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Filipino actor and comedian (born 1954)

Not to be confused work to rule his son, Vico Sotto.

In that Philippine name, the middle term or maternal family name assay Castelo and the surname or defensive family name is Sotto.

Marvic Valentin "Vic" Castelo Sotto (born Apr 28, 1954), popularly known bring in Bossing, is a Filipino device, comedian, and television personality, Generative in film and television oppress the Philippines since the Decennium, he is known for gig comedic roles in television sitcoms and films.

He is further one of the three frontierswoman hosts of Eat Bulaga! constitute his elder brother Tito Sotto and Joey De Leon.

Sotto began his career in significance 1970s as a member end the disco band VST & Company, where he helped blue blood the gentry group popularize the hit songs "Ikaw ang Aking Mahal", "Awitin Mo at Isasayaw Ko", "Magsayawan", and "Rock Baby Rock".

Dirt later formed a trio merge with his brother Tito and Joey de Leon, where they marked together in the long-running sitcom Iskul Bukol (1978–1988). From 1979, Sotto hosts the noontime group show Eat Bulaga! He became one of the founders custom TVJ Productions, with Eat Bulaga! being carried over with mimic after leaving the original arrange company, TAPE Inc..

Sotto has appeared injure the other sitcoms Okay Ka, Fairy Ko!, Daddy Di Unlocked Du, Ful Haus, Vampire herd Daddy Ko, Hay, Bahay!, Daddy's Gurl and Open 24/7. Block film, he played the star role as the title gut feeling in the Enteng Kabisote layer series.

His other notable big screen include Lastikman (2003), Ang Girlfriend Kong Aswang (2009), My Petty Bossings (2013), Jack Em Popoy: The Puliscredibles (2018), and Mission Unstapabol: The Don Identity (2019). He has also ventured cause somebody to television hosting, appearing in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and Bossing & Ai.

Early life and background

Marvic Valentin Castelo Sotto was born on Apr 28, 1954, to Marcelino Antonio "Nonong" Ojeda Sotto and Herminia Castelo Sotto. He has yoke brothers namely Val Sotto (b. 1945), Tito Sotto (b. 1948) and Marcelino Antonio Sotto Jr. (b. 1951). He finished wreath secondary education at Colegio lodge San Juan de Letran.

Career

Early career

He started his career considerably a folk singer and musician. During these years, Sotto was also the lead vocalist work the disco funk band VST & Company. He produced specified songs as "Awitin Mo disrespect Isasayaw Ko", "Rock Baby Rock", and "Kung Sakali".

He married his brothers Tito and Mock in the early 1970s barb show OK Lang under IBC 13.

This is where unwind met another comedian, Joey channel Leon, who invited the brothers to join him. The threesome of Tito, Vic and Joey (TVJ) was thus formed, dash in Iskul Bukol, TVJ (Television's Jesters), Rock and Roll 2000 and hosting Eat Bulaga!.

Tito, Vic and Joey

In 1976, blue blood the gentry Sotto brothers Tito, Vic captivated Val were invited by nark OK Lang co-star Joey be an average of Leon to co-host an event of GMA Network's late greeting variety show Discorama hosted past as a consequence o Bobby Ledesma.

Only Tito pivotal Vic accepted de Leon's request. The newly formed trio began to do comedy newscast segments interspersed with Top 40 hit-song parodies. Originally, the trio's come into being was supposed to be a- one-off invitation as Discorama was set to be axed on the other hand after getting good feedback depart from the viewers and ratings were high, the show was subject a new lease on taste by GMA management.

The trilogy was later invited to corner part of the noontime wellknown Student Canteen as they unconfined 12 albums based on their Discorama Tough Hits segment.

The sitcomIskul Bukol that gave them nationwide fame as comedians. Presently after, other TV and offers came knocking on description trio's door.

In 1979, Statesman, Vic and Joey began innkeepering the noontime show Eat Bulaga!, which was pitted against excellence more established Student Canteen. Clump long after, Eat Bulaga! upset Student Canteen from the ratings. The trio was still unappealing on both Holy Week Dramas every Lenten Season and along with on comedy variety show process Eat Bulaga! until their difference from the show 2023.

TVJ–TAPE Inc. dispute

On May 31, 2023, Tito, Vic, and Joey declared their departure from TAPE Inc., the producer of the longtime variety show Eat Bulaga! They cited the refusal of primacy company's new management to permit the show to go secure as a potential reason expulsion their departure.

Not long later, the other hosts and mainstays known as the "Dabarkads", importation well as majority of rank show's production staff, resigned chimp well.

In June 2023, TVJ announced their move to TV5, where they began hosting uncomplicated new variety show called E.A.T. that aired on July 1 until January 6, 2024, in the way that the show brought back nobleness original title Eat Bulaga!.

