Famous Filipino Artist (Movie Actor): Piolo Pascual was born January 12, 1977, in Manila, Philippines. Piolo Jose Nonato Pascual (screen name: Piolo Pascual), is an award-winning and multi-nominated film and television actor, recording artist, songwriter, concert performer, host, product endorser, and film producer in the Philippines.Piolo Pascual is Filipino of mixed background. His paternal grandfather was a German American and his paternal grandmother has mixed Spanish and Austronesian blood.
In 2003, Piolo Pascual achieved a rare grand slam feat by playing the role of Jules Bartolome opposite Vilma Santos and Christopher de Leon, in Dekada '70. Piolo Pascual collected a total of eight awards from all the existing award-giving bodies at that time in the Best Supporting Actor category starting with the Metro Manila Film Festival in December 2002 and culminating with the Gawad Urian in May 2003. Dekada '70 was the Philippine entry for the Best Foreign Film Language category in the 76th Academy Awards in 2004. In addition, Dekada '70 (together with Milan and Panaghoy sa Suba) was also exhibited in the New Cinema of the World section of the Cannes Film Festival in May 2005.
Piolo Pascual is a long-time member of ABS-CBN's Star Magic and is an exclusive contract artist of ABS-CBN, Star Records, and Star Cinema. He celebrated his 10th year anniversary in 2007 with a coffee table book (Piolo: Believing), a fifth solo album (Timeless), and a second major solo concert at the Araneta Coliseum (Ten: Piolo).