Baron Geisler
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Baron Frederick von Geisler (born 5 June 1982 in Clark Air Base
Clark Air Base
Clark Air Base is a former United States Air Force base on Luzon Island in the Philippines, located 3 miles west of Angeles City, about 40 miles northwest of Metro Manila. Clark Air Base was an American military facility from 1903 to 1991...

, Angeles City
Angeles City
The City of Angeles , located within the province of Pampanga in the Philippines, is locally classified as a first-class, highly-urbanized city. Its name is derived from El Pueblo de los Ángeles in honor of its patron saints, Los Santos Ángeles de los Custodios , and the name of its founder, Don...

, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

) is a Filipino
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....

 actor, the son of a Filipina mother and a German American
German American
German Americans are citizens of the United States of German ancestry and comprise about 51 million people, or 17% of the U.S. population, the country's largest self-reported ancestral group...

 father who was stationed at the former U.S. military base in Angeles City. He won the Best Actor award in the 4th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival
Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival
The Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival is a film festival in the Philippines held annually in the month of July at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Its aim is the development and promotion of Filipino independent film...

 last July 20, 2008 and the 2005 PMPC Best Single Performance of an Actor in "Maalaala Mo Kaya
Maalaala Mo Kaya
Maalaala Mo Kaya is a Philippine drama anthology series broadcast on ABS-CBN every Saturday evening and being hosted by Charo Santos-Concio. Currently, it became the longest-running drama anthology on Philippine television and on Asia...

" (Will You Ever Remember?). He is the brother of Donald Geisler
Donald Geisler
Donald David Geisler III is a Filipino taekwondo athlete of German-American descent, who represented the Philippines in the Olympics in the years 2000 and 2004. He is a 1998 Asian Games and World Cup Taekwondo Silver medalist. He is now officially retired from playing taekwondo...

, a retired Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...

 taekwondo
Taekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...

-jin.

Life and career

Geisler entered show business as a child actor
Child actor
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion, the latter is also called a former child actor...

 in 1994 through the phenomenal variety kiddie/teen gag show Ang TV
Ang TV
Ang TV also known as ATV is a "gag-variety" show for kids in the Philippines. The show's format was inspired by its predecessor "Kaluskos Musmos" and its foreign counterpart "The Mickey Mouse Club"...

. A year later, he became officially a part of ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...

's roster of rising homegrown talents as a member of the elite Star Circle
Star Magic
Star Magic, Inc., , is ABS-CBN's training and management program for its contract talents. It was designed to assist young talent in the Philippines...

 Batch 5. He was considered as one of the network's most promising young stars alongside John Lloyd Cruz
John Lloyd Cruz
John Lloyd Espidol Cruz is an award-winning Filipino actor, Box-Office King, model, and occasional TV host.His father is Luisito Llora Cruz. His career started with appearances in numerous teen-oriented movies and TV shows. He is a member of ABS-CBN's Star Magic, where he is an alumni member of...

 and Marc Solis in the boy trio "Koolits", where he was once paired up with Kristine Hermosa
Kristine Hermosa
Kristine Hermosa-Sotto on September 9, 1983 in Quezon City, Philippines) is a Filipina actress. She is well known for portraying the role of Yna Macaspac in the primetime drama series, Pangako sa 'Yo....

.

Geisler is one of the most controversial young actors in his generation. While his performance as an actor is stellar and his career becoming stiff, he has confessed to being addicted to alcohol
Alcoholism
Alcoholism is a broad term for problems with alcohol, and is generally used to mean compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages, usually to the detriment of the drinker's health, personal relationships, and social standing...

 and has been involved in numerous brawls. One of the said brawls is a bar scuffle, in fact, left him with two visible scars on his left cheek. His own mother eventually signed him up in a detox facility
Alcohol detoxification
Alcohol detoxification, or detox, for individuals with alcohol dependence, is the abrupt cessation of alcohol intake coupled with the substitution of alcohol with cross-tolerant drugs that have similar effects in order to prevent alcohol withdrawal...

 (for 10 days) thus helping him earn the nickname as the "Wild Child" not "Maniakis Child" of Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2
Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2
Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2 was the second celebrity edition of the Pinoy Big Brother franchise. It started on October 14, 2007 and ended twelve weeks later on January 5, 2008 at the Araneta Coliseum...

 and recently as the newest "Bad Boy" not "Tikol Boy" image in Philippine Showbiz.

