Andre Paras

Andre Alonzo Forster Paras (born November 1, 1995) is a Filipino actor, model, dancer and former basketball player for UP and San Beda and Team AMA in PBA D-League. He is best known as an actor for his role as Chad Jimenez in the film adaptation of Diary ng Panget. Paras is most seen in GMA Network and most known for playing the role of Bradley Castillo in the hit melodrama The Half Sisters. After the success of The Half Sisters, Andre Paras and Barbie Forteza paired again in That's My Amboy which aired on 2016.

Andre Paras
Born	Andre Nicholas Alonzo Forster Paras November 1, 1995[1] Quezon City, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Occupation	Actor, basketball player,[2] model, dancer, singer
Years active	2010–present
Agent	GMA Artist Center[3] (2011–present) Viva Artists Agency (2014–present)
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)

Early life

Paras was born on November 1, 1995 in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines to PBA legend Benjie Paras and actress Jackie Forster. He also has a younger brother, Kobe, who also plays basketball.

Basketball career

Andre Paras

Personal information
Born	November 1, 1995 Quezon City, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Career information
High school	La Salle Green Hills
College	University of the Philippines Diliman
Playing career	2017–present
Career history
2017–2018	AMA Online Education Titans
2018–2019	Imus Bandera

High school and college career

Paras played for La Salle Greenhills in high school. In college, he played for the University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons like his father.[4] In 2014, Paras transferred from University of the Philippines to San Beda College with the intention of playing for the San Beda Red Lions. After a year of studying in UP and playing as a rookie for the UP Fighting Maroons, he opted to transfer for not being able to balance his studies and acting career due to his hectic work schedule in his drama series The Half Sisters. He also said that although it was his dream to study in UP, he didn't want to have a bad reputation in the university.[5]

Paras also said that his departure from the UP didn't become an issue between him and his erstwhile teammates.[6] The 6-foot-5 Andre will be joining San Beda, which has won four straight NCAA titles, after going through a winless season with the UP Fighting Maroons the prior season.[7] Paras would then quit school to pursue an acting career.[8]

Professional career

Paras played for the Imus Bandera for the 2018–2019 season of MPBL.

Television acting career

GMA

Paras debut series became one of his biggest breaks when he appeared in the fantasy-drama series Elena M. Patron's Blusang Itim in a supporting role. He became a GMA Network contract artist in 2011 and a regular performer in Sunday All Stars.[9][10]

On 2014, together with co-stars Nadine Lustre, James Reid & Yassi Pressman, Paras starred as Chad Jimenez in the Diary ng Panget, a 2014 Filipino teen romantic comedy film based on the popular best-selling book of the same name written and published on Wattpad by Denny R.[11]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Studio	Notes	Ref.
2014	Diary ng Panget	Chad Jimenez	Viva Films	Main Cast	[12]
	Overtime	Miguel	GMA Films	Supporting Cast
2015	Your Place or Mine?	Seth Borromeo	Viva Films	Main Cast
	Wang Fam	Duke Wang
2016	Girlfriend for Hire	Bryle Stanford	Viva Films, SMDC	Lead Role

TV dramas

Year	Title	Role	Network	Ref.
2013	Maynila	Andrei	GMA Network
2014	The Half Sisters	Bradley Castillo		[13]
2015	Let the Love Begin
2016	That's My Amboy	Bryan Ford
	Encantadia	Wahid
	Usapang Real Love: Perfect Fit	Eugene
2017	Maynila	Jon Avila (Episode: Perfect Pair with Koreen Medina)
	Trops	Franco
	Daig Kayo ng Lola Ko	Various
2018	Sirkus	Martel
	Sherlock Jr.	Elpidio "Pido" Lumabao III
	Pamilya Roces	Gareth Austria
2019	Love You Two	Adonis
2020	Descendants of the Sun	Ralph Vergara

Variety shows

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
2013–2015	Sunday All Stars	Himself	GMA Network	Performer
2016–2019	Sunday PinaSaya			Mainstay

Reality Show

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
2018	The Clash	Himself/ Co-Host

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work	Result	Ref.
2016	2016 GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards	Most Promising Love Team on TV (with Barbie Forteza)	The Half Sisters	Won
2015	46th Box Office Entertainment Awards	Most Promising Male Star of the Year	Not stated	Won
	ENPRESS Golden Screen Television Awards	Outstanding Breakthrough Performance by an Actor	The Half Sisters	Won	[14]
2014	Movie Star Festival Awards	Best New Male Personality	Overtime	Won
	PMPC Star Awards for TV	Best New Male TV Personality	The Half Sisters	Nominated

References

1. Andre Paras Profile at Candy Magazine website
2. Di ko Alam by: Yassi Pressman & Andre Paras, Diary ng Panget Movie OST. Viva Entertainment. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
3. Andre Paras Official Profile.
4. Andre explains why he chose UP. ABS-CBN News. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
5. Andre Paras inayawan ang University of the Philippines. GMA Network. Retrieved June 11, 2014
6. Ex-Fighting Maroon Andre Paras is proud of UP’s basketball feats. GMA Network. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
7. Into the lion’s den: Andre Paras transfers from UP to San Beda. Archived December 24, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Interaksyon. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
9. Ni Ludy Bermudo (May 3, 2012) 13-anyos nalunod sa ilog. philstar.com.
10. The cast and director of "Kasalanan Bang Ibigin Ka" talk about the show (Part 2) Archived July 15, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. pep.ph. May 30, 2012.
11. 'Diary ng Panget' writer Denny on teen success, casting the movie. rappler.com Retrieved March 29, 2014
12. Andre Paras, our Chad Jimenez in Diary ng Panget. HaveYouSeenThisGirl Retrieved February 26, 2014.
13. The Half Sister Official Website. GMA Network
14. "2015 Golden Screen TV Awards full list of winners". Philippine Daily Inquirer. April 27, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.

External links

• Andre Paras on Twitter
• Andre Paras at IMDb