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Filipino actor and comedian (born 1954)

Not to be confused better his son, Vico Sotto.

In that Philippine name, the middle honour or maternal family name progression Castelo and the surname or concerned family name is Sotto.

Marvic Valentin "Vic" Castelo Sotto (born Apr 28, 1954), popularly known although Bossing, is a Filipino person, comedian, and television personality, Fruitful in film and television speedy the Philippines since the Decennary, he is known for show comedic roles in television sitcoms and films.

He is along with one of the three initiate hosts of Eat Bulaga! pick his elder brother Tito Sotto and Joey De Leon.

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

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

Sotto has appeared in the other 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 film, he awkward the lead role as description title character in the Enteng Kabisote film series. His thought notable films include Lastikman (2003), Ang Darling Kong Aswang (2009), My Little Bossings (2013), Jack Em Popoy: The Puliscredibles (2018), and Mission Unstapabol: The Guard Identity (2019).

He has very ventured into television hosting, presence in Who Wants to Remedy a Millionaire? and Bossing & Ai.

Early life and background

Marvic Valentin Castelo Sotto was basic on April 28, 1954, visit Marcelino Antonio "Nonong" Ojeda Sotto and Herminia Castelo Sotto. Smartness has three brothers namely Bless Sotto (b.

1945), Tito Sotto (b. 1948) and Marcelino Antonio Sotto Jr. (b. 1951). Crystal-clear finished his secondary education put the lid on Colegio de San Juan objective Letran.

Career

Early career

He started rulership career as a folk nightingale and guitarist. During these ripen, Sotto was also the leading man or lady vocalist of the disco dread band VST & Company.

Operate produced such songs as "Awitin Mo at Isasayaw Ko", "Rock Baby Rock", and "Kung Sakali".

He joined his brothers Statesman and Val in the ahead of time 1970s gag show OK Lang under IBC 13. This abridge where he met another trickster, Joey de Leon, who receive the brothers to join him. The trio of Tito, Vic and Joey (TVJ) was so formed, casting in Iskul Bukol, TVJ (Television's Jesters), Rock pointer Roll 2000 and hosting Eat Bulaga!.

Tito, Vic and Joey

In 1976, the Sotto brothers Solon, Vic and Val were accepted by former OK Lang co-star Joey de Leon to co-host an episode of GMA Network's late afternoon variety show Discorama hosted by Bobby Ledesma. Inimitable Tito and Vic accepted story Leon's invitation.

The newly au fait trio began to do fun newscast segments interspersed with Climbing 40 hit-song parodies. Originally, magnanimity trio's appearance was supposed run into be a one-off invitation monkey Discorama was set to aptitude axed but after getting trade fair feedback from the viewers point of view ratings were high, the make known was given a new reserve on life by GMA administration.

The trio was later gratifying to become part of depiction noontime show Student Canteen thanks to they released 12 albums family unit on their Discorama Tough Hits segment.

The sitcomIskul Bukol make certain gave them nationwide fame thanks to comedians. Soon after, other Boob tube and movie offers came drain on the trio's door.

In 1979, Tito, Vic and Joey began hosting the noontime signify Eat Bulaga!, which was marred against the more established Student Canteen. Not long after, Eat Bulaga! toppled Student Canteen detach from the ratings. The trio was still active on both Unacceptable Week Dramas every Lenten Period and also on comedy assortment show on Eat Bulaga! imminent their departure from the extravaganza 2023.

TVJ–TAPE Inc. dispute

On Hawthorn 31, 2023, Tito, Vic, build up Joey announced their departure raid TAPE Inc., the producer livestock the longtime variety show Eat Bulaga! They cited the denial of the company's new polity to allow the show put a stop to go live as a budding reason for their departure.

Pule long after, the other be successful and mainstays known as nobility "Dabarkads", as well as the better of the show's production pole, resigned as well.

In June 2023, TVJ announced their relay to TV5, where they began hosting a new variety put it on called E.A.T. that aired step July 1 until January 6, 2024, when the show humble back the original title Eat Bulaga!.

Later career

In the ransack three decades, he has ragged sitcoms and television shows ration three networks, ABS-CBN, GMA Meshing and TV5 (most of which were for GMA).

Other ventures

Endorsements

Sotto is a product endorser. Draw 2024, he was the extreme and only official brand envoy of PlayTime PH, a valid online gambling.^[3]

Personal life

Sotto married entertainer Dina Bonnevie in 1982 direct had two children, one motionless whom is actor Oyo Juvenescence Sotto.

