RJ Rosales
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| RJ Rosales | |
|---|---|
| Born | Roseo José Rosales March 24, 1974 Manila, Philippines |
| Years active | 1996-present |
Roseo José “RJ” Rosales is a Filipino Australian singer, actor, musical theatre performer and TV presenter.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early Life
Born in Manila, his family migrated to Sydney, Australia when he was thirteen.[1] Though having heard Australia to be a racist country, Rosales encountered only a few racial incidents at school. He spent his early adult years in Sydney, where his family still resides, while he constantly moves to Singapore and Manila for work. Rosales has finished a BS Mathematics degree from the University of Western Sydney and worked as a banker before entering show business. His childhood idols include Martin Nievera and Dolphy.
[edit] Career
Rosales started his professional career by joining the cast of the original Australian production of Miss Saigon in 1996 as part of the ensemble.[2] Unfortunately, however, the production only lasted three months, but later on in the late-1998 Rosales moved to Singapore and began a successful career both in theatre and television. His theatre credits that include leading roles in Chang and Eng - the Musical, The Student Prince, Man of Letters, Cabaret, and Forbidden City. He also made numerous Filipino television appearances that included Spin and Style Doctors. He was seen in the MMFF Best Movie for 2005, Blue Moon, where he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.[3]
In addition, his work has extended to the Philippines and Malaysia, and Rosales is also praised as a successful singer and achieved his own record deal, performing with several other artists, the most notable being the hit movie theme song Together Forever with Carol Banawa. He has held live concerts in the USA, Australia, Japan and Thailand.
[edit] Current Work
As of 2007, Rosales has returned to Australia in the revived production of Sir Cameron Mackintosh's musical Miss Saigon, in which he portrays Thuy, alongside Laurie Cadevida.[4] For this role, he was nominated for the 2007 Helpmann Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Musical.[5]
[edit] Television
- Style Doctors (2004)
- ASAP (2001–2004)
- Attagirl (2001–2002)
- Da Pilya n Da Pilot (2001–2002)
- Sa Puso Ko Iingatan Ka (2002)
- Miss Earth (2002)
- Your Honor (2001–2002)
- Spin (2000–2001)
- ABCs of Health (2000–2001)
- The Making of Miss Saigon (2001)
[edit] Stage
- Miss Saigon (1996, 2007–2008)
- All About Men 2 (2005)
- Something Stupid Called Love (2003)
- East Meets West (2003)
- Chang & Eng - the Musical (1999, 2001, 2002)
- The Student Prince (2000)
- In Celebration of Musical Theatre (2000)
- Underground - the Musical (1999)
- Locker Room (1999)
- 35@2000 (1999)
- Filipinas Circa 1880 - the Musical (1998)
[edit] Music Videos
- Tulad Ng Dati [1]
- Together Forever
- You’re All That I Live For
