Tado Jimenez
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Arvin "Tado" Jimenez, commonly known as Tado, is a Filipino
comedian, actor, radio personality and businessman. His nickname "Tado" comes from a Tagalog
expletive he frequently blurted out. Tado is primarily known the offbeat television program Strangebrew
and the U92 radio program The BrewRATs!.
(PUP) with a degree in psychology. He is an active member of Scouts Royale Brotherhood (SRB) International Service Fraternity and Sorority under the waving banner of Beta Tau Chapter. He was engaged in social issues as a student organizer.
While in PUP, Jimenez was influenced by his artists friends, causing him to be involved in theater, painting and photography. He eventually studied film making at the Mowelfund Institute.
Jimenez later co-founded Dakila ("Noble"), an artists group aiming to instill modern-day heroism in everyday people, with poet Lourd de Veyra
, rock guitarist for Parokya ni Edgar
Buwi Meneses
and acclaimed actor Ronnie Lazaro
.
Jimenez also dabbles in music, and has appeared with the band The Youth
as their lead vocalist with original vocalist Dodong Cruz's consent. He and the band appeared on GMA Network
program Unang Hirit
singing the band's hit "Multong Bakla" ("gay ghost").
in the then-NU 107
operated UNTV Channel 37
, with Angel Rivero as his co-host, in 2001. His maroon Volkswagen Beetle
will take him and Rivero throughout Metro Manila in an adventure of "a unique cartoony look, a caustic wit" with "a weird sense of humor."
Strangebrew and Jimenez became a cult hit until the show was canceled a year later, with him enshrined as a pop culture icon.
On October 1, 2009, The BrewRATs! resurfaced on U92, the radio affiliate of MTV Philippines
, of which Bautista was a personality of (The Ramon Bautista Show). It went off the air a second time as a result of U92's reformat to Radyo5 92.3 News FM and has since become a show at the internet radio station DigRadio every Thursday from 9 PM to midnight.
s main selling points are striking messages printed on the shirt and spoofs. Other items include bags, accessories and toy collectibles such as Volkswagen die-casts.
. He finished eleventh; the first eight in the tally were elected.
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...
comedian, actor, radio personality and businessman. His nickname "Tado" comes from a Tagalog
Tagalog language
Tagalog is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a third of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by most of the rest. It is the first language of the Philippine region IV and of Metro Manila...
expletive he frequently blurted out. Tado is primarily known the offbeat television program Strangebrew
Strangebrew
Strangebrew is a reality situational comedy television show in the Philippines which formerly aired by UNTV Channel 37, National Broadcasting Network, and on Studio 23.-History and Concept:...
and the U92 radio program The BrewRATs!.
Early life and career
Prior to fame, Jimenez had worked on odd jobs such as a staff in a mental hospital, a waiter, a scriptwriter for television and a photojournalist. Jimenez graduated from the Polytechnic University of the PhilippinesPolytechnic University of the Philippines
The Polytechnic University of the Philippines commonly known as PUP is a public research university in the Philippines. It was founded on October 19, 1904 as the Manila Business School, offering commerce-related courses...
(PUP) with a degree in psychology. He is an active member of Scouts Royale Brotherhood (SRB) International Service Fraternity and Sorority under the waving banner of Beta Tau Chapter. He was engaged in social issues as a student organizer.
While in PUP, Jimenez was influenced by his artists friends, causing him to be involved in theater, painting and photography. He eventually studied film making at the Mowelfund Institute.
Jimenez later co-founded Dakila ("Noble"), an artists group aiming to instill modern-day heroism in everyday people, with poet Lourd de Veyra
Lourd de Veyra
Lourd Ernest Hanopol de Veyra is a multi-awarded Filipino musician, emcee, poet, journalist, broadcast personality and activist who first became famous for being the vocalist of Manila-based jazz rock band Radioactive Sago Project....
, rock guitarist for Parokya ni Edgar
Parokya ni Edgar
Parokya ni Edgar is a Filipino band that was formed in 1993 by a group of college students. The band is famous and most lauded for its original rock novelty songs and often satirical covers of popular songs...
Buwi Meneses
Buwi Meneses
Buhawi "Buwi" Meneses is a Filipino bassist for bands Parokya ni Edgar, and Franco.-Biography:Buhawi Francia Meneses , is the second of four children and only son of breast cancer activists Danny Meneses and the late Rosa Meneses....
and acclaimed actor Ronnie Lazaro
Ronnie Lazaro
Ronnie Lazaro is a Gawad Urian Award-winning Filipino film and television actor, producer and casting and art director.-Television:* 2011 Wansapanataym: Darmo Adarna ... Darako * 2011 Maalaala Mo Kaya ... Papa...
.
