Richard Gomez
| Richard Gomez | |
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| Mayor of Ormoc City | |
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Assumed office June 30, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Edward C. Codilla |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Richard Frank Icasiano Gomez April 7, 1966 (age 50) Manila, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | PDP-Laban |
| Spouse(s) |
Lucy Torres (m. 1998–present) |
| Children | Juliana Gomez |
| Alma mater | UPHSD, UP Open University |
| Occupation | Actor, model, athlete, television presenter, director, politician |
Richard Gomez (born Richard Frank Icasiano Gomez on April 7, 1966) is a Filipino actor, model, athlete, television presenter, director and politician who was a former contract artist of GMA Network who now returned to ABS-CBN. He is one of the famous actors in Philippine cinema and television. He graduated from the University of the Philippines Open University (Associate in Arts, 2009) and the University of Perpetual Help System DALTA (Masters in Business Administration, 2016). Gomez is one of ABS-CBN's contract actors.
Gomez ran for mayor of Ormoc City during the 2016 general elections and was proclaimed the winner on May 10, 2016. He assumed office on June 30, 2016.
Gomez was raised by his grandmother. He has European ancestry on his paternal side, his grandfather was Irish and his great-great grandfather was Spanish. Before his entry in show business, he worked at McDonald's. His dream came true when his modelling career began. After modelling, he pursued an acting career. He is fondly called by his fans as "Goma". His mother was the screen siren of 60s Philippine cinema, Stella Suarez. His cousin is Stella Suarez, Jr. (also known as Pinky Suarez), who was adopted by his parents and raised as his sibling.
His movie career started when he was cast as the love interest of Maricel Soriano in the 1985 movie "Inday Bote". His relationship with Sharon Cuneta was highly publicised during that time as well as with his former girlfriend Dawn Zulueta. He also had a relationship with Patricia Borromeo, a model, who died in 2002 due to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. In 1998, he married Lucy Torres with whom he has a daughter. In 2002, Goma transferred to GMA 7 via his first melodrama show of the said network, Ang Iibigin Ay Ikaw with its sequel Ang Iibigin Ay Ikaw Pa Rin as well as a presenter of S-Files when he added or joined. His first GMA sitcom at that time was Lagot Ka, Isusumbong Kita, aired from 2003 to 2007.
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