Vittorio Mari Bonnevie Sotto (; born January 12, 1984), known professionally as Oyo Boy Sotto, is a

Filipino Filipino may refer to: * Something from or related to the Philippines ** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines. ** Filipinos, people who are citizens of th ...

actor. He is the son of Filipino actor-comedian-host

Vic Sotto Marvic Valentin Castelo Sotto (; born April 28, 1954), professionally known as Vic Sotto, is a Filipino actor, singer and comedian known far and wide for his various television and film projects on the major Philippine television networks GMA ...

and Swiss-Filipino singer-actress

Dina Bonnevie Geraldine Schaer Bonnevie-Savellano (, formerly Sotto and Penson; January 27, 1961), known by her stage name Dina Bonnevie, is an actress in the Philippines. Before joining Philippine showbiz, Bonnevie was first runner-up in the Miss Magnolia 19 ...

, nephew of

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Tito Sotto Vicente Castelo Sotto III (; born August 24, 1948), professionally known as Tito Sotto, is a Filipino politician, entertainer and athlete who served as Senate President from 2018 to 2022. Before that, had two stints each as Senate Majority Lea ...

, younger brother of actress Danica Sotto, half-brother of

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City Mayor

Vico Sotto Victor Ma. Regis "Vico" Nubla Sotto (; born June 17, 1989) is a Filipino politician serving as the incumbent mayor of Pasig. Sotto first entered politics when he ran for a seat on the Pasig City Council in 2016. He won the election as an indep ...

and the cousin of

Gian Sotto Gian Carlo Gamboa Sotto (; born March 18, 1978) is a Filipino actor and politician who has served as the 18th vice mayor of Quezon City since 2019, under the mayoralty of Joy Belmonte. A member of the local Serbisyo sa Bayan Party, Sotto pre ...

, Ciara Sotto, and the late

Miko Sotto Marcelino Antonio Carag Sotto III (May 10, 1982 – December 29, 2003), professionally known as Miko Sotto, was a Filipino matinee idol, actor, and teen star, and son of singer/actress/radio commentator/TV host Ali Sotto. Early life A tal ...

Personal life

At the age of 3, Sotto joined the fantasy situational comedy in 1987 ''

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'' and the weekly anthologies ''

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'' and ''

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''. At the age of 9, he also joined ''GMA Telecine Specials'' in 1993. At age 19, Sotto signed his contract under

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as he joined the cast of '' Love to Love: Rich in Love'' and several drama series of

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from 2003 to 2007. In the same year, he transferred to

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when he signed a

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contract until 2010 lasted for 3 years. In 2013, Sotto went back to GMA Network after 6 years where he joined the cast of '' Vampire ang Daddy Ko''. On January 12, 2011, he married actress

Kristine Hermosa Kristine Hermosa Orille-Sotto (; born September 9, 1983), professionally known by her maiden name Kristine Hermosa, is a Filipina actress. She is known for her roles in ''Pangako Sa ’Yo'' (2000–2002), ''Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas'' (2003–2004 ...

. They have four children: Kristian Daniel (Kiel, born August 16, 2008) and the other is their biological daughter, Ondrea Bliss (born December 26, 2011), and two biological sons Kaleb Hanns (born October 11, 2014) and Marvic Valentin II (Vin, born November 5, 2016). He is a born-again Christian and attending Victory.

Filmography

Television

Film

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sotto, Oyo Boy 1984 births Living people Filipino male child actors Filipino male film actors Filipino people of French descent Filipino people of Italian descent Filipino people of Swiss descent Tagalog people Filipino male television actors People from Metro Manila GMA Network personalities ABS-CBN personalities Star Magic TV5 (Philippine TV network) personalities Oyo Boy