Rodolfo Othello Cruz Ilustre, Jr. (born October 10, 1987), known professionally as Rodjun Cruz (), is a Filipino

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

dance Dance is an The arts, art form, consisting of sequences of body movements with aesthetic and often Symbol, symbolic value, either improvised or purposefully selected. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoir ...

r and

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. He is the brother of fellow actor and dancer

Rayver Cruz Raymond Oliver Cruz Ilustre (born July 20, 1989), better known by his screen name Rayver Cruz (), is a Filipino actor. He is the younger brother of fellow actor and dancer Rodjun Cruz. He is currently an exclusive actor of GMA Network. Per ...

. He is currently an exclusive artist of

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and Sparkle.

Biography

Cruz started as a host, together with his younger brother Rayver, in the children's magazine show ''5 and Up''. Cruz was a member of the now defunct all-male dancing group Anim-E. The group, previously named Anime—in reference to the Tagalog word "''anim''" or "''six''"—originally consisted six members namely:

, John Wayne Sace, Emman Abeleda, Sergio Garcia, Mico Aytona, and Mhyco Aquino. Rodjun joined the original members in 2005. In 2006, he was cast as Jigo in the

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TV series '' Calla Lily''. After a year, Cruz along with 14 other celebrity contestants joined the second season of '' U Can Dance Version 2'', where he met and started dating fellow Star Magic talent

Dianne Medina Maria Patricia Dianne Perez Medina-Ilustre (born November 5, 1986) is a Filipino actress, dancer, television host, anchor and part-time model. Medina is also a former member of ABS-CBN's developmental talent agent Star Magic. Early life Diann ...

. Cruz with his dancing partner Lina Basas were named Grand Champion of U Can Dance Version 2 the following year, where he won the grand prize of 250,000 pesos. He also won another 250,000 pesos from the "''Merrygalo''" segment of, the now defunct noontime variety show, ''

Wowowee ''Wowowee'' () was a Television in the Philippines, Philippine television variety show broadcast by ABS-CBN, Hosted by Willie Revillame, the show was aired from February 5, 2005 to February 4, 2006 replacing ''MTB (TV program), MTB'' (then name ...

''. He made a guest appearance in the "''Mambabarang''" episode of '' Komiks Presents: Pedro Penduko at ang mga Engkantao'' in the same year. In 2008, Cruz was cast as Jake Perez in the

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'' Lipgloss''. Cruz left ''Lipgloss'' after three seasons in 2009. He had minor roles in the

shows ''

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'' and '' May Bukas Pa''. He also made guest appearances in ''

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'' and ''

Midnight DJ ''Midnight DJ'' is a Philippine drama horror television series about a Radio DJ who works at night and at the same time, together with his team, they work to find solutions to the paranormal problems of his listeners. The series aired on TV5 ...

''. He played Calvin in ''

Magkaribal ''Magkaribal'' (International title: ''Rivals'') is a 2010 Philippine drama television series starring Bea Alonzo and Gretchen Barretto. The series ran on ABS-CBN from June 28 to November 5, 2010, replacing '' Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Clash 2010' ...

'' in 2010. He was also cast as Joaquin Buenaventura in '' Juanita Banana''. The same year, he left '' ASAP XV'' and joined, the show's rival, P.O.5 in TV5.

Personal life

Cruz is a cousin of entertainers

Sheryl Cruz Sheryl Rose Anna Marie Sonora Cruz (; born April 5, 1974) is a Filipino actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Divina Ferrer in 2007's television drama series ''Sinasamba Kita'', Miss Minchin in '' Princess Sarah'', and as Valeria i ...

, Sunshine Cruz,

Geneva Cruz Geneva Mendoza Cruz (; born April 2, 1976) is a multiplatinum Filipina singer and actress known for her songs, ''"Anak Ng Pasig"'' (Child of Pasig River) and ''"Kailan"'' (When). She was discovered and mentored by National Artist of the Phili ...

and

Donna Cruz Donna Cruz Yrastorza-Larrazabal (born February 14, 1977) (), is a Filipina singer and actress. Since the middle of the 1990s, she has released 8 studio albums, and featured as an actress in local films. She has also appeared on four soundtrac ...

. In October 2017, Cruz announced his engagement to actress

after dating since July 23, 2007. The couple married on December 21, 2019. In April 2020, they announced that they were expecting their first child together.

Filmography

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * https://www.gmanetwork.com/sparkle/artists/rodjuncruz {{DEFAULTSORT:Cruz, Rodjun 1987 births Living people 21st-century Filipino male actors Filipino male television actors Filipino people of Spanish descent Reality show winners Participants in Philippine reality television series Star Magic ABS-CBN people GMA Network (company) people Rodjun Actors from Las Piñas Male actors from Manila