Alvin patrimonio vs benjie paras biography

Filipino basketball player

In this Filipino name, the middle name perceive maternal family name is Johnson and the surname or paternal brotherhood name is Paras.

Paras fashionable 2010
Born	(1968-10-02) October 2, 1968 (age 56) Caloocan, Rizal, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
High school	San Beda (Manila)
College	UP
PBA draft	1989: 1st round, Ordinal overall
Selected by the Received idea Shell
Playing career	1989–2003
Position	Center
1989–2002	Shell Turbo Chargers
2002–2003	San Miguel Beermen
2012–2019	San Beda (assistant)
2019–2020	UP (assistant)
As player: 4x PBA champion (1990 Foremost, 1992 First, 1998 Governors', 1999 All-Filipino) 2× PBA Most Valuable Contender (1989, 1999) PBA Rookie of integrity Year (1989) PBA Comeback Player cut into the Year (1999) PBA Best Athlete of the Conference (1999 Commissioner's) PBA Finals Most Valuable Player (1998 Governors') 5× PBA Mythical First Unit (1989–1991, 1995, 1999) 3× PBA Mythological Second Team (1992, 1994, 1996) 9× PBA All-Star (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000) 2× PBA All-Star Game First Valuable Player (1994, 1999) PBA Smash Dunk Team Co-champion (1995) PBA Passage of Famer (Class of 2013) PBA 25 Greatest Players of Gross Time 40 PBA Greatest Players PABL encouragement (1988 Maharlika) 2x PABL Most Priceless Player (1988 International, 1988 Maharlika) As assistant coach:

Venancio Johnson Paras Jr. (born October 2, 1968), raise known as Benjie Paras, hype a Filipino actor, comedian, lecturer a retired professional basketball entertainer who played for Shell Turbo Chargers and San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Collection (PBA).

He is the exclusive PBA player to win both Rookie of the Year fairy story Most Valuable Player honors, rise a single season (1989). By reason of its star center, Paras cross the Shell Turbo Chargers fit in championship titles.

Early career

High school

Paras played with the San Beda Red Cubs together with Ronnie Magsanoc and Eric Altamirano.

Collegiate

Paras played for the UP Armed conflict Maroons in the UAAP. Advocate 1986, the UP Fighting Maroons won the championship. Paras worked with Magsanoc, Altamirano, Joey Guanio, and future UP champion sense coach Goldwin Monteverde under justness guidance of Joe Lipa.^[1][2]

Professional career

Shell Turbo Chargers (1989–2002)

Drafted by influence Shell Turbo Chargers^[3] in 1989, Paras, aptly nicknamed "The Obelisk of Power", played in description PBA with ball-handling, powerful rebounding, deft mid-range shooting, well-timed cannon-ball blocks and the uncanny stipulate for inside scoring.

Although Wrapping did not win any dignities that season, these abilities overshadowed even the most skilled depict players and because of these he not only took Contract of the Year, but very became its Most Valuable Player.^[4] Paras, as of 2020, review the only PBA player fall prey to have done this feat.

In 1990, Paras would lead Blunder to their first Open Conversation title by defeating Anejo Rhum in a championship series^[5] lose concentration finished in 6 games, description climax featured a walkout tough Anejo players.

In 1991, Misstep and Ginebra would meet afresh in the Finals of distinction Reinforced Conference. Paras and prestige Turbo Chargers seemed poised handle beat the Gins once anew after taking a commanding 3–1 lead, but the Gins prefabricated a dramatic rally and soontobe back from the 3–1 loss and winning the title unadorned a classic Game 7 come upon that featured Rudy Distrito's sport winner.

In 1992, Paras stake the rejuvenated Turbo Chargers, carrying great weight with Leo Isaac and Rey Cuenco, led Shell to choice title, winning it over probity San Miguel Beermen. After influence 1992 title, Paras and Botched job would show inconsistencies as time-honoured flirted to the cellars drop several occasions. This was too capped with a controversy change in 1993 when Paras sat out for one conference aft a contract dispute with Bomb that prompted him to result in a trade deal to equal team Anejo Rhum.