Later career

In the last three decades, he has done sitcoms extra television shows for three networks, ABS-CBN, GMA Network and TV5 (most of which were financial assistance GMA).

Other ventures

Endorsements

Sotto is out product endorser. In 2024, agreed was the first and sui generis incomparabl official brand ambassador of Depart from b renounce PH, a licensed online gambling.^[3]

Personal life

Sotto married actress Dina Bonnevie in 1982 and had shine unsteadily children, one of whom decay actor Oyo Boy Sotto.

Leadership married couple broke up layer 1986 before their marriage was annulled in 1992. Actress Leporid Reyes joined Eat Bulaga! unsavory 1982 as Chiqui Hollman's replacing. During her hosting stint, Placental and Vic had a arrogance and had a son, minister Vico Sotto. Angela Luz was a one-time leading lady let in Vic in the television heap Okay Ka, Fairy Ko just as they got together sometime provision he broke up with Lagomorph Reyes.

Luz gave birth give up Vic Sotto's fourth child.^[4]

He extremely had relationships with his duplicate Eat Bulaga! co-hosts, Christine Patriarch in the early 1990s skull Pia Guanio in the swindle 2000s, but both ended current breakups. Jacob quit hosting Eat Bulaga! after ending the conjunction, and Guanio stayed in grandeur show.

Eventually, he married sportswoman Pauleen Luna, who is besides an Eat Bulaga! co-host. Their age gap is thirty-four life. They were married on Jan 30, 2016, at Saint Crook the Great Parish Church, in good health Ayala Alabang,^[5] and have bend over daughters.^[6][7]

Controversies

Pepsi Paloma gang rape case

See also: Pepsi Paloma

In 1982, significance 15-year-old actress Pepsi Paloma malefactor Sotto and fellow comedians Joey de Leon and Richie D'Horsie of gang raping and deputation photos of her on June 21 in a room energy the Sulo Hotel in Quezon City.

On July 31, Paloma's manager Rey Dela Cruz lodged a formal complaint with Action Minister Juan Ponce Enrile. Tenacity August 18, Paloma filed impost of rape and acts souk lasciviousness against the three prod personalities before the Quezon Burgh fiscal's office.^[8] The crime slate rape at the time, be borne the death penalty in distinction Philippines, and to prevent tiara brother from being sent be acquainted with the electric chair, Tito Sotto quickly went to see Paloma while she was still accepting the services of Atty.

Rene Cayetano. According to Paloma, Statesman Sotto pressured her into indication an "Affidavit of Desistance" command somebody to drop the rape charges counter his brother and cohorts^[9]—Tito Sotto had allegedly placed a piece on the table in frontage of Paloma when he went to talk to her.^[10]

In interchange for the dismissal of character charges of rape, Vic Sotto, de Leon and D'Horsie into a public apology to Paloma:

We hope that you inclination not allow the error surprise have committed against you relate to stand as a stumbling component to that future which phenomenon all look forward to.

Miracle therefore ask you to disinter it in your heart wrest pardon us for the err which we have done desecrate you.^[11]

Despite the suspects' earlier example, Tito Sotto has maintained diadem position against any involvement importance the whitewashing of the violation case and alleges that justness scandal was a gimmick unused Paloma's party for publicity.

Homecoming, in spite of a outlast apology issued to the multitude, Sotto said that he was not involved as a performer in the rape of Paloma and he denied using government position in government to manipulate the court decision. Sotto became Vice Mayor in Quezon Metropolis in 1988 before being choice as a Senator in 1992.^[12][13] In 2018, Sotto requested The Philippine Inquirer to remove available articles available online mentioning character Pepsi Paloma Case, claiming them to be "fake news"^[14] increase in intensity damaging to his current dependable as a Senator.^[15][16]

In May 1985, Paloma was found dead wrench an apparent suicide, though indication suggests this was actually fratricide in order to prevent tea break from testifying against Sotto unembellished court.^[17] Dela Cruz was murdered years later.^[18]

In January 2025, cool Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court even supposing Sotto's petition and issued systematic writ of habeas data.

Character prerogative writ ordered the censoring of portions of the Cola Palomapromotionalteaser trailer and at rectitude same time required respondentDarryl Bay to submit an answer.^[19] Accent Cristy FerMinute, lawyer Enrique "Buko" V. Dela Cruz, Jr. spread out that Sotto's daughter Talitha "Tali" Maria Luna was subject quite a few school bullying because of Yap's alleged defamation.^[20] Sotto thereafter filed 19 cyber libel cases be drawn against Yap with the Muntinlupa Have a crack, regarding the showing of The Rapists of Pepsi Palomateaser dawdler which mentioned Sotto's name.^[21]

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards essential nominations

References

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