Edu Manzano

Eduardo Barrios Manzano was born on September 14, 1955 in San Francisco, California, USA to Filipino parents. Due to his parentage (jus sanguinis) and the place of his birth (jus soli), he is both a citizen of the Philippines and the United States under the constitutions of both countries.

At the age of 17, Manzano joined and served the United States Air Force for four years, especially during the Vietnam War era.[2]

Edu Manzano is a graduate of De La Salle University in Manila.

Manzano moved to the Philippines to pursue a full-time career with the local movie industry.

Manzano served as president of the actors’ group Katipunan ng mga Artista ng Pelikulang Pilipino in the 1990s.

He was part of ABS-CBN's roster of contract actors until he took a leave in order to run for vice president of the Philippines in the 2010 elections. However, he declared a loss and change of interest in and from show business to hosting current affairs programs[3]

After losing the elections, Manzano signed a contract and returned to GMA Network.[4] In 2010, he hosted the pre-noontime game show Asar Talo Lahat Panalo! and two more game/talent shows in 2011. After months of hiatus from TV, he hosted Family Feud: The Showdown Edition from April to July 2011. But Edu later defected to TV5 for a new TV show called Game 'N Go. In 2012, he joined the morning show called Good Morning Club.

In June 2017, Manzano returned to GMA Network, to appear in Celebrity Bluff as a Master Bluffer.[5]

In 2018, he also returned to ABS-CBN for his role in FPJ's Ang Probinsyano.

In January 2020, Edu is now officially a celebrity inductee winner for Eastwood City Walk Of Fame 2020 for contributing as a tv host, actor, comedian, endorser & also a politician.

Aside from acting and political career, Manzano was also appointed as the executive vice-president of the Philippine Amateur Judo Association and the executive board member of the Philippine Olympic Committee.

Manzano entered politics in 1998 when he ran for Vice Mayor of Makati City. He garnered a majority of votes in the election, but his proclamation was suspended due to a case filed which alleged that he was not a citizen of the Philippines.[6] The Supreme Court of the Philippines (Mercado vs. Manzano) eventually ruled that he was indeed a Filipino citizen, clearing the way for his proclamation as Vice Mayor. Following a three-year term, he ran an unsuccessful campaign for Mayor of Makati City in 2001, losing to Jejomar Binay.

In February 2004, Manzano became the first chairman of the Optical Media Board (OMB) , a government agency tasked with combating optical media piracy. He resigned the position in August 2009.

Manzano ran as the Lakas-Kampi-CMD's candidate for Vice President in the May 2010 election as the running mate of presidential candidate Gilbert Teodoro.[2] He eventually lost to Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay and finished fifth. Manzano is the co-founder of the non-profit advocacy organization called Ako Mismo.

In 2016, Manzano ran in the Senate, as he was part of Partido Galing at Puso coalition of presidential candidate Sen. Grace Poe. However, he lost, finishing 21st overall in the COMELEC's partial and official senatorial tally.

In 2019, Manzano ran for representative of San Juan under Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino.[7] However, he lost to incumbent representative Ronaldo Zamora.

• Edu Manzano: Dancer Of The Universe (Universal Records, 2008)
• World's Greatests Dance Steps (Universal Records, 2007)

• Edu Manzano at IMDb