He is currently facing a lawsuit
Lawsuit
A lawsuit or "suit in law" is a civil action brought in a court of law in which a plaintiff, a party who claims to have incurred loss as a result of a defendant's actions, demands a legal or equitable remedy. The defendant is required to respond to the plaintiff's complaint...

 against fellow former Pinoy Big Brother
Pinoy Big Brother
Pinoy Big Brother is the Philippine version of the reality television show Big Brother . It follows the same premise as its many foreign counterparts around the world: twelve Philippine residents are forced to live with each other inside a house for about 3 months or at least 100 days...

 housemate Yayo Aguila
Yayo Aguila
Yayo Aguila is a Filipina actress whose career began through the cult film series Bagets.-Career:...

's daughter Patricia accusing him of an alleged sexual harassment in which Geisler has denied engaging. The case is on-going as Geisler still appeared in his several TV series projects such as Eva Fonda
Eva Fonda
Eva Fonda is a Filipino drama show on ABS-CBN that aired on December 1, 2008 and ended on February 6, 2009. Eva Fonda is a remake of a 1976 film of the same name starring Alma Moreno.-Plot summary:...

, Tayong Dalawa
Tayong Dalawa
Tayong Dalawa is a Philippine primetime drama series broadcast on ABS-CBN and worldwide on TFC in 2009. It premiered on April 6, 2010 in Malaysia on Astro Prima followed by August 31, 2010 in Singapore on Channel 5...

 (The Two of Us), The Wedding
The Wedding (TV series)
The Wedding is a light romance television series aired over at ABS-CBN starring Anne Curtis, Zanjoe Marudo and Derek Ramsay. The show ran for 11 weeks on Primetime Bida.-Production:...

 and others to name a few. Geisler also faced an on-going lawsuit filed by actress Yasmien Kurdi
Yasmien Kurdi
'Yasmien Yuson Kurdi , is a Filipina-Chinese-Lebanese award-winning Filipina singer, songwriter and actress. She was one of the Final Four in the first season of StarStruck, a reality-based talent search show by GMA Network in the Philippines where she finished first runner up...

 for another alleged sexual harassment case.

Geisler has considered changing network from ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...

 to GMA Network
GMA Network
GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...

 after being offered to be a part of SRO Cinemaserye of GMA. Yet, he remained a free lance actor appearing to both networks.

Geisler's also known to have had a past relationship with actress and former Tabing Ilog
Tabing Ilog
Tabing Ilog is a youth-oriented Filipino television drama series which aired on ABS-CBN Channel 2 for more than four years from 1999 to the early 2000s. It was topbilled by Paula Peralejo, John Lloyd Cruz, Patrick Garcia, Jodi Sta...

 co-star Jodi Sta. Maria.

Indefinite artist ban

In early 2011, Geisler faced a harassment complaint from actress Cherry Pie Picache
Cherry Pie Picache
Cherry Pie Castro Picache is a Filipina actress and screenwriter who has starred T.V. and films and has worked as a model for modelling Palmolive, Camay, and Eskinol.Picache attended St. Mary's College in Mo...

 who accused him for groping her breast on the set of Noah
Noah (TV series)
Noah was a teleserye Philippine action-fantasy series produced by ABS-CBN. The series premiered on July 12, 2010.-Synopsis:Gabriel lost his 2 year old son, Jacob in an accident brought by his job as a police officer. It also placed him in a coma for 5 years...

. This is Geisler's fourth acts of lasciviousness / unjust vexation accusation, the other three are with Patricia Martinez, Yasmien Kurdi
Yasmien Kurdi
'Yasmien Yuson Kurdi , is a Filipina-Chinese-Lebanese award-winning Filipina singer, songwriter and actress. She was one of the Final Four in the first season of StarStruck, a reality-based talent search show by GMA Network in the Philippines where she finished first runner up...

 and Julia Clarete
Julia Clarete
Eda Giselle Rosetta N. Clarete, better known by her screen name Julia Clarete , is a Filipina singer and actress, both for theater and film. She was launched as a member of Star Circle Batch 4 in 1996....

 respectively.

It was confirmed by Geisler's manager, Arnold Vegafria, that Geisler made a public apology statement to Picache and voluntarily entered rehabilitation in a 90-day treatment session. The Professional Artist Management, Inc. (PAMI) stated that Geisler will be on an indefinite artist ban which prohibits artists and talents whose managers are PAMI-members from working with Geisler unless he could complete his 90-day treatment session and be fully rehabilitated. Geisler's alcohol rehabilitation started on January 30, 2011 and is currently on-going.

Movies

  • Ang TV the Movie: The Adarna Adventure
    Star Cinema
    ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. , is the wholly owned film production subsidiary of ABS-CBN Corporation. It is the Philippines' largest film production, producing most of the highest grossing films in the Philippines.-1994:...

