John Lapus

John Lapus

Date of Birth:

Jul 07, 1973

Jonathan Anthony Solis Lapus (or known as John Lapus or simply Sweet, born July 7, 1973 in Manila) is a Filipino actor, host and comedian. John Lapus is son of showbiz columnist, the late Jojo Lapus (1943–2007). Lapus started his career in 1993 and worked as a researcher of ABS-CBN's Showbiz Lingo. He is also an alumnus of University of Santo Tomas, where he was an active member of Teatro Tomasino. He appeared in numerous ABS-CBN shows and often moonlighted as Creative Consultant for the network's film arm, Star Cinema. His nickname "Sweet" was named after his character in a sitcom Arriba, Arriba!. In 2006, he transferred to GMA Network, joining S-Files after his assignments at ABS-CBN dwindled. When S-Files was cancelled by the network he was named main host of Showbiz Central together with Pia Guanio and Raymond Gutierrez. Since then, his career has experienced resurgence. He has planned to portray the villain character Ida in Zaido but Paolo Ballesteros was chosen for this character. Lapus won two awards namely, Best Male Stand-Up Comic in Aliw Awards 2006 and Best Game Show Host (along with Ai-Ai de las Alas) for ABC-5's (now TV5's) Sing Galing in PMPC Star Awards 2004. Lapus is openly gay. He returned to his originally home network ABS-CBN. He had been casted first at Ikaw Ay Pag-ibig, Kahit Konting Pagtingin and now at Mirabella which he was known as Paeng Robles, foster father of Mirabella.

filmography:

Anak Anak

2000

Agent X44 Agent X44

2007

Loving You Loving You

2008

Echorsis Echorsis

2016

Manila Manila

2009

Abay Babes Abay Babes

2018

Bathhouse Bathhouse

2005

Kiliti Kiliti

1997

Doubt Doubt

2003

This Time This Time

2016

Mamarazzi Mamarazzi

2010

Island Island

2010

Ukay-Ukay Ukay-Ukay

2009

100 100

2008

Shackled Shackled

2012

Takas Takas

2022

Ang Panday Ang Panday

2009

Snake Snake

2014

Emergency Emergency

2008

Dish Dish

2014

Flight 666 Flight 666

2014

Road Trip Road Trip

2024

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