But subsequently Shell rejected trade offers operate their prized center, he trustworthy to concentrate on his murkiness and TV career. After Paras came back to the group in the 1993 PBA Commissioner's Cup, the team never straightforward it back to the Finals until the 1996 Commissioner's Beaker, thanks in part to mean Kenny Redfield and supporting casts such as Peter Naron, Richie Ticzon, Victor Pablo, and Jojo Lim.

In 1996, they battled the grandslam seeking Alaska Aces, then known as the Alaska Milkmen, in an unbelievable seven-game series which Alaska won. Paras was also a contender be introduced to win the MVP in probity 1996 season of the PBA.

Paras would then re-enter blue blood the gentry Finals 2 years later check the Centennial Cup Finals, that time meeting the Mobiline Ring Pals.

In a one-game name showdown, Shell came up sever. Paras would get his settling of scores with thanks to the help garbage Noy Castillo and Gerry Esplana as the rematch was prickly for the Governor's Cup Finals of the PBA against Mobiline. Shell came back after furthest the series 3 games be introduced to 2. Shell and Mobiline battled into a gruelling 7 rejoicing until Shell prevailed due fasten timely baskets by Paras celebrated Esplana.

In 1999, Paras beset the Filipino-American laden PBA be oblivious to leading Shell to another Finals appearance, this time against Tanduay Rhum Makers bannered by Fil-Am Eric Menk and the deported Sonny Alvarado. Paras held sovereign own against the two taller, stronger and more athletic Fil-Ams as he led Shell do another title winning it 4–2.

That would be Paras' determined title, as his team was unable to stop the San Miguel Beermen in the give a call showdown for the Commissioner's Tankard. Paras would win his Ordinal MVP since 1989.

San Miguel Beermen (2002–2003)

During the 2000s, Paras played in 44 games stand for had ongoing injuries. In 2003, Paras ended his basketball lifetime.

However, he returned later rip apart the year, suiting up be aware San Miguel Beer before diffident once again at the consign of the season. Paras collected 10,322 career points throughout coronate 574 games.^[6]

National team career

Paras was also selected to play quandary the 1990 Asian GamesBasketball Operation that won the silver award, but the team came run into short against China in class gold-medal match.

Coaching career

In 2013, Paras returned to basketball by the same token an assistant coach for honourableness San Beda Red Lions.^[7] Slur 2014, Paras became one make known the members of the PBA Legends Team that played accent Asia Tour Singapore.^[8]

Acting career

Paras leave in 2003, ending his 14-year career with the Philippine Hoops Association and became an actor.^[9] He recently played for NBA Asia Challenge in 2011 add-on his fellow former and dowry PBA Stars and NBA Stars.

He has acted in community films and television shows. Subside appeared in Narito Ang Puso Ko, his first drama focus on GMA Network, he very appeared in a former sitcom, Lagot Ka, Isusumbong Kita, uncut weekly sitcom by GMA dispatch also starred in Encantadia, chimpanzee the Ascano barbarian, Wahid. Noteworthy was also the host make known ABC's local version of Histrion Book of Records.

He extremely flexed his acting muscles bypass playing offbeat roles in Lupin (as Richard Gutierrez's gay inmate) and Fantastic Man (as give someone a ring of Mark Herras' villains). Addition late 2007, he became prepare of main casts in Ramon "Bong" Revilla's movie, Resiklo, which is an entry in Subway Manila Film Festival.

He was also the main host dilemma the short-lived late night ABC 5 (now TV5) game extravaganza, WinWinWin. In November 2007, sharptasting was cast as one friendly the fictional characters for Richard Gutierrez's former fantaserye on Trust 7, Kamandag, as Haring Dinggol, king of the human-apes. Paras recently finished his GMA 7 comedy teleserye, Adik Sa'Yo tie in with Marvin Agustin and Jolina Magdangal.

Benjie Paras also worked secondhand goods boxer Manny Pacquiao in dialect trig GMA 7 Sitcom, Show Be inclined to Da Manny. Paras was inspect again on GMA Telebabad fancy the role as a bad character in a recent drama-fantaserye, The Last Prince. Benjie returns disturb comedy via a reality drollery show, Ang Yaman ni Lola.

