Willie Revillame
| Willie Revillame | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Wilfredo Buendia Revillame |
| Born |
January 27, 1961 Cabanatuan City, Philippines |
| Genres | P-pop, Novelty |
| Occupation(s) | TV host, singer, actor, comedian, producer, businessman |
| Instruments | Vocals, Drums |
| Years active | 1986–2013, 2015–present |
| Labels |
Universal Records (2001–2005) Star Records (2005–2010) Viva Records (2010–2013) GMA Records (2015–present) |
Willie Revillame (born Wilfredo Buendia Revillame, January 27, 1961) is a Filipino television host, singer-musician, songwriter, businessman, actor and comedian.
Revillame started out as the host of GMA Network's noontime variety program Lunch Date in the early 1980s together with Randy Santiago. After his hosting stint he started appearing on different movies playing sidekick to big-named stars. In 1998 he started co-hosting the ABS-CBN noontime show "'Sang Linggo nAPO Sila". After the show was cancelled to make way for his big break in Magandang Tanghali Bayan, he also started appearing in Richard Loves Lucy. Other shows he hosted within the network were "Willingly Yours", Masayang Tanghali Bayan, and Wowowee, as well as TV5 variety programs like Willing Willie, Wil Time Bigtime and Wowowillie.
As of March 2015, Revillame recently marked his homecoming in GMA Network (his original home network), and his long-awaited return to Philippine showbiz and to Philippine television via his newest weekly-variety program Wowowin, airing on GMA Network every Sunday afternoon since May 10, 2015, but Wowowin became a weekday variety program in February 2016 due to the popularity of the show.
Revillame is known for developing a business, the Wil Tower Mall near ABS-CBN Eugenio Lopez Drive in Quezon City with business partner Manny Villar. It held its grand opening on September 15, 2013. Revillame is also the former owner of restaurants W Bar and Wil Steak Town at Wil Events Place located near Wil Tower Mall and ABS-CBN along Sgt. Esguerra Avenue in South Triangle, Diliman, Quezon City. Wil Tower Mall was developed by the real estate firm Vista Land, but Revillame's holdings were sold to his business partner and friend, former Senator Manny Villar.
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