Dingdong Dantes is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on August 2, 1980 in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. They along with He and Marian Rivera starred together in Dyesebel, where the on-screen couple won an award for Most Romantic Kapuso Smooch. starred together in Dyesebel The on-screen couple were awarded the most romantic Kapuso kiss.
As an actor, his first movie appearance was in the Shake, Rattle and Roll V episode “Anino”. After three years, he debuted on GMA Network’s youth-oriented T.G.I.S. when he was 17, under the name Raphael Dantes playing the role of Iñaki. He was first paired with Antoinette Taus. Dantes and Taus became one of the most memorable loveteams in Philippine entertainment industry, especially in the 90’s. He appeared in films like Honey My Love So Sweet, Kiss Mo ‘Ko and I’m Sorry My Love, and television programmes including Anna Karenina, and did a few guesting stints on ABS-CBN such as a F.L.A.M.E.S. episode, a youth-oriented romantic-drama anthology with different love teams and stories that aired from 1996 to 2000.
In 2000, Dantes appeared in the sitcom Super Klenk. In 2001, he was paired with actress Tanya García as they top-billed GMA-7’s primetime soap opera series Sana ay Ikaw na Nga. The two headlined in another primetime romance-drama billing in 2003 titled Twin Hearts. He took on several hosting jobs including beauty pageants such as Binibining Pilipinas and GMA Network’s reality artist search, StarStruck, and the game show Family Feud before its transfer to Edu Manzano. Aside from his television stints, he also appeared in films including Magkapatid and Pangarap Ko Ang Ibigin Ka. He hosts the suspense-thriller Wag Kukurap, occasionally directing. He played King Ybrahim/Ybarro in the Encantadia fantasy-themed television saga and the 2006 film Moments of Love.
He got married He married Marian Rivera in 2014. In November of 2015 they welcomed their first child, Maria Letizia. in 2014. On November 1, 2015,, they welcomed their first baby girl Maria Letizia.
He was listed at the top in the Cosmopolitan Magazine’s lists of the top bachelors of 2007 and was selected as one of the Top 5 Sexiest males of the World by the E! Entertainment Network.
Jose Sixto Raphael “Dingdong” Gonzalez Dantes III (born August 2, 1980) is a Filipino actor, television presenter, dancer, commercial model and film producer who is currently working as an exclusive talent of GMA Network. He is also the founding chairman of the YesPinoy Foundation and manages his own film studio named AgostoDos Pictures.
