In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Castelo and the surname or paternal family name is Sotto.
Vic Sotto
Sotto in February 2022
Born
Marvic Valentin Castelo Sotto
(1954-04-28) April 28, 1954 (age 69)
Occupations
Actor
comedian
television personality
Years active
1976–present
Spouses
Dina Bonnevie
(m. 1981; ann. 1992)
Pauleen Luna
(m. 2016)
Children
6, including Oyo Boy and Vico
Relatives
Sotto family
Marvic Valentin Castelo "Vic" Sotto (born April 28, 1954) is a Filipino actor, comedian, and television personality. Prolific in film and television in the Philippines since the 1970s, he is known for playing comedic roles in television sitcoms and films.
Sotto began his career in the 1970s as a member of the disco band VST & Company, where he helped the group popularize the hit songs "Ikaw ang Aking Mahal", "Awitin Mo at Isasayaw Ko", "Magsayawan", and "Rock Baby Rock". He later formed a trio with his brother Tito and Joey de Leon, where they starred together in the long-running sitcom Iskul Bukol (1978–1988). From 1979 to 2023, Sotto hosts the noontime variety show Eat Bulaga! until 2023, where he left from the show's production company TAPE Inc. due to a dispute. He became one of the founders of TVJ Productions, and currently hosts E.A.T. for 6 months before the show was renamed to its original title Eat Bulaga!.
Sotto has appeared in the other sitcoms Okay Ka, Fairy Ko!, Daddy Di Do Du, Ful Haus, Vampire ang Daddy Ko, Hay, Bahay!, Daddy's Gurl and Open 24/7. In film, he played the lead role as the title character in the Enteng Kabisote film series. His other notable films include Lastikman (2003), Ang Darling Kong Aswang (2009), My Little Bossings (2013), Jack Em Popoy: The Puliscredibles (2018), and Mission Unstapabol: The Don Identity (2019). He has also ventured into television hosting, appearing in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and Bossing & Ai.
Marvic Valentin Castelo "Vic" Sotto (born April 28, 1954) is a Filipino actor, comedian, and television personality. Prolific in film and television in...
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brother of Senator Tito Sotto, Marcelino Antonio "Maru" Sotto Jr. (former husband of actress Ali Carag-Sotto) and VicSotto. He is an uncle of actresses...
Philippines talent contest in 1995 where she first met her future husband, VicSotto. She began acting at 13 years of age when she became a member of ABS-CBN...
Philippine media production company co-owned by Eat Bulaga! hosts Tito Sotto, VicSotto, and Joey de Leon (collectively known as TVJ) and media company MediaQuest...
actor-comedian-host VicSotto and Swiss-Filipino singer-actress Dina Bonnevie, nephew of former Senator Tito Sotto, younger brother of actress Danica Sotto, half-brother...
Vic and Joey) Kids". During her stint in Eat Bulaga!, she was paired with co-host Paolo Ballesteros and were together dubbed "CiaPao". In 2008, Sotto...
management and the group of hosts of Eat Bulaga! – Joey de Leon, Tito Sotto and VicSotto. Eat Bulaga! suspended its production, after the hosts and production...
Sotto. He is also the nephew of actor and television personality VicSotto, making him a cousin of actor Oyo Sotto and Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto. Sotto had...
Val Sotto and VicSotto. His granduncle Filemon Sotto was also a former senator of the Philippines. His cousins were actors Oyo Boy Sotto, Ciara Sotto, and...
starred in GMA's weekly sitcom Hay, Bahay! with her husband Oyo Boy Sotto, VicSotto and Ai-Ai delas Alas, her first major role as a Kapuso artist. In 2018...
film starring VicSotto and Cristine Reyes. It was a remake of the 1975 film Ang Darling ko'y Aswang.[citation needed] Victor (VicSotto) is a single father...
The series was written and directed by Bibeth Orteza. It stars VicSotto and Oyo Boy Sotto in the title role. It premiered on March 9, 2013, and it concluded...
Bulaga!—filed their resignation soon after the show's main hosts, Tito Sotto, VicSotto, and Joey de Leon, announced their exit from the show's producer, TAPE...
during the recording of this song and said that she told VicSotto about the material, Sotto said to her that there is no way she can present it as a...
broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Bert de Leon, it stars VicSotto, Maxene Magalona, Danica Sotto and Isabella de Leon. It premiered on July 12, 2001 on...
businessman Romeo Jalosjos Sr. as well as the show's original hosts Tito Sotto, VicSotto, and Joey de Leon. Tuviera attended high school at the Colegio de San...
action comedy film directed by Mike Tuviera and starring Coco Martin, VicSotto, and Maine Mendoza. Its plot revolves around a team of "puliscredibles"—consisting...
Tito Sotto, VicSotto, and Joey de Leon. The show centered around student life in the fictional Wanbol University. Josélito "Tito" Escalera (Tito Sotto) -...
Haus, both starring VicSotto. In 2010, Manalo returned to TV5 (formerly ABC 5) for his former sitcom, My Darling Aswang with VicSotto and Richie Reyes...