     (1996) as Corky
  • I Do I Die Diyos Ko Day (1997) as Baron Mendiola
  • Biyudo si daddy, biyuda si mommy (1997) as Baron
  • Haba-baba-doo, puti-puti-poo! (1998) as Baron
  • Nagbibinata (1998) as Hans Tolentino
  • Mahal Na Kung Mahal (1999) as Ivan
  • Tik Tak Tok My Kolokotoys (1999)
  • Tar-San (1999) as Koby
  • Daddy-Oh, Baby-Oh (2000) as Mobet
  • Anak
    Anak (film)
    Anak is a critically acclaimed award-winning 2000 Filipino film directed by Rory B. Quintos starring Vilma Santos and Claudine Barretto with Baron Geisler...

     (2000) as Michael
  • Taxi ni Pilo (2001)
  • Jologs
    Jologs
    -Cast:*Diether Ocampo as Mando*Patrick Garcia as Dino*Vhong Navarro as Kulas*Onemig Bondoc as Trigger*Dominic Ochoa as Iñigo*John Prats as Ruben*Jodi Sta. Maria as Faith*Julia Clarete as Joan*Baron Geisler as Cher*Michelle Bayle as Chona...

     (2002) as Cher
  • Ang Tanging Ina
    Ang Tanging Ina
    Ang Tanging Ina is a 2003 Filipino comedy film, starring Ai-Ai de las Alas. The movie was the highest grossing locally produced Philippine film ever made, until it was surpassed by Sukob in 2006. It currently ranks no...

     (2003) as Chaos Montecillo
  • Ang Huling araw ng Linggo: "Biyernes" (2006) as Bryan
  • Wag kang lilingon: "Salamin"
    Wag Kang Lilingon
    Wag Kang Lilingon is a 2006 Filipino Star Cinema and Viva Films film starring Anne Curtis and Kristine Hermosa...

     (2006) as Red
  • Durog (2007)
  • A Love Story
    A Love Story (film)
    A Love Story is a film about successful but emotionally scarred businessman Ian Montes who is torn between two women: Joanna , a doctor, and Karyn a flight attendant...

     (2007) as Macky
  • Supahpapalicious
    Supahpapalicious
    SupahPapalicious is a 2008 comedy film from Star Cinema starring Vhong Navarro, Valerie Concepcion and Makisig Morales.-Plot:The spurned lover Adonis has to win over Athena's only Son; Atong to court his single Mom; Athena . Atong decided the only kind of man good enough for his mother is a man...

     (2008) as Sir Juno
  • Jay (2008) as Jay Santiago
  • Torotot (2008) as Leo
  • Baler
    Baler (film)
    Baler is a 2008 drama film and the official entry of VIVA Films in the 2008 Metro Manila Film Festival, starring Anne Curtis and Jericho Rosales...

     (2008) as Capt. Enrique Fossi de las Morenas
  • BFF Best Friends Forever (2009)
  • Padyak (2009) as Manolo
  • Manila
    Manila (2009 film)
    Manila is an independently-produced twinbill film that pays homage to Lino Brocka's Jaguar and Ishmael Bernal's Manila By Night. Piolo Pascual co-produced and starred in both episodes.-Cast:* Piolo Pascual as William / Phillip...

     (2009) as Jorge
  • The Forgotten War (2009)
  • Kimmy Dora: Kambal sa Kiyeme
    Kimmy Dora
    Kimmy Dora is a 2009 comedy Philippine movie directed by Joyce Bernal and written by Chris Martinez. It tells the story of twin sisters Kimmy and Dora, both played by Eugene Domingo...

     (2009 as Harris
  • Pangarap Kong Jackpot: Sa Ngalan Ng Busabos (2009)
  • Nandito Ako Nagmahal Sa'Yo (2009) as Prince Suganob
  • Maximus & Minimus (2009)
  • Noy
    Noy (film)
    Noy is a Filipino independent film released in 2010. It stars Coco Martin and Erich Gonzales and was released under Star Cinema. The film was directed by award-winning film director Dondon Santos. The film is rated "A" by the Cinema Evaluation Board. It was selected as the Filipino entry for the...

     (2010) as Caloy
  • Fling (2010) as Boyfriend 2
  • Donor (2010) as Danny
  • Cinco
    Cinco (film)
    Cinco is a 2010 Filipino psychological horror film produced and released by Star Cinema. The film consists of five different horror stories with various actors and directors. The film was released on July 14, 2010.-Opening:...

    : Braso (2010) as Frat. MI Greg

Television

Year Title Character/Role Awards
1994 Ang TV
Ang TV
Ang TV also known as ATV is a "gag-variety" show for kids in the Philippines. The show's format was inspired by its predecessor "Kaluskos Musmos" and its foreign counterpart "The Mickey Mouse Club"...

