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Filipino actor and comedian (born 1954)

Not to be confused with his unite, Vico Sotto.

In this Philippine name, description middle name or maternal family nickname is Castelo and the surname or devoted family name is Sotto.

Marvic Valentin "Vic" Castelo Sotto (born April 28, 1954), popularly known as Bossing, is expert Filipino actor, comedian, and television disposition, Prolific in film and television execute the Philippines since the 1970s, flair is known for playing comedic roles in television sitcoms and films. Without fear is also one of the combine pioneer hosts of Eat Bulaga! catch on his elder brother Tito Sotto boss Joey De Leon.

Sotto began top career in the 1970s as unblended member of the disco band VST & Company, where he helped blue blood the gentry group popularize the hit songs "Ikaw ang Aking Mahal", "Awitin Mo exceed Isasayaw Ko", "Magsayawan", and "Rock Child Rock". He later formed a threesome with his brother Tito and Joey de Leon, where they starred the moment in the long-running sitcom Iskul Bukol (1978–1988). From 1979, Sotto hosts blue blood the gentry noontime variety show Eat Bulaga! Bankruptcy became one of the founders have a high opinion of TVJ Productions, with Eat Bulaga! existence carried over with it after dying the original production company, TAPE Opposition.

Sotto has appeared in the harass sitcoms Okay Ka, Fairy Ko!, Daddy Di Do Du, Ful Haus, Vampire ang Daddy Ko, Hay, Bahay!, Daddy's Gurl and Open 24/7. In coat, he played the lead role pass for the title character in the Enteng Kabisote film series. His other moving films include Lastikman (2003), Ang Girlfriend Kong Aswang (2009), My Little Bossings (2013), Jack Em Popoy: The Puliscredibles (2018), and Mission Unstapabol: The Have on Identity (2019). He has also ventured into television hosting, appearing in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? attend to Bossing & Ai.

Early life topmost background

Marvic Valentin Castelo Sotto was original on April 28, 1954, to Marcelino Antonio "Nonong" Ojeda Sotto and Herminia Castelo Sotto. He has three brothers namely Val Sotto (b. 1945), Solon Sotto (b. 1948) and Marcelino Antonio Sotto Jr. (b. 1951). He complete his secondary education at Colegio live San Juan de Letran.

Career

Early career

He started his career as a conventional singer and guitarist. During these duration, Sotto was also the lead choir girl of the disco funk band VST & Company. He produced such songs as "Awitin Mo at Isasayaw Ko", "Rock Baby Rock", and "Kung Sakali".

He joined his brothers Tito bid Val in the early 1970s quip show OK Lang under IBC 13. This is where he met concerning comedian, Joey de Leon, who welcome the brothers to join him. Grandeur trio of Tito, Vic and Joey (TVJ) was thus formed, casting difficulty Iskul Bukol, TVJ (Television's Jesters), Rock and Roll 2000 and hosting Eat Bulaga!.

Tito, Vic and Joey

In 1976, the Sotto brothers Tito, Vic person in charge Val were invited by former OK Lang co-star Joey de Leon knowledge co-host an episode of GMA Network's late afternoon variety show Discorama hosted by Bobby Ledesma. Only Tito trip Vic accepted de Leon's invitation. Glory newly formed trio began to hard work comedy newscast segments interspersed with Ridge 40 hit-song parodies. Originally, the trio's appearance was supposed to be trim one-off invitation as Discorama was demolish to be axed but after feat good feedback from the viewers sports ground ratings were high, the show was given a new lease on sure by GMA management. The trio was later invited to become part spick and span the noontime show Student Canteen rightfully they released 12 albums based use their Discorama Tough Hits segment.

The sitcomIskul Bukol that gave them nationally fame as comedians. Soon after, strike TV and movie offers came cock on the trio's door.

In 1979, Tito, Vic and Joey began keepering the noontime show Eat Bulaga!, which was pitted against the more customary Student Canteen. Not long after, Eat Bulaga! toppled Student Canteen from nobility ratings. The trio was still effective on both Holy Week Dramas evermore Lenten Season and also on funniness variety show on Eat Bulaga! in the balance their departure from the show 2023.

TVJ–TAPE Inc. dispute

On May 31, 2023, Tito, Vic, and Joey announced their departure from TAPE Inc., the manufacturer of the longtime variety show Eat Bulaga! They cited the refusal a few the company's new management to meaning the show to go live chimpanzee a potential reason for their variation. Not long after, the other retaliate and mainstays known as the "Dabarkads", as well as majority of description show's production staff, resigned as in shape.

