German Moreno
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Nora Aunor and German Moreno during Aunor's arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on 10 August 2011.
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| Born |
German Molina Moreno 4 October 1933 Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines |
| Died | 8 January 2016 (aged 82) St. Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City, Metro Manila |
| Cause of death | Cardiac arrest |
| Resting place | Loyola Memorial Park, Marikina City, Metro Manila |
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| Occupation | Host, Actor, Talent Manager |
| Years active | 1963–2016 |
| Children | Federico Moreno (adopted son) |
| Relatives | Luis Gabriel Moreno (grandson) |
German Molina Moreno, also known as Kuya Germs or the Master Showman (October 4, 1933 – January 8, 2016), was a Filipino television host, actor, comedian and talent manager (star-builder).
His parents were Jose Moreno y Caloy (Pepe), a Spanish Filipino Mestizo, and Aurora Molina. He had one sister, Pilar Moreno Nite. His father died after an incident involving an American soldier. Moreno first worked for an aunt's taxi company and also sold bibingka, peanuts, and cigarettes. He became a jeepney barker.
He had an adopted son named Federico Moreno. His grandson Luis Moreno is an archer. His nephew, John Nite is also a TV host on Walang Tulugan with the Master Showman on GMA 7.
Moreno became involved in the entertainment industry working as a janitor and telonero (curtain raiser) of Clover Theater in 1957. His first break was a role as Jesus Christ for the Manila Grand Opera House. He later went on to pursue a career as a comedian of the bodabil stage and the post-war screen.
In 1963, Moreno took his comedy act to Sampaguita Pictures, the home of biggest stars at that time such as Dolphy, Panchito, Gloria Romero, and Susan Roces. He hosted a premiere night at the Life Theater but refused Nene Vera-Perez's attempt to pay him and instead asked for movie roles instead. Moreno then had roles in the movies Dance-O-Rama, Mga Batang Iskwater, Class Reunion and Mga Batang Bakasyunista. It was in his Sampaguita stint where he met his longtime co-host Ike Lozada.
Moreno also became a disc jockey as Eddie Ilarde's sidekick in the radio program "Ngayon Naman" on CBN. In 1969, he transferred radio stations to DZTR as a pinch-hitter for Helen Vela, Bingo Lacson, and Ben David. Moreno would then be given his own timeslot from 11pm to 12mn for "Bisita Artista", "Music Factory", with Lozada and Inday Badiday and the famous "Guy and Pip Song Festival". In the last decades of his life, he would host his own hour-long show on dzBB during weekdays at 2:30pm.
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