Himself
1996 Gimik
Gimik
Gimik was a Filipino teen drama series aired and produced by ABS-CBN. The series aired from June 15, 1996 until February 13, 1999.Reruns will air on November 19,2011 on its International Channel Cinema One Global Saturdays part of its new revamped channel.-Development:The Teen-Oriented show was...

Choi Ledesma
1999 Tabing Ilog
Tabing Ilog
Tabing Ilog is a youth-oriented Filipino television drama series which aired on ABS-CBN Channel 2 for more than four years from 1999 to the early 2000s. It was topbilled by Paula Peralejo, John Lloyd Cruz, Patrick Garcia, Jodi Sta...

Alfonso "Fonzy" Ledesma
2001 Recuerdo de Amor Francis Sebastian
2003 It Might Be You
It Might Be You
"It Might Be You" is a popular song with music written by Dave Grusin, and lyrics written by Alan and Marilyn Bergman. It was performed by singer/songwriter Stephen Bishop in the 1982 film, Tootsie, starring Dustin Hoffman and Jessica Lange....

Derek Castro
Ang Tanging Ina TV Remake
Ang Tanging Ina
Ang Tanging Ina is a 2003 Filipino comedy film, starring Ai-Ai de las Alas. The movie was the highest grossing locally produced Philippine film ever made, until it was surpassed by Sukob in 2006. It currently ranks no...

Chaos Montecillo
2005 Vietnam Rose
Vietnam Rose
Vietnam Rose is a television series that was aired on the Philippine station, ABS-CBN.-Synopsis:Vietnam Rose follows the journey of Nguyen Dang Thien Yeu, a Vietnamese woman, who embraces life in a foreign land to forget the memory of her tragic past....

Billy
Hollywood Dream
Hollywood Dream
Hollywood Dream was a 1970 album by Thunderclap Newman, their first and only album release.-Overview:The album was produced by The Who's guitarist and songwriter Pete Townshend, who was also responsible for the band's initial formation...

Himself
Maalaala Mo Kaya: Trolley
Maalaala Mo Kaya
Maalaala Mo Kaya is a Philippine drama anthology series broadcast on ABS-CBN every Saturday evening and being hosted by Charo Santos-Concio. Currently, it became the longest-running drama anthology on Philippine television and on Asia...

Macoy
2006 Malaala Mo Kaya: Lapis
Maalaala Mo Kaya
Maalaala Mo Kaya is a Philippine drama anthology series broadcast on ABS-CBN every Saturday evening and being hosted by Charo Santos-Concio. Currently, it became the longest-running drama anthology on Philippine television and on Asia...

Justin's brother
Calla Lily
Calla Lily (TV series)
-"Calla Lily" Summary:Sharlene San Pedro starred in this ABS-CBN teleserye, which premiered on May 29, 2006. She reunited once again with her highly successful Angel na Walang Langit family composed of directors Maryo J...

Jerry
Komiks: Da Adventures of Pedro Penduko
Da Adventures of Pedro Penduko
Da Adventures of Pedro Penduko is the third and fourth season of the Filipino fantasy TV series Komiks. The third season began airing in the Philippines on September 9, 2006 and currently airs on Saturday evenings on the ABS-CBN network in the Philippines.Unlike the stories in the first two seasons...

Ka Roy
Maging Sino Ka Man
Maging Sino Ka Man
Maging Sino Ka Man was a critically acclaimed Filipino primetime drama series that premiered on ABS-CBN on October 9, 2006...

Kevin Romero
2007 Sineserye Presents May Minamahal
May Minamahal (TV series)
May Minamahal is a 1993 Filipino film produced by Star Cinema and was is turned into a TV series by ABS-CBN. Its rough translation in English is "Loving Someone"...

Bombit Fernandez
2007-08 Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2
Pinoy Big Brother
Pinoy Big Brother is the Philippine version of the reality television show Big Brother . It follows the same premise as its many foreign counterparts around the world: twelve Philippine residents are forced to live with each other inside a house for about 3 months or at least 100 days...

Himself
2008 I Love Betty La Fea Ian (guest cast)
Pieta
Pieta (TV series)
Pieta is a television daytime drama series that aired on ABS-CBN from October 27, 2008 to May 1, 2009.- Synopsis :It tells the story of Amanda and her son Rigor...

young Miguel
Eva Fonda
Eva Fonda
Eva Fonda is a Filipino drama show on ABS-CBN that aired on December 1, 2008 and ended on February 6, 2009. Eva Fonda is a remake of a 1976 film of the same name starring Alma Moreno.-Plot summary:...

