Acting
Boy Abunda
Born
1961-10-29 (64)
Place of birth
Samar, Philippines
Known for
Acting
Credits
17 titles
Eugenio "Boy" Romerica Abunda Jr. (Tagalog pronunciation: [ʔaˈbʊnda]; born October 29, 1961) is a Filipino television presenter, publicist, and talent manager. Known as the "King of Talk", Abunda has presented several talk shows centered on the Philippine entertainment industry.
Known for
5.5The celebrity edition of the reality game show "Pinoy Big Brother" features Filipino Celebrity housemates live together, share their stories and build meaningful relationships as they do tasks and challenges supervised by Big Brother. Every week a nomination is done, and the public decides who gets evicted and eventually become the Big Winner of the program.
Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition
2006
9.5The latest multi-platform showbiz news and talk show, where the hottest issues in Philippine showbiz will be revealed one by one, as well as amazing hot seat interviews with celebrities including the so-called King of Talk.
Fast Talk with Boy Abunda
2023
NRa Philippine television reality competition show broadcast by ABS-CBN and Kapamilya Channel. Based on the Spanish television series Your Face Sounds Familiar.
Your Face Sounds Familiar
2015
7.7The hit global drag phenomenon is now in the Philippines! Watch as 12 iconic queens slay and race to the finish line and compete to be the first ever Drag Race Superstar from the Philippines. It’s the Filipinos’ time to shine, henny... and you ain’t seen nothing yet!
Drag Race Philippines
2022
NRBilled as a 2-in-1 reality talent competition show where the audience and the judges witness performances from the singing to the dancing stage, and vice versa.
Your Moment
2019
The Buzz is a weekly entertainment news and talk show in the Philippines. Premiering on July 4, 1999, it's the longest-running weekly entertainment news and talk show on ABS-CBN. It features local celebrity gossip and news.
The Buzz
1999
Film credits
2020s · 2 titles
4.0Lisa, after being inspired by a Korean drama, writes a book and meets a fan named Kim Gun Hoo. He invites her to tour Korea, and they begin to date. However, Lisa suffers from PTSD after her mother's suicide and forgets her memories of Gun Hoo. She disappears without a trace, but a year later, Lisa reaches out to Gun Hoo, and they reunite. Gun Hoo offers Lisa a copy of "To Room 19," and they promise to stay together this time.
Yung Libro sa Napanood Ko
2023
NRTo celebrate her 60th anniversary in showbiz, Vilma Santos sits down with Boy Abunda to look back and give insights about her multi-faceted career as a child star, sought-after endorser, box-office queen, movie producer, and distinguished politician.
Anim Na Dekada… Nag-Iisang VILMA
2023
2010s · 3 titles
5.4Anna, a conservative girl wakes up in a hotel room with the biggest actor in the country. Having no memory on how she got there, she must figure her way out of the hotel to avoid the fans and media swarming the hotel.
The Girl in the Orange Dress
2018
6.1The movie features varied forms of love: family love, sibling love, puppy love, unrequited love, ruined love, prospering love, in denial love, jaded love, and true love, among others. After all, what the world needs now is love.
All You Need Is Pag-ibig
2015
7.0There is an underground battle going on in the name of love. The soldiers are all Pikapistas! With pick-up lines as their weapons to woo the gorgeous Neneng B. (Sam Pinto), the war sizzles in the dark corners of the Metro. And there is one undefeated champion among them - BOY PICKUP (Ogie Alcasid)! Legendary, enigmatic, hypnotic, that’s his appeal to most who don’t get what his works penetrate their heart just the same. Despite his underground fame and legend, Boy Pickup lives a normal and solitary life, He works as a pastry chef in Heaven’s Bakeshop, a bakery owned by ANGEL (Solenn Heussaff) and soon Angel feels indebted to Boy while Boy starts to fall for her.
Boy Pick Up: The Movie
2012
2000s · 3 titles
NRTwo bumbling crooks are caught stealing a couple of diamond rings. Rather than get sent to jail, they convince the judge to send them to a mental institution instead. But the asylum turns out to be a haunted place, and the two are left to uncover the secret behind the paranormal mysteries that lead to the deaths of the staff.
