Benj Manalo

In this Philippine name, the family name is Manalo.

Benj Manalo
Born	Don Benjamin Manalo (1995-07-30) July 30, 1995 (age 30) Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Occupation	Actor
Spouse	Lovely Abella ​ (m. 2021)​

Don Benjamin Manalo (born July 30, 1995), known professionally as Benj Manalo, is a Filipino actor and professional dancer ^[1] who is best known for his role as Pinggoy in the top-rated prime time series FPJ's Ang Probinsyano . He also appeared in other shows like On the Wings of Love , My Super D and Kadenang Ginto .

He is the second son of comedian and TV host Jose Manalo and estranged wife Anna Lyn Santos, and brother of Sherwin Nicco,an actor ^{[2] [3]} Myki, a medical doctor, Ai, an accounts manager and Colyn, a musician. ^[4]

In 2018, he celebrated his 3rd anniversary with his girlfriend Bubble Gang comedienne Lovely Abella. He also won the Best Actor trophy at the CentroMedia FilmFest 2018. ^[5]

In June 2019, he proposed to Abella. ^[6] On January 23, 2021, the couple were married at Lemuria Gourmet Restaurant in Quezon City. ^[7]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role
2024–present	Lavender Fields	Tommy
	ASAP	Himself / Host / Performer
2023–2024	Linlang	Jimboy
2022	Family Feud	Himself / Player
2020	Almost Paradise	Local Gang Member #1
	24/7	Otep
2019	Manilennials	Jesper
	Ipaglaban Mo!: Dayuhan	Temyong
	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Third Eye	Peachy's Ex-boyfriend
2018	Spirits: Reawaken	Simeon
	Wansapanataym: ManiKEN ni Monica	Tailor Master
	Ipaglaban Mo!: Bayad	Pahinante
2018–2020	Kadenang Ginto	Felix Dimalanta
2017	Ipaglaban Mo!: Testigo	Chris Cabrera
2016	Wansapanataym: That's My Boy, That's My Toy	Boyet
	My Super D	Mario Brother 3
2015–2018	FPJ's Ang Probinsyano	Felipe "Pinggoy" Tanyag Jr.
2015–2016	On the Wings of Love	Axel

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	Throwback Today	Alex
2018	Tres
2019	MOMOL Nights	Elbert
	My Letters to Happy	Roy
	Mga Mata sa Dilim	Ritchie
2024	My Sassy Girl

References

1. Ominga, Princess Daisy C. "Meet the 'Raks Not Dead' boys of OTWOL".
2. "LOOK: 38 Photos of Benj Manalo with his LOVELY wife! - Photos". ABS-CBNENT. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017.
3. Abunda, Boy. "When brotherhood works".
4. Ruiz, Marah (July 17, 2020). "The accomplished children of Jose Manalo". ABS-CBN . Retrieved August 26, 2024.
5. Acar, Aedrianne. "TRIVIA: Meet the multi-talented actor Benj Manalo, son of Dabarkad Jose Manalo". GMA Network. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
6. "Lovely Abella still in disbelief after engagement to Benj Manalo". PEP.ph. June 14, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
7. Ramos, Jansen (January 24, 2021). "Lovely Abella and Benj Manalo are now married!". GMA Network (in Filipino). Retrieved February 9, 2021.

External links

• Benj Manalo at IMDb