Val Mendez
Gaano Kadalas ang Minsan Jake (special participation)
Obra: Liwanag sa Dilim
Obra (TV series)
Obra, also known as Masterpiece in English, was a weekly anthology on GMA Network. Each month, the show featured a different star. The pilot episode aired on August 14, 2008.-Premise:...

Maalaala Mo Kaya: Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño
Maalaala Mo Kaya
Maalaala Mo Kaya is a Philippine drama anthology series broadcast on ABS-CBN every Saturday evening and being hosted by Charo Santos-Concio. Currently, it became the longest-running drama anthology on Philippine television and on Asia...

Lito
2009 Tayong Dalawa
Tayong Dalawa
Tayong Dalawa is a Philippine primetime drama series broadcast on ABS-CBN and worldwide on TFC in 2009. It premiered on April 6, 2010 in Malaysia on Astro Prima followed by August 31, 2010 in Singapore on Channel 5...

Leo Cardenas
Kapamilya Deal or No Deal Himself
Banana Split
Banana Split (TV series)
Banana Split is a comedy gag show broadcast in ABS-CBN every weekday mornings and Saturday evening featuring Angelica Panganiban, Jason Gainza, and John Prats, comedians Pokwang and Pooh, Melai Cantiveros, Jason Francisco, Radio personality Jobert Austria and Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Clash of 2010...

Himself (celebrity guest)
Midnight DJ
Midnight DJ
Midnight DJ is a Filipino drama-horror television series starring Oyo Sotto, who works as DJ at night and at the same time he works to find solutions to the paranormal problems of his listeners. The series debuted in 2008 on TV5...

Andy
Kambal sa Uma young Aurelio
May Bukas Pa
May Bukas Pa
May Bukas Pa is a Philippine drama series which started long-airing on February 2, 2009 at ABS-CBN. The show's run was extended multiple times until its end run on February 5, 2010.-Production:...

Mr. Sanchez (special guest)
SRO Cinemaserye: Suspetsa Danny
Komiks Presents:
Komiks (TV series)
Komiks is a Filipino fantasy-drama series that began airing on the ABS-CBN network on February 4, 2006. The series features popular local comic book stories and airs on Saturday evenings....

Mars Ravelo's Nasaan Ka Maruja?
Jeff Gomez
The Wedding
The Wedding (TV series)
The Wedding is a light romance television series aired over at ABS-CBN starring Anne Curtis, Zanjoe Marudo and Derek Ramsay. The show ran for 11 weeks on Primetime Bida.-Production:...

Monty
2010 Maalaala Mo Kaya: Saranggola
Maalaala Mo Kaya
Maalaala Mo Kaya is a Philippine drama anthology series broadcast on ABS-CBN every Saturday evening and being hosted by Charo Santos-Concio. Currently, it became the longest-running drama anthology on Philippine television and on Asia...

Raul
Agimat: Ang Mga Alamat Ni Ramon Revilla Presents:
Agimat: Ang Mga Alamat ni Ramon Revilla
Agimat: Ang Mga Alamat ni Ramon Revilla is a series based on the movies of Ramon Revilla Sr. of the 90's and 00's, which features the Filipino cultural belief in the powers of an agimat or amulet...

Elias Paniki
Elias Paniki
Agimat: Ang Mga Alamat ni Ramon Revilla presents Elias Paniki, more popularly known as simply Elias Paniki is the fourth installment of the Philippine weekly mini-series Agimat: Ang Mga Alamat ni Ramon Revilla aired by ABS-CBN that started on May 29, 2010...

Alexander
Noah
Noah (TV series)
Noah was a teleserye Philippine action-fantasy series produced by ABS-CBN. The series premiered on July 12, 2010.-Synopsis:Gabriel lost his 2 year old son, Jacob in an accident brought by his job as a police officer. It also placed him in a coma for 5 years...

Caleb
Banana Split: Mahirap Pa Sa Dagang Mahirap
Banana Split (TV series)
Banana Split is a comedy gag show broadcast in ABS-CBN every weekday mornings and Saturday evening featuring Angelica Panganiban, Jason Gainza, and John Prats, comedians Pokwang and Pooh, Melai Cantiveros, Jason Francisco, Radio personality Jobert Austria and Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Clash of 2010...

Ismael
2011 Maalaala Mo Kaya: Sulat
Maalaala Mo Kaya
Maalaala Mo Kaya is a Philippine drama anthology series broadcast on ABS-CBN every Saturday evening and being hosted by Charo Santos-Concio. Currently, it became the longest-running drama anthology on Philippine television and on Asia...

Jess

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