and Destiny Rose Flores-Antonioni in the award-winning TV-series ''

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''. In 2017, he again experienced a peak in his career as he starred in '' Meant to Be'' alongside

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, together with

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, and

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. Chan is widely known for the portrayal of his character, Boyet Villaroman, an autistic person alongside his loveteam partner,

Rita Daniela Rita Daniela de Guzman Iringan (born September 15, 1995), popularly known as Rita Daniela (), is a Filipino actress, singer and television host. Grand Champion of the very first season of '' Popstar Kids''. She and Ken Chan became a popular ...

, in the romantic-drama series ''

My Special Tatay ''My Special Tatay'' (International title: ''The Heart Knows'' / ) is a Philippine television drama family series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by L.A. Madridejos, it stars Ken Chan in the title role. It premiered on September 3, 2018 on t ...

''. He is also dubbed as "The Kapuso Ultimate Actor".

Life and career

1993–2010: Early life and career beginnings

Chan started having interest in theatre during his time in high school at Colegio San Agustin-Biñan. He was taking up tourism at

De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde (Filipino: ''Dalubhasaan ng De La Salle San Benildo;'' French:'' Collège De La Salle de Sainte Benilde''), also known as Benilde and abbreviated DLS–CSB or simply CSB, is a private, Catholic research c ...

when he joined show business in the first quarter of 2011. Chan's former manager (Rams David) discovered him. Prior to joining show business, Chan already did some television commercials and appeared in a youth magazine. He also took the Hotel and Restaurant Management course as he explicitly admit in ''

Sarap Diva ''Sarap, 'Di Ba?'' (), formerly ''Sarap Diva'' is a Philippine television cooking talk show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally hosted by Regine Velasquez, it premiered on October 6, 2012 as ''Sarap Diva'' on the network's morning line-up repl ...

'' when he guested. He also mostly got his villain roles.

2011–2016: Breakthrough

Chan was a host of the late night show, ''

'' with his colleagues

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, and

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. He already appeared in several shows of

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in a span of one year. Chan appeared as part of the love triangle between

and

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's tandem in ''

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''. Chan also portrayed a villain in '' Time of My Life'' as part of

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group. he continues to share his talent in acting. He is paired with

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and sometimes, to

Joyce Ching Joyce Giselle Palad Ching-Alimon (born January 5, 1995) is a Filipina-Chinese actress, She is best known for her role in television dramas '' Koreana'', ''Munting Heredera'', ''Anna Karenina'', ''Dormitoryo'', '' Strawberry Lane'' and ''Haham ...

. Chan has a physical resemblance to his GMA namesake contract artist

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, who also has Chinese blood. Chan gained fame in 2015 for playing the titular role of the novelist

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, ''

''. In 2017, he became the host of

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entertainment show, '' Day Off'' together with

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2017–present: Career resurgence

Chan's fame has skyrocketed when he portrayed Yuan Lee in '' Meant to Be'', Joshua Lazaro, a doctor in ''

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'' and Robert "Boyet" Mariano, a young man with mild intellectual disability in ''

''. On January 8, 2019, he signed a recording contract with

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. He later reunites with his ''My Special Tatay'' leading lady,

in rom-com ''

One of the Baes ''One of the Baes'' (International title: ''My Crown Princess'') is a Philippine television drama romance comedy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by King Mark Baco and Michael Christian Cardoz, it stars Ken Chan in the title role and ...

'' (2019), and ''

Ang Dalawang Ikaw ''Ang Dalawang Ikaw'' (International title: ''The Other You'' / () is a 2021 Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Jorron Monroy, it stars Ken Chan in the title role. It premiered on June 21, 2021 on the netwo ...

'' (2021), where he portrayed a man living with dissociative identity disorder named Nelson Sarmiento. Chan also became the co-host of singing competition ''

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'' since its second season, and is currently serving as one of the main hosts and performers in variety show ''

All-Out Sundays ''All-Out Sundays'' (also known as ''AOS'' or ''AyOS'') is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Alden Richards, Julie Anne San Jose, Rayver Cruz, Ken Chan, Rita Daniela, Christian Bautista, Aicelle Santos, ...

''.

Business

Chan opened a first ever all-year-round Christmas-themed café called ''Café Claus'' on December 27, 2021, two days after the Christmas day.

Filmography

Television dramas

Television shows

Movies

Discography

Singles

Albums

Concerts

* ''My Destiny: Ken Chan Live in Concert'' (2016) * ''My Special Love: #BoBreyinConcert'' (2019)

Awards

Notes

References

External links

*
Sparkle profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chan, Ken 1993 births Living people Filipino actors of Chinese descent Filipino male television actors Filipino television personalities Filipino television presenters Filipino television variety show hosts GMA Network personalities PolyEast Records artists GMA Music artists De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde alumni Male actors from Qingdao People from Biñan Filipino photographers Filipino male film actors Tagalog people 21st-century Filipino businesspeople