Ronnel Jake Antonio Padilla (; born January 22, 1989) is a Filipino former actor and comedian. He starred in the 2014 film ''
Sa Ngalan ng Ama, Ina at Mga Anak'' and also appeared in ''
La Visa Loca''. He is the son of
Rommel Padilla
Rommel Cariño Padilla (; born January 4, 1965) is a Filipino actor, model, businessman, politician, and movie producer.
Early life
He was born to late Governor Roy Padilla Sr. and actress Eva Cariño.
Padilla's siblings from the same paren ...
and Annabelle Antonio, brother of Matt Padilla and Roanna Padilla and half-brother of
Daniel Padilla
Daniel John Elago Ford (born April 26, 1995), better known by his screen name Daniel Padilla (), is a Filipino actor and recording artist. Padilla made his television debut with a supporting role in the soap opera ''Gimik 2010'' (2010), befor ...
.
Career and personal life
Padilla's career began in 2005, where he first appeared in
Robin Padilla
Robinhood Ferdinand Cariño Padilla (; born November 23, 1969), known professionally as Robin Padilla, is a Filipino politician, television personality, martial artist, actor and director currently serving as a Senator of the Philippines since ...
's movie, ''
La Visa Loca''.
In 2011, he became one of the participants in
ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine Commercial broadcasting, commercial broadcast broadcast network, network tha ...
's reality show ''
Pinoy Big Brother: Unlimited''.
Padilla transferred to
GMA Network
GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...
in 2012. he worked with
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 ...
and
Marian Rivera
Marian Rivera Gracia-Dantes (; born 12 August 1984) is a Filipino recording artist, actress, and commercial model. She gained prominence as a widely-acclaimed actress for her roles in '' MariMar'', ''Dyesebel'', '' Amaya'', ''Darna'' and '' Te ...
in the
Philippine adaptation of Korean drama ''
Temptation of Wife''.
Before joining the gag show ''
Bubble Gang
''Bubble Gang'' is a Philippine television sketch comedy show broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Frasco Mortiz, it stars Michael V. It premiered on October 20, 1995 on the network's Friday night line up replacing '' Vilma''. The show is the ...
'', his final project in
ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine Commercial broadcasting, commercial broadcast broadcast network, network tha ...
is ''
Apoy Sa Dagat'' where he portrayed the role of young Anton in 2013.
He is married to his longtime partner, Rosalie Bianca Abdelsayed on October 18, 2015. They have two children named Raniaah Amira (born 2013) and Royce Aaliyah (born 2016).
In 2017, Padilla left the showbiz industry and 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 ...
with his family.
Filmography
Television
Films
References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
RJ
Filipino male television actors
Filipino male film actors
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Filipino male comedians
Participants in Philippine reality television series
Pinoy Big Brother contestants
ABS-CBN personalities
GMA Network personalities