Bryan Benedict M. Anastacio (born September 27, 1993), known professionally as Bryan Benedict, is a

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and

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. He was a contestant in '' Protégé: The Battle For The Big Artista Break'', a reality TV series. He is a Magna cum laude graduate of BSC Tourism Management in the Far Eastern University and currently working as a freelance actor and a part-time college professor.

Early life and education

Benedict was raised in San Juan. His father is

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while his mother is

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. He communicates to his parents via

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. During his high school, Bryan was a drop-out. He later transferred to a Claro M. Recto High School where he graduated as first honor. He studied Information Technology at

Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila The Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (from 'University of the City of Manila', abbreviated as PLM) is a city-government-funded local university situated inside the historic walled area of Intramuros, Manila, Philippines. It was established on ...

as a scholar. He then took up Tourism at the

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and graduated as

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Modeling and acting career

Benedict started print and ramp modeling on 2008. Benedict was one of Cosmopolitan Philippine's bachelors on 2008 and 2010. On 2012, Benedict joined

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's '' Protégé: The Battle For The Big Artista Break'', a reality based ''artista'' search as one of the finalists from

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. Bryan was originally a protégé of

Jolina Magdangal Maria Jolina Perez Magdangal-Escueta (; born November 6, 1978) is a Filipina singer, actress, television presenter, and entrepreneur. She is referred to in the Philippines as the Queen of Pinoy Popular Culture (or simply as Pop Icon) and is ...

but due to a twist of the show,

Ricky Davao Frederick Charles Davao, professionally known as Ricky Davao (born May 30, 1961) is a Filipino actor, television director, and industrial management engineer (graduated from Mapua Institute of Technology. He is the husband of actress Jackie Lou ...

became his new mentor. Benedict was eliminated from the competition on the ninth gala night, becoming the TV show’s eighth placer. After ''Protégé'', Benedict starred in various programs of the network. On 2014, Benedict returned as one of the bachelors on Cosmo Bachelor Bash. Benedict portrayed

Juan Luna Juan Luna de San Pedro y Novicio Ancheta (, ; October 23, 1857 – December 7, 1899) was a Filipino painter, sculptor and a political activist of the Philippine Revolution during the late 19th century. He became one of the first recogniz ...

, a

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painter, sculptor and a political activist of the Philippine Revolution during the late 19th century, in the 2014 docudrama ''

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''.

Personal life and other careers

Benedict currently resides in

San Juan, Metro Manila San Juan, officially the City of San Juan ( fil, Lungsod ng San Juan), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 126,347 people. It is geographica ...

. Before joining '' Protégé: The Battle For The Big Artista Break'', Benedict worked as a dealer in a casino in Cebu. Benedict is currently a part-time Tourism and HRM instructor at

University of the East The University of the East ( fil, Pamantasan ng Silangan), also known as UE, is a leading private university located in Manila, Philippines. Founded in 1946, business tycoon Lucio Tan acquired the university in 1990. UE was once labeled as the ...

-Manila.

Filmography

Television

Drama

Reality, variety and talk shows

References

External links

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