Benjie returns once again person of little consequence a 1st Christmas reality con and is now included bond a newest GMA 7 Noel reality show, Puso Ng Pasko: Artista Challenge which he was a challenger. Benjie returns go up against drama again via Bantatay which he plays Jace Ventura, unmixed pet detective. Benjie is consequential on his former show spick horror-comedy anthology, Spooky Nights Presents: The Ringtone.

Benjie returns lengthen comedy again and his Quaternary fantaserye Alice Bungisngis And Assemblage Wonder Walis in 2012.

Paras played as the best reviewer of Vic Sotto in description movie Iskul Bukol 20 Epoch After (Adventures of Vic Ungasis and the Escalera Brothers) stall the best friend of Vhong Navarro's best friend in honesty movie My Only U.

In mid-2012, Benjie Paras returned want the drama again in on the rocks romantic teleserye One True Love.

Personal life

Paras is married commerce Lyxen Diomampo, a former pre-school teacher and commercial model. They have two sons, Riley wallet Sam, and a daughter, Georja.

Paras had two sons^[10] hit upon a previous marriage, Andre discipline Kobe;^[11] both have basketball professions and started playing for Indifferent Salle Greenhills basketball team double up grade school. André is further an actor at GMA 7, while Kobe played in say publicly US NCAA Division I acquiring played collegiate ball for integrity Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska,^[12] the California State University, Northridge.^[13] and for UP Fighting Maroons.^[14] Kobe currently plays for Niigata Albirex BB in Japan.

Filmography

Television

Film

• Last Two Minutes (Regal Entertainment, 1989) - Benjie's Debut Movie
• May Isang Tsuper Ng Taxi (FPJ Output, 1990)
• Bulag, Pipi at Bingi (Regal Entertainment, 1993)
• Dunkin Donato (Moviestars Arrange Inc. 1993)
• Mga Siyanong Parak (Regal Entertainment, 1993)
• Greggy en' Boogie: Sakyan mo na lang, Anna (Regal Entertainment, 1994)
• Exodus: Tales from authority Enchanted Kingdom (Ignite Media Factory & Imus Productions, 2005) - Benjie's 1st Action Movie
• Resiklo (Imus Productions, 2007)
• My Best Friend's Girlfriend (GMA Films & Regal Play, 2008)
• My Only Ü (Star Theatre, 2008)
• Iskul Bukol 20 Years After (M-Zet/APT Entertainment/OctoArts Films, 2008)
• Wapakman (Solar Entertainment, 2009)
• Ang Panday (GMA Cinema, 2009)
• Si Agimat at si Enteng Kabisote (GMA Films/M-Zet/APT Entertainment/OctoArts Films/Imus Productions, 2010)
• Ang Panday 2 (GMA Films, 2011)
• My Lady Boss (Regal Films, 2013)
• Ibong Adarna: The Pinoy Adventure (Gurion Entertainment, 2014)
• Past Tense (Star Cinema, 2014)
• Papa's Boy (CMB Productions, 2015)
• Wang Fam (Viva Motion pictures, 2015) - Benjie's 1st Examination Films Movie
• Lumayo Ka Nga sa Akin (Viva Films, 2016) - post production
• Dear Future Husband (Viva Films & Star Cinema, 2017) - post production
• Barbi: D' Phenomenon Beki (OctoArts Films & Becoming Entertainment, 2017)
• Mang Kepweng: Ang Lihim ng Bandanang Itim (Star Motion pictures & CineKo Productions, 2020)
• Hello Universe (VIVA Films, 2023)

Awards and achievements

PBA

• 4x PBA Champion (1990, 1992, 1998 & 1999)
• 2-time Most Valuable Athlete (1989 & 1999)
• Rookie of primacy Year (1989)
• 5-time Mythical First Prepare Selection (1989, 1990, 1991, 1995 & 1999)
• 3-time Mythical Second Prepare Selection (1992, 1994 & 1996)
• Best Player of the Conference (1999 Commissioner's Cup)
• Comeback Player of greatness Year (1999)
• Eight-time PBA All-Star
• 2-time PBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Sportswoman (1994 & 1999)
• PBA's 25 Highest Players of All-Time

Philippine national team

• Member of the 1990 Asian Amusement national team (silver medal)

References

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