Michael V.
| Michael V. | |
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Michael V. in the set of Eat Bulaga!
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Beethoven del Valle Bunagan |
| Born |
December 17, 1969 Malate, Maynila, Philippines |
| Origin | Pandacan, Manila, Philippines |
| Genres | Pop, OPM, rap, novelty, parody |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actor, comedian, TV host, writer |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels |
EMI OctoArts Polyeast GMA Records |
| Website | Michael V's Profile in GMANetwork.com |
Beethoven del Valle Bunagan (born December 17, 1969), known by his stage name Michael V. and also known as "Bitoy", is a Filipino comedian, actor, impersonator, director, composer, singer, rapper, voice artist and parodist, who appears in the GMA Network show Bubble Gang, and in his own TV show Pepito Manaloto.
Known for his literal "translations" and parodies of popular Filipino and foreign songs, Michael V has also made original songs, such as "Sinaktan Mo Ang Puso Ko" (You've Hurt My Heart), and "Hindi Ako Bakla" (I'm Not Gay). The song "Sinaktan Mo Ang Puso Ko" is closely similar to Weird Al Yankovic's "You Don't Love Me Anymore".
Michael V. was born on December 17, 1969 at Clinica dela Rosa in Malate, Manila to Cesar Felix Bunagan and Melba Balonzo del Valle. His father named him after German composer Ludwig van Beethoven, upon seeing a copy of Beethoven's LP in his boss' office, not knowing that "Beethoven" is a surname.
His nickname was taken from a TV character played by comedian Bentot. When Bentot guested in Iskul Bukol, then high school pupil Beethoven saw it. The next day, he was mimicking Bentot's voice in school. His classmates then called him Bitoy, to which the nickname stuck to this day. He finished his secondary education in Manila Science High School. Bunagan later earned an academic degree in Mass Communications from the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila. He joined a lot of contests on TV. In one contest in Eat Bulaga, judge Ogie Alcasid turned him down. Later, Beethoven became a co-host of Eat Bulaga and Ogie Alcasid became one of his close friends and co-star in the long-running Bubble Gang and Tropang Trumpo.
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