Prince Allan Ray Eugenio Villanueva is a

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who is presently signed up for an exclusive contract with

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. Prince used to be co-managed by

German Moreno German Molina Moreno (; October 4, 1933 – January 8, 2016), also known as Kuya Germs ( or ) and dubbed as "The Master Showman", was a Filipino television host, presenter, actor, comedian, talent manager, producer, writer, and director. Early ...

and

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until the time of the former's demise, which made him the last talent discovery of Kuya Germs.

Early life

Prince Villanueva is a

, born in

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on August 21, 1998. He is the only son of Allan Villanueva and Lizelle Eugenio Villanueva, Mrs. Philippines - International 2009. He has an older sister, Precious and younger sister, Princess. He finished grade school and high school at

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. At present, he is in second year college taking up B.S. Business Administration major in Marketing Management in the same university.

Career

Prince started very young in front of the camera, having won the title ''SM Star Baby 1998'' when he was only six months old. The contest was a segment in ''Brunch'', a morning show hosted by ''Bing Loyzaga'' and

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, aired on

. Growing up, he has been continuously getting the nods of many whenever he competes for a title in school pageants like being ''Star of the Night'' in his JS Prom, ''Mr. Intramurals'', among others. His natural inclination for entertainment is a product of genetic endowment because both of his parents were models and actors in the past. Prince went to many casting calls for commercials and television shows, until he found his niche in

when he auditioned for ''

Walang Tulugan with the Master Showman ''Walang Tulugan with the Master Showman'' () formerly known as ''Master Showman Presents'', is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by German Moreno, along with John Nite, Shermaine Santiago, Jackie Lou Blanco ...

'' in August 2014. Having only three months of television exposure in 2014, Prince was already nominated Best New Male TV Personality 2014 in the 28th PMPC Star Awards for Television, held at '' Solaire Resort and Casino'', and was aired by

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. Presently, Prince is an exclusive contract artist of

and is managed by

. He was first seen on TV show''

'', where he displayed his singing, hosting, and dancing prowess, from 2014 until the show closes in 2016. The TV series ''

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'' in 2014 introduced Prince as ''Ikot'', his first character role as a GMA artist. After which, he was seen again on GMA's afternoon prime ''

Wish I May (TV series) ''Wish I May'' is a 2016 Philippine television drama romance series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Neal del Rosario, it stars Bianca Umali and Miguel Tanfelix. It premiered on January 18, 2016 on the network's Afternoon Prime line up rep ...

'' as Dave. As of this writing, Prince is a mainstay of the top rating, primetime show

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as Rex. Furthermore, he has also engaged into theater acting, as he is playing lead role in a stage play entitled

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, under the direction of veteran actress and acting coach ''Ms. Anne Villegas'' of the

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Filmography

Television

Theatre

Awards and nominations

Endorsements

* Unisilver Time (HEA) * Apple Peel Facial Care and Spa * RMES Salon

References

External links

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