Zanjoe Acuesta Marudo (born July 23, 1982) is a Filipino actor, model, and former housemate of Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition. He was one of the Big Four with Bianca Gonzalez, John Prats, and the big winner Keanna Reeves.

[edit] Biography

Zanjoe was born in Tanauan City, Batangas. He has five siblings and he is the third child. From elementary school until high school, he played in the basketball varsity team. He was in the San Sebastian College-Staglets Team, playing in the NCAA. He showed potential in being a model when he first joined a modeling contest, Body Shots, and won the First Runner-up title. He then became a very in-demand model. He joined The Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition, winning 4th Place with actors John Prats, Bianca Gonzalez and Keana Reeves. He signed his acting contract with ABS-CBN network.

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Zanjoe became a model after high school and he became a hunk of the month in the Philippine Cosmopolitan magazine. He also became of Philippine Cosmo Magazine's Top 10 Bachelors and Metro Calendar 2006. He recently appeared in the Bench Fever fashion show. In Philippine Cosmopolitan Magazine (September 2006 issue), Zanjoe is one of the 10 Centerfold men in the "Cosmopolitan 69 Bachelors and 10 Centerfolds" supplement.

Zanjoe was with the ABS-CBN comedy series Aalog-Alog (Jiggling) with Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition housemates John Prats, Keanna Reeves, and Pinoy Big Brother runner-up Jason Gainza airing Saturdays and in the fantasy series Super Inggo as Super Islaw just like Richard Gomez, whose first movie break was being a comic character Islaw. He is set to be seen on Florinda (TV series) with Maricel Soriano^[1] and an untitled soap opera with Claudine Barretto alongside his new loveteam, Roxanne Guinoo. Marudo is a member of ABS-CBN's circle of homegrown talents named Star Magic.

[edit] Personal Life

He is currently in a relationship with Mariel Rodriguez.

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Television

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[edit] External links

• Zanjoe Marudo at the Internet Movie Database