Carlos Bustamante (TV personality)

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Carlos Bustamante is a Canadian television personality, and formerly an entertainment reporter for Entertainment Tonight Canada from 2017, [1] to the show's cancellation in 2023. [2]

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Biography

Born in Manila, Philippines, Bustamante moved to Canada at a young age, with his family first settling in Calgary, Alberta. After a few years, his family lived between Vancouver and Toronto. [3] Bustamante was a tap dancer in his youth.

He was a host of programming for YTV, including The Zone from 2002 to 2018 and The Next Star . [4]

Personal life

Bustamante lives in Burlington, Ontario. He is married and has two children. [5]

Awards

Bustamante won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Host in a Pre-School, Children's or Youth Program or Series at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2014 for The Next Star, [6] and was a nominee in the same category at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards in 2015.

He was a dual nominee at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022, for Host of a Talk Show or Entertainment News Program alongside Cheryl Hickey and Sangita Patel for the ET Canada Favourite Canadian Countdown, and Host in a Web Program or Series alongside Hickey, Patel, Roz Weston, Keshia Chanté, and Morgan Hoffman for ET Canada Live. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Bergman, Randi (August 24, 2019). "TV host Carlos Bustamante shares his family's back-to-school favourites". The Globe and Mail .
  2. ↑ Benchetrit, Jenna (27 September 2023). "Entertainment Tonight Canada to end after 18 seasons". cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. CBC. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  3. ↑ Crosbie, Sarah (29 October 2016). "ET Canada's Carlos Bustamante on childhood Stampede prize: 'Like a gold medal'". Global News .
  4. ↑ Volmers, Eric (May 9, 2013). "Stars in their eyes; Young hopefuls audition for YTV competition". Calgary Herald .
  5. ↑ Levy, Joel (September 11, 2019). "A Day in the Life with entertainment reporter Carlos Bustamante". Toronto Guardian.
  6. ↑ Jancelewicz, Chris (March 6, 2014). "Canadian Screen Awards 2014: Winners In Drama, Variety, Comedy Announced". HuffPost .
  7. ↑ "ET CANADA WINS THE 2022 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARD FOR BEST ENTERTAINMENT NEWS PROGRAM OR SERIES". Corus Entertainment . April 7, 2022.


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