Scaregivers
2008
6.7Legend has it that once every 100 years a superhero with the powers of lightning shows up to save mankind from the forces of evil. It is believed that if a person gets hit thrice by lightning and lives to survive another day, he shall be the chosen one. Perla is a dressmaker who lives and works for her siblings, Percy and Penny. After being hit by lightning thrice, Perla discovers that she has developed superpowers: she can generate heat and electricity with her hands, and lightning flashes come out of her hands. With these superpowers, she becomes famous as the superhero, VOLTA.
Volta
2004
7.0Abet Razalo and Ana Maria Gomez were childhood sweethearts. They find each other again, only this time they have to deal with each other on a professional level - Abet is now Anas bodyguard, and he is tasked to watch over her, now a phenomenally successful singer-actress because she is threatened by an obsessed fan. Abet also learns of Anas engagement to Vince Madrigal, a handsome billionaire. As the situation turns more complicated, the two of them are obliged to spend more time with each other, tempting them to rekindle their old flame. But Abet finds out that Ana is no longer the simple girl he promised marriage to ten years ago. Will love be lovelier the second time around for Ana and Abet or will Ana be spending the rest of her life.
Eto Na Naman Ako
2000
Series credits
5.5The celebrity edition of the reality game show "Pinoy Big Brother" features Filipino Celebrity housemates live together, share their stories and build meaningful relationships as they do tasks and challenges supervised by Big Brother. Every week a nomination is done, and the public decides who gets evicted and eventually become the Big Winner of the program.
Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition
2006
9.5The latest multi-platform showbiz news and talk show, where the hottest issues in Philippine showbiz will be revealed one by one, as well as amazing hot seat interviews with celebrities including the so-called King of Talk.
Fast Talk with Boy Abunda
2023
NRa Philippine television reality competition show broadcast by ABS-CBN and Kapamilya Channel. Based on the Spanish television series Your Face Sounds Familiar.
Your Face Sounds Familiar
2015
7.7The hit global drag phenomenon is now in the Philippines! Watch as 12 iconic queens slay and race to the finish line and compete to be the first ever Drag Race Superstar from the Philippines. It’s the Filipinos’ time to shine, henny... and you ain’t seen nothing yet!
Drag Race Philippines
2022
NRBilled as a 2-in-1 reality talent competition show where the audience and the judges witness performances from the singing to the dancing stage, and vice versa.
Your Moment
2019
The Buzz is a weekly entertainment news and talk show in the Philippines. Premiering on July 4, 1999, it's the longest-running weekly entertainment news and talk show on ABS-CBN. It features local celebrity gossip and news.
The Buzz
1999
5.0No synopsis available yet.
Limited Edition
2021
A reality-based talent competition that features "Questors" that will have to undergo talent training, physical enhancement and different challenges to test their talent skills. The remaining questor after weekly eliminations will be declared as the Grand Questor.
Star Circle Quest
2004
Boy & Kris was a Philippine morning talk and lifestyle show of ABS-CBN. The show is hosted by Boy Abunda and Kris Aquino aired on weekday mornings. It was the defunct and replaced by Ruffa & Ai. Topics on the show ranges from personal concerns like relationships, finance and health concerns as well and other related matters. "Boy is the information source and the objective in your face analyst who will approach any topic or issue squarely, whereas Kris is the opinionated other who will give an emotional tug to any issue or concern. Together, they are the yin and yang of morning talk to serve as the devil's advocate to one another and to provide a healthy balance of discussion items," said ABS-CBN Business Unit Head Louie Andrada. Early January, there are rumors that ABS-CBN will move the talk show to a night timeslot. The hosts confirmed this news, as their talk show will be replaced by Ruffa & Ai to be hosted by Ruffa Gutierrez and Ai-ai Delas Alas. Meanwhile, Boy Abunda and Kris Aquino will be moving to Primetime Bida before Bandila for their new entertainment show titled Showbiz News Ngayon, starting this February 16, 2009.
Boy & Kris
2007