Randy Gerard Legaspi Santiago (born November 26, 1960) is a Filipino actor, comedian, television host, singer, songwriter, producer, director and entrepreneur. He is the older brother of

Raymart Santiago Raymond Martin Legaspi Santiago (born July 20, 1973) is a Filipino, TV host, actor, and comedian. Career After making his movie debut in Viva Films' youth comedy ''Estudyante Blues'' (''Student Woes''), Santiago became a Viva contract artist an ...

, Rowell Santiago and Reily Pablo L. Santiago Jr. He graduated from

De La Salle University De La Salle University ( fil, Pamantasang De La Salle or Unibersidad ng De La Salle), also referred to as DLSU, De La Salle or La Salle, is a private university, private, Catholic Church, Catholic coeducational research university run by the I ...

. As an actor, Santiago has acted in movies such as ''Paikot-ikot'', released in 1990, ''Pera o Bayong (Not da TV)!'' (2000), in which he portrayed Tiburcio, and ''

Taray at Teroy ''Taray at Teroy'' () is a 1988 Filipino romantic comedy film directed by Pablo Santiago and starring Maricel Soriano and Randy Santiago as the respective titular characters, alongside Barbara Perez, Nova Villa, Jimmy Fabregas, Beverly Salviejo, ...

'' (1988). As a film producer, he has produced movies such as "JR", released in 1983, and "Daniel Bartolo ng Sapang Bato" (1982).

Personal life

Randy is the brother of film/TV/stage director Rowell Santiago and actor

, and the son of film director Pablo Santiago and actress Cielito Legaspi. Randy is almost never seen in public without sunglasses due to lazy eye. Santiago mentioned in an interview in ''

Magandang Buhay ''Magandang Buhay'' () is a Philippine morning talk show that premiered on April 18, 2016, and airs every Monday to Friday at 09:00 ( PST), replacing ''Kris TV''. The show was originally broadcast on ABS-CBN until the network's shutdown in 2020. ...

'' that his eyelid condition was a result of a

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on his left eyelid which first appeared when he was in second grade. Randy is married to Marilou Coronel and have three children: Raphael (born 1991), Ryan (1993–2017) and Raiko (born 2002).

Other ventures

In addition to his acting career, he is also the owner of Ratsky Bar, a restaurant chain with branches throughout the Philippines and the Middle East.

Filmography

Film

Television

Television (as director/producer)

Discography

Albums

*''First'' ( Sunshine Records, released on October 22, 1988) *''Scandal Eyes Live!'' (Sunshine Records, released on July 1, 1989) *''Siguro'' (Sunshine Records) (1989) *''Naglalambing'' (

Viva Records Viva may refer to: Companies and organisations * Viva (network operator), a Dominican mobile network operator * Viva Air, a Spanish airline taken over by flag carrier Iberia * Viva Air Dominicana * VIVA Bahrain, a telecommunication company * ...

, 1992) *''True Love'' (Alpha Music, 1995) *''Pakita Mo'' (

Star Music Star Music (stylized in lowercase as starmusic; formerly known as Star Records), is a record label in the Philippines owned and operated by media conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation. It was formerly a separate company operating as a wholly owned su ...

, 2000) *''Beinte Na Hihirit Pa All Hits Live!'' (

Vicor Music Corporation Vicor Music Corporation is a Filipino record label. The name is a combination of the names of the founders, the cousins Vic del Rosario and Orly Ilacad. Initially an independent record label, it is currently owned by Viva Communications. Vicor ...

, 2006)

Songs

*"Hindi Magbabago" *"Babaero" (1988) *"Siguro" *"Umiinit Umaapoy Lumiliyab" *"Nais" *"Naglalambing" *"Pagod ng Puso" *"'Di Ako Papayag" *"Pobreng Manliligaw" *"Tabi Tayo" *"True Love" *"Basta't Ika'y Maging Akin" *"Huwag Kang Paloloko" *"Senorita" *"Ikaw Lamang, Wala Nang Iba" *"Laman ng Kalsada" *"Eto Na Naman" (Original By Gary V.) *"Curtain of Your Heart" *"I'll Sing to You" *"Tayo Pa Rin" *"Pakita Mo" *"Nandiyan Na si Cardo" (2018) *"Dance & Sing (Basta May Social Distancing)" (2020)

Awards and recognition

*Celebrity Inductee Winner, 10th Eastwood City Walk Of Fame Philippines 2015

References

External links

Randy Santiago Official Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Santiago, Randy 1960 births Living people De La Salle University alumni 20th-century Filipino male singers Filipino Roman Catholics Filipino songwriters Filipino television directors Filipino television variety show hosts GMA Network personalities ABS-CBN personalities TV5 (Philippine TV network) personalities Male actors from Manila Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation personalities People's Television Network Radio Philippines Network personalities Singers from Manila