Jhett Tolentino
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Jhett Tolentino at Malacañan Palace in December 2016
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| Birth name | Jhett Tolentino |
| Born | December 28, 1976 |
| Origin | Iloilo City, Iloilo, Philippines |
| Occupation(s) | Theatre Producer |
| Years active | 2011-present |
| Associated acts | Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Matthew Broderick, Ricky Martin, Bradley Cooper, Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Hudson, Conrad Ricamora, Ruthie Ann Miles, Leslie Odom, Jr., Cynthia Erivo, Sophie Okonedo, David Hyde Pierce, Harry Connick, Jr., Marlo Thomas, Michael Cera, Tavi Gevinson, Kieran Culkin, Audra McDonald, Jeremy Jordan, Laura Osnes, Michael Urie, Danielle Brooks, Stephen Bray, Frank Filipetti, Estelle Parsons, Bill Condon |
Jhett Tolentino is a Filipino theatre producer based in New York City, who is also known for being the second Philippine-born to win a Tony Award. He has won three Tony Awards since his Broadway debut in March 2013 and has received his first Grammy Award in the February 2017. He owns Jhett Tolentino Productions, LLC.
Tolentino attended Calumpang Elementary School (which was since renamed as Esteban Juntado, Sr. Memorial Elementary School) from 1983-1989. He entered University of Iloilo as a high school freshman and took up his secondary education from 1989-1993. He continued attending University of Iloilo and obtained his Bachelor of Science in Accountancy degree in March 1997.
He has pursued his high school education by applying to a scholarship program being promoted by the Our Lady of Miraculous Medal Parish. Apparently, the scholarship grant is funded by the Meguko Society, a student organization operating at the Jesuit-run Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan. The Meguko Society caters to educational needs of indigenous children from India and the Philippines. Tolentino was awarded scholarship grants from high school to undergraduate by the organization.
He wanted to pursue a Tourism degree but has decided to take a degree in Accountancy due to the lack of course offering in the region.
When he moved to the United States, he received his certificate in Nursing Assistance from the American Medical Career Training Center in Jamaica, New York in December 2005.
Right after graduation, Tolentino worked in Iloilo City at Mercantile Credit Resource Corporation as a general bookkeeper, and was promoted as an accountant after three months, while serving as the company's corporate secretary. He worked at Mercantile Credit Resource Corporation from 1997-2002. He moonlighted in multinational Hong Kong-based companies from 1999-2001: as internal auditor for JP Capital Partners Ltd., and as sales and marketing executive for Inside Fashion.
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