Kayvin Acupicup Santos, also known on his

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Kevin Santos, is a Filipino actor and was discovered in the Philippine over-all talent competition, StarStruck.

Personal life

Santos graduated high school through the Alternative Learning System in which he is

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. He studied aviation course to be a pilot at Omni Aviation Corporation in

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. He finished

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on a degree in

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Arellano University Arellano University (AU) is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian university located in Manila, the Philippines. It was founded in 1938 as a law school by Florentino Cayco Sr., the first Filipino Undersecretary of Public Instruction. The univ ...

Starstruck

Kevin Santos was included in the Final 14 of StarStruck wherein Ryza Cenon and Mike Tan won as the Ultimate Survivors. He was eliminated contestant that was followed by the Bb. Pilipinas 2007 contestant Ailyn Luna.

Post StarStruck

Shortly after the contest, Santos underwent various workshops and TV guestings in 2004 while waiting for his break. In 2008, he hired Joe Barrameda to co-manage his showbiz career with GMA Artist Center. Since then he has frequently played supporting and comedic roles in television dramas, including roles in ''

Basahang Ginto ''Basahang Ginto'' (International title: ''Golden Heart'' / ) is a 2010 Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. Based on a Philippine comic book by Mars Ravelo and the 1952 Philippine film of the same title, the series is t ...

'', ''

My Husband's Lover ''My Husband's Lover'' is a 2013 Philippine television drama romance series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is the first gay themed drama series in Philippine television. Directed by Dominic Zapata, it stars Dennis Trillo in the title role, ...

'', ''

Ismol Family ''Ismol Family'' is a Philippine television situational comedy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Dominic Zapata, it stars Ryan Agoncillo and Carla Abellana. It premiered on June 22, 2014 on the network's Sunday Grande sa Gabi line up ...

'', ''

Poor Señorita ''Poor Señorita'' () is a 2016 Philippine television drama comedy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Dominic Zapata, it stars Regine Velasquez in the title role. It premiered on March 28, 2016 on the network's Telebabad line up repla ...

'', and ''

Kambal Karibal ''Kambal, Karibal'' (International title: ''Heart & Soul'' / ) is a Philippine television drama supernatural series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Don Michael Perez, it stars Bianca Umali, Miguel Tanfelix, Pauline Mendoza and Kyline Alca ...

''. In 2013, he top billed his first gay role in ''

'' as Danny, the best friend of Eric (

Dennis Trillo Abelardo Dennis Florencio Ho (born 12 May 1981), known professionally as Dennis Trillo (), is a Filipino actor, model and recording artist. He is currently a contract star of GMA Network. He was known for his role as Eric del Mundo in the firs ...

); where he got a lot of positive feedback from the fans of the show. In 2018, he took a private pilot course at Omni Aviation for his licensure as a pilot. Later that month, he managed to ace his two major exams, namely his 350 item DepEd exam and his 625 item Private Pilot exams, that simultaneously scheduled in the same week. On the 27th of March, he announced that he is now a licensed private pilot. Same that year, Santos had his guest appearance in ''

'' as Xander Liwanag, a key character to the show with black magic powers such as soul-switching and exorcism.

Filmography

Television

Movies

Awards and nominations

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Santos, Kevin 1988 births StarStruck (Philippine TV series) participants Living people GMA Network personalities Tagalog people Filipino male comedians Male actors from Manila