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Derek Ramsay

Derek Ramsay

Filipino actor and model

Not to be confused with Derek Ramsey, a contestant from the Irish edition of The Apprentice.

Derek Arthur Ramsay Jr.[fn 1] (born December 7, 1976)[1] is a British-Filipino model, actor, and host. As of 2019, he is an exclusive talent of GMA Network. In 2021, he filed an indefinite leave and is currently inactive in showbiz to attend to his personal life.

In this article, the surname is Ramsay, not Paggao.
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Early life and education

Ramsay was born on December 7, 1976,[3] in Enfield, England,[4] and he was raised in Cainta, Rizal, Philippines.[citation needed] His Filipina mother, Remedios Paggao,[4] was the head of the housekeeping unit of 11 Cadogan Gardens in England, and his British father, Derek Arthur Ramsay Sr. was an inspector for the Metropolitan Police Service stationed in Scotland Yard.[4][5][1] He was educated in the Philippines at Maria Montessori High School and a boarding school in England. He studied for an undergraduate degree in marketing in New Hampshire and Boston.[4]

Career

Modelling

Early in the 2000s, Ramsay found work as an MTV VJ, a model, as well as TV commercial actor.[4]

Television and film

Ramsay first came into wider public attention in Eat Bulaga! as a co-host of the segment Pool Watch from 2001 to 2004 on GMA Network.[6]

In April 2012, he signed a three-year contract and transferred to TV5.[7]

His first show on TV5 was The Amazing Race Philippines. After his contract expired in February 2015, he signed another three-year contract with TV5 on 28 April 2015.[8]

After months of speculations about network transfer, Ramsay returned to GMA Network and signed an exclusive contract with the network on 3 April 2019. He started in the network as a co-host of Eat Bulaga! from 2001 to 2004.[9] His first comeback Kapuso project was The Better Woman that garnered high ratings aired in 2019.

In 2020, he was supposed to topbill a project Kapuso project entitled Sanggang Dikit however because of the pandemic the production was halted. Later on, he received an offer to do with To Love and To Hold but he declined the role due to lock-in taping.

Showbiz hiatus

In December 2021, Ramsey and GMA Network have agreed that the actor will take an "indefinite leave" and "freeze the contract" from showbiz to attend to "personal matters and family".

Sports

Basketball

Ramsay also played basketball competitively. In 2004, he played for the Toyota Otis–Letran Knights in the now-defunct Philippine Basketball League.[10] He would make his return to the sport,[10] after joining the Batangas City Athletics of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) for the 2019–20 MPBL Lakan Season. He debuted for the team in Batangas' 80–67 win against the Caloocan Supremos in July 2019.[11]

Beach soccer

Ramsay is currently the head ambassador of the Philippine national beach soccer team, and was set to participate in the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Asian qualifiers, but ultimately did not due to his commitment to Kidlat, where he was playing the lead role.[12]

Golf

He also plays golf, a sport which he took up after his involvement in the 2014 film Trophy Wife. Along with John Estrada, Ramsay won the 2017 Jack Nicklaus International Invitational, a recreational golf tournament in Dublin, Ohio.[13]

Ultimate

Ramsay has also been a competitor for the Philippines national ultimate frisbee team. He was the ninth top scorer at the 13th World Ultimate and Guts Championship 2012.[14]

He represented the Philippines again as part of the Boracay Dragons in the 2017 World Championships of Beach Ultimate.[15][16]

Personal life

Ramsay married fellow actor Ellen Adarna on November 11, 2021.[17]

Filmography

Television

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Awards and nominations

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Notes

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    Derek Ramsay was born in the United Kingdom. Thus, he does not possess his mother's maiden name which is Paggao.

References

  1. [1]
    "Derek Ramsay Official Website – About Derek". Derekramsay.com.ph. December 7, 1976. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Derek Ramsay and Mary Christine Jolly Wedding Photos, Derek Sued by Wife and Son Austin Gabriel". Showbiznest.com. August 2, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
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    Lo, Ricky. "Derek to the Point". The Philippine Star. Retrieved April 14, 2022. A Dragon (Dec. 7, 1976), Derek will "breathe fire" in this Year of the Sheep and will prove that, as the cliché goes, you can't put a good man down.
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    Lo, Ricky (October 12, 2008). "Beyond Body Beautiful". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
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    "Dem Behnito biography". MyHeritage.com. December 7, 1976. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
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    "Derek Ramsay, babalik din sa Eat Bulaga?". GMA Network. April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
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    "Derek Ramsay is now a certified Kapatid; signs three-year exclusive contract with TV5". PEP.ph (in Filipino and English). Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
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    "Derek Ramsay stays with TV5; signs another three-year contract". PEP.ph (in Filipino and English). Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. April 28, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
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    "It's official, Derek Ramsay is now a Kapuso". GMA Network. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  10. [10]
    "Before MPBL, Derek Ramsay already had taste of top-flight basketball in PBL". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. May 17, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
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    From the wires (July 19, 2019). "Athletics give Derek Ramsay a rousing MPBL welcome by routing Caloocan". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
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    "'Kidlat' forces Kapatid star Derek Ramsay out of Philippines' campaign in FIFA beach soccer tilt". InterAksyon.com. January 23, 2013. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
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    From the wires (June 3, 2017). "Derek Ramsay, John Estrada win Jack Nicklaus tournament, earn meet-up with golf legend". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  14. [14]
    "Derek Ramsay, Philippine ultimate frisbee team compete in world championships". InterAksyon.com. July 12, 2012. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
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    Terrado, Reuben (April 17, 2017). "Derek Ramsay sets acting career aside for 'last hurrah' in Beach Ultimate world championships". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
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    Abellon, Bam (September 4, 2017). "Our Favorite Couples At The Vicki-Hayden Paris Wedding". Cosmpo.ph. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  17. [17]
    "Derek Ramsay, Ellen Adarna are now married". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  18. [18]
    Calderon, Nora (April 15, 2012). "Vice Ganda named Phenomenal Box-Office Star; Derek Ramsay is Box-Office King while Anne Curtis and Cristine Reyes share Box-Office Queen title". PEP.ph (in Filipino). Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. Archived from the original on July 1, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
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