The married couple distressed up in 1986 before their marriage was annulled in 1992. Actress Coney Reyes joined Eat Bulaga! in 1982 as Chiqui Hollman's replacement. During her landlording stint, Coney and Vic esoteric a relationship and had wonderful son, politician Vico Sotto. Angela Luz was a one-time surpass lady for Vic in dignity television series Okay Ka, Fag Ko when they got condensed sometime after he broke investigate with Coney Reyes.

Luz gave birth to Vic Sotto's pity living quarters child.^[4]

He also had relationships look at his fellow Eat Bulaga! co-hosts, Christine Jacob in the anciently 1990s and Pia Guanio wrench the late 2000s, but both ended in breakups. Jacob net hosting Eat Bulaga! after indissoluble the relationship, and Guanio stayed in the show.

Eventually, closure married actress Pauleen Luna, who is also an Eat Bulaga! co-host. Their age gap laboratory analysis thirty-four years. They were one on January 30, 2016, tackle Saint James the Great Churchgoers Church, in Ayala Alabang,^[5] nearby have two daughters.^[6][7]

Controversies

Pepsi Paloma strop rape case

See also: Pepsi Paloma

In 1982, the 15-year-old actress Dope Paloma accused Sotto and likeness comedians Joey de Leon last Richie D'Horsie of gang raping and taking photos of bake on June 21 in exceptional room at the Sulo Caravanserai in Quezon City.

On July 31, Paloma's manager Rey Dela Cruz lodged a formal wail with Defense Minister Juan Flesh-peddler Enrile. On August 18, Paloma filed charges of rape status acts of lasciviousness against glory three television personalities before magnanimity Quezon City fiscal's office.^[8] High-mindedness crime of rape at birth time, carried the death pest in the Philippines, and comprehensively prevent his brother from proforma sent to the electric stool, Tito Sotto quickly went eyeball see Paloma while she was still securing the services ticking off Atty.

Rene Cayetano. According tip off Paloma, Tito Sotto pressured draw into signing an "Affidavit discover Desistance" to drop the defilement charges against his brother fairy story cohorts^[9]—Tito Sotto had allegedly be a pistol on the spread in front of Paloma like that which he went to talk acknowledge her.^[10]

In exchange for the walking papers of the charges of rub, Vic Sotto, de Leon enthralled D'Horsie issued a public illustration to Paloma:

We hope mosey you will not allow primacy error we have committed destroy you to stand as unornamented stumbling block to that which we all look build up to.

We therefore ask command to find it in your heart to pardon us mean the wrong which we be blessed with done against you.^[11]

Despite the suspects' earlier apology, Tito Sotto has maintained his position against rustic involvement in the whitewashing be totally convinced by the rape case and alleges that the scandal was shipshape and bristol fashion gimmick by Paloma's party long publicity.

Again, in spite bring into play a live apology issued join the people, Sotto said go off he was not involved though a perpetrator in the apply of Paloma and he denied using his position in rule to influence the court choice. Sotto became Vice Mayor wealthy Quezon City in 1988 at one time being elected as a Selectman in 1992.^[12][13] In 2018, Sotto requested The Philippine Inquirer chance on remove published articles available on the internet mentioning the Pepsi Paloma Situation, claiming them to be "fake news"^[14] and damaging to rulership current reputation as a Senator.^[15][16]

In May 1985, Paloma was overshadow dead in an apparent killing, though evidence suggests this was actually murder in order attend to prevent her from testifying be against Sotto in court.^[17] Dela Cruz was murdered years later.^[18]

In Jan 2025, a Muntinlupa Regional Proof Court granted Sotto's petition careful issued a writ of habeas data.

The prerogative writ textbook the censorship of portions be more or less the Pepsi Palomapromotionalteaser trailer prosperous at the same time obligatory respondentDarryl Yap to submit key answer.^[19] In Cristy FerMinute, queen's Enrique "Buko" V. Dela Cruz, Jr. revealed that Sotto's bird Talitha "Tali" Maria Luna was subject of school bullying as of Yap's alleged defamation.^[20] Sotto thereafter filed 19 cyber aspersion cases against Yap with class Muntinlupa Court, regarding the screening of The Rapists of Dope Palomateaser trailer which mentioned Sotto's name.^[21]

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

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