Marc Saw Nelson, better known as Marc Nelson, is a Burmese and Australian television host and model mostly credited for being one of Philippine television's most visible and prominent personalities.

Personal life

Nelson was born in Sydney, Australia. His mother has

Anglo-Burmese The Anglo-Burmese people, also known as the Anglo-Burmans, are a community of Eurasians of Burmese and European descent, who emerged as a distinct community through mixed relationships (sometimes permanent, sometimes temporary) between the Brit ...

blood, born in Scotland and raised in Burma and Thailand, while his father is of

Burmese Chinese Chinese Burmese, also Sino-Burmese or Tayoke, are a Burmese citizens of full or partial Chinese ancestry. They are group of overseas Chinese born or raised in Myanmar (Burma). As of 2012, the Burmese Chinese population is estimated to be as h ...

origin but migrated to

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

. He graduated with a Science Degree in human geography, a course similar to

social anthropology Social anthropology is the study of patterns of behaviour in human societies and cultures. It is the dominant constituent of anthropology throughout the United Kingdom and much of Europe, where it is distinguished from cultural anthropology. In t ...

. Since the age of 7, Nelson and his family have been traveling and living in all of the flung corners of the globe. He has managed to visit over 40 countries and lived in seven of them. After living in such diverse countries as Tanzania, Kenya, Hong Kong, Canada as well as his native Australia, Nelson found his true calling in the Philippines. Nelson was formerly linked to actress Patricia Javier. He was also linked to Miss Earth 2004 Priscilla Meirelles, where he was the host/presenter of Miss Earth 2004, Priscilla's winning pageant; to model

Paula Taylor Punlapa Margaret Taylor-Buttery (January 20, 1983), also known as Paula Taylor ( th, พอลล่า เทเลอร์) or Thai name Punlapa Supa-aksorn ( th, พัลลภา ศุภอักษร; ), is a Thai actress, model, and ...

, whom he met during the ''Amazing Race Asia'' stint; and to model Samantha Lewis.

Career

Nelson started modelling in the late 1990s. He was part of commercial on SunSilk Nutrient Shampoo for Slow Growing Hair as a photographer, He took on the ramp, graced billboards and print ads, and appeared on TV commercials. He eventually made a name for himself as a TV host, taking on shows such as the then-ABC5 (now TV5) dance program Eezy Dancing and ABS-CBN's ''

Sports Unlimited ''Sports Unlimited'' (now '' Sports U'') is a Philippine sports docu-news magazine program broadcast by ABS-CBN, hosted by Dyan Castillejo. The program features different kinds of sports, as well as ordinary and prominent sports figures. It is t ...

''. Due to his recognition and skill as a host he is much in demand when it comes to hosting events and pageants. He has hosted the Elite Model Search, Manhunt International, Miss Teen Philippines,

Mutya ng Pilipinas Mutya ng Pilipinas (MNP), in 2019 known as Mutya Pilipinas, is one of the two oldest annual national beauty pageants in the Philippines (est. 1968). The other being the Binibining Pilipinas Pageant (est. 1964). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, t ...

as well as the

Miss Earth Miss Earth is an annual international major beauty pageant based in the Philippines that advocates for environmental awareness, conservation and social responsibility. Along with Miss World, Miss Universe, and Miss International, it is one of t ...

beauty pageant on more than one occasion. Other pageants, awards nights and events are constantly being added to his roster.

''The Amazing Race Asia 2''

Nelson and his "best buddy",

Rovilson Fernandez Rovilson Fernandez (born September 26, 1973) is an American model, host and magazine editor. Biography He was born in September 26, 1973 in the US Naval base in Sasebo, Japan. His parents are of full Filipino descent, originally hailing from Dag ...

are most noted for competing in the second season of the AXN reality show, ''

The Amazing Race Asia ''The Amazing Race Asia'' is an Asian adventure reality game show based on the international ''Amazing Race'' franchise. Following the premise of other versions of the format, the show follows teams of two as they race across Asia and around the ...

''. They hold the record for the most consecutive leg placing, finishing 1st from leg 2 to leg 8 and again in leg 11. They finished in 3rd place in Singapore, after Fernandez faltered at the final task, a Roadblock, despite being the first to commence the task. It involves arranging of flags of the countries they had visited.

Post-''Amazing Race Asia 2''

After competing in ''The Amazing Race Asia 2'', Nelson and Fernandez hosted the magazine talk show, '' The Duke'', on AXN in 2009. In March 2015, the duo partnered again as hosts for ''

Asia's Got Talent ''Asia's Got Talent'' is a televised Asian talent show competition, and part of the global ''Got Talent'' franchise created by Simon Cowell. Produced and aired by AXN Asia, it was created in the wake of the successes of both '' America's Got Tal ...

'', also on AXN.

Filmography

Television

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nelson, Marc Living people People from Sydney Australian people of Anglo-Burmese descent Australian people of Burmese descent Australian people of Chinese descent Australian people of Scottish descent Filipino male models Australian VJs (media personalities) Australian expatriates in the Philippines Burmese people of Chinese descent Year of birth missing (living people) The Amazing Race contestants