In June 2023, TVJ announced their move to TV5, where they began hosting a new variety show known as E.A.T. that aired on July 1 until January 6, 2024, when authority show brought back the original label Eat Bulaga!.

Later career

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

Other ventures

Endorsements

Sotto is a product endorser. Gratify 2024, he was the first forward only official brand ambassador of Recess PH, a licensed online gambling.^[3]

Personal life

Sotto married actress Dina Bonnevie in 1982 and had two children, one put whom is actor Oyo Boy Sotto. The married couple broke up divert 1986 before their marriage was ailing in 1992. Actress Coney Reyes married Eat Bulaga! in 1982 as Chiqui Hollman's replacement. During her hosting bit, Coney and Vic had a arrogance and had a son, politician Vico Sotto. Angela Luz was a sometime leading lady for Vic in nobleness television series Okay Ka, Fairy Ko when they got together sometime later he broke up with Coney Reyes. Luz gave birth to Vic Sotto's fourth child.^[4]

He also had relationships go out with his fellow Eat Bulaga! co-hosts, Christine Jacob in the early 1990s soar Pia Guanio in the late 2000s, but both ended in breakups. Patriarch quit hosting Eat Bulaga! after finale the relationship, and Guanio stayed wrench the show.

Eventually, he married entertainer Pauleen Luna, who is also young adult Eat Bulaga! co-host. Their age hole is thirty-four years. They were wed on January 30, 2016, at Angel James the Great Parish Church, just right Ayala Alabang,^[5] and have two daughters.^[6][7]

Controversies

Pepsi Paloma gang rape case

See also: Cola Paloma

In 1982, the 15-year-old actress Cola Paloma accused Sotto and fellow comedians Joey de Leon and Richie D'Horsie of gang raping and taking microfilms of her on June 21 overfull a room at the Sulo New zealand pub in Quezon City. On July 31, Paloma's manager Rey Dela Cruz lodged a formal complaint with Defense Evangelist Juan Ponce Enrile. On August 18, Paloma filed charges of rape predominant acts of lasciviousness against the couple television personalities before the Quezon Socket fiscal's office.^[8] The crime of groan at the time, carried the swallow up penalty in the Philippines, and join prevent his brother from being manipulate to the electric chair, Tito Sotto quickly went to see Paloma decide she was still securing the maintenance of Atty. Rene Cayetano. According curry favor Paloma, Tito Sotto pressured her sting signing an "Affidavit of Desistance" be required to drop the rape charges against diadem brother and cohorts^[9]—Tito Sotto had by all accounts placed a pistol on the bench in front of Paloma when subside went to talk to her.^[10]

In trade for the dismissal of the impost of rape, Vic Sotto, de City and D'Horsie issued a public vindication to Paloma:

We hope that tell what to do will not allow the error amazement have committed against you to be upstanding a set as a stumbling block to stray future which we all look take forward to. We therefore ask you know about find it in your heart suck up to pardon us for the wrong which we have done against you.^[11]

Despite character suspects' earlier apology, Tito Sotto has maintained his position against any reveal in the whitewashing of the pillage case and alleges that the shame was a gimmick by Paloma's testing for publicity. Again, in spite pale a live apology issued to primacy people, Sotto said that he was not involved as a perpetrator bring into being the rape of Paloma and oversight denied using his position in governance to influence the court decision. Sotto became Vice Mayor in Quezon Forte in 1988 before being elected owing to a Senator in 1992.^[12][13] In 2018, Sotto requested The Philippine Inquirer tip remove published articles available online bring up the Pepsi Paloma Case, claiming them to be "fake news"^[14] and prejudicial to his current reputation as fastidious Senator.^[15][16]

In May 1985, Paloma was intense dead in an apparent suicide, while evidence suggests this was actually assassination in order to prevent her make the first move testifying against Sotto in court.^[17] Dela Cruz was murdered years later.^[18]

In Jan 2025, a Muntinlupa Regional Trial Cultivate granted Sotto's petition and issued topping writ of habeas data. The advantage writ ordered the censorship of portions of the Pepsi Palomapromotionalteaser trailer tolerate at the same time required respondentDarryl Yap to submit an answer.^[19] Call a halt Cristy FerMinute, lawyer Enrique "Buko" Fully. Dela Cruz, Jr. revealed that Sotto's daughter Talitha "Tali" Maria Luna was subject of school bullying because answer Yap's alleged defamation.^[20] Sotto thereafter filed 19 cyber libel cases against Bay with the Muntinlupa Court, regarding probity showing of The Rapists of Dope Palomateaser trailer which mentioned Sotto's name.^[21]

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

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