Jimenez also dabbles in music, and has appeared with the band The Youth
The Youth (band)
The Youth is a Filipino rock band. Their music is a mixture of punk and alternative rock, influenced heavily by WUDS, a pioneering Filipino Punk band.-Current members:*Dodong Cruz *Erap Carrasco *Robert Javier...
as their lead vocalist with original vocalist Dodong Cruz's consent. He and the band appeared on 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...
program Unang Hirit
Unang Hirit
Unang Hirit is a Philippine morning news and talk show aired every Weekday mornings by GMA Network. Previously, it is aired weekdays at 5:15 to 8:30 AM but as of September 19, 2011, the show started airing from 5:00 AM to 8:15 AM...
singing the band's hit "Multong Bakla" ("gay ghost").
Strangebrew
Tado became involved in television with the premiere of the off-the-wall magazine show StrangebrewStrangebrew
Strangebrew is a reality situational comedy television show in the Philippines which formerly aired by UNTV Channel 37, National Broadcasting Network, and on Studio 23.-History and Concept:...
in the then-NU 107
NU 107
NU107 was the flagship radio station of Progressive Broadcasting Corporation in the Philippines. The station's last studio was located at the ground floor, AIC Gold Tower, F. Ortigas Jr. Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig City....
operated UNTV Channel 37
DWAO-TV
UNTV is a UHF television station in the Philippines operated by the Progressive Broadcasting Corporation, the same company that operates the 107.5 Win Radio and 91.5 Big Radio network of FM stations. DWAO is one of very few NTSC-System M stations in the world that broadcast on channel 37...
, with Angel Rivero as his co-host, in 2001. His maroon Volkswagen Beetle
Volkswagen Beetle
The Volkswagen Type 1, widely known as the Volkswagen Beetle or Volkswagen Bug, is an economy car produced by the German auto maker Volkswagen from 1938 until 2003...
will take him and Rivero throughout Metro Manila in an adventure of "a unique cartoony look, a caustic wit" with "a weird sense of humor."
Strangebrew and Jimenez became a cult hit until the show was canceled a year later, with him enshrined as a pop culture icon.
The BrewRATs!
He was reunited with Rivero along with occasional Strangebrew contributor Ramon Bautista in Hit FM 99.5's late night talk show The BrewRATs!. (The title of the show is a pun on another Tagalog cuss word.) Even with Hit FM's reformatting to 99.5 Campus FM, and finally reverting to its old 99.5 RT callsign, the show was consistently placed on the station's roster of shows, consistently occupying the late night slot, until it was moved to the morning slot from August to September 2009.On October 1, 2009, The BrewRATs! resurfaced on U92, the radio affiliate of MTV Philippines
MTV Philippines
MTV Philippines was a 24-hour music/entertainment television network owned by All Youth Channels, Inc., with a partnership with MTV Networks Asia Pacific...
, of which Bautista was a personality of (The Ramon Bautista Show). It went off the air a second time as a result of U92's reformat to Radyo5 92.3 News FM and has since become a show at the internet radio station DigRadio every Thursday from 9 PM to midnight.
LimiTado
Aside from radio, Jimenez also designs LimiTado ("Limited"), whom he runs it with his wife. The graphic T-shirtT-shirt
A T-shirt is a style of shirt. A T-shirt is buttonless and collarless, with short sleeves and frequently a round neck line....
s main selling points are striking messages printed on the shirt and spoofs. Other items include bags, accessories and toy collectibles such as Volkswagen die-casts.
Political life
Jimenez was beaten for councilor for the Marikina's 1st district (coextensive with Marikina's 1st congressional district) in 2010 as an independentIndependent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
. He finished eleventh; the first eight in the tally were elected.
Television
- StrangebrewStrangebrewStrangebrew is a reality situational comedy television show in the Philippines which formerly aired by UNTV Channel 37, National Broadcasting Network, and on Studio 23.-History and Concept:...
as himself (UNTV 37, 2001–02) - BituinBituinBituin is a Filipino soap opera that was aired by ABS-CBN from September 2002 to May 2003. It starred Carol Banawa and Desiree Del Valle, together with Nora Aunor and Cherie Gil...
as King (ABS-CBN 2, 2002) - Klasmeyts (ABS-CBN 2, 2002)
- Masayang Tanghali BayanMagandang Tanghali BayanMagandang Tanghali Bayan was a Philippine noon-time variety show broadcast by ABS-CBN. The show was aired on weekdays and Saturdays and was also broadcast worldwide through ABS-CBN's The Filipino Channel...
as himself (Host) (ABS-CBN 2, 2003–04) - Ok Fine WhateverOk Fine 'To Ang Gusto Nyo"Ok Fine To Ang Gusto Nyo" is a sitcom on ABS-CBN in the Philippines. The show was originally a movie but the ABS-CBN management decided to make a sitcom out of it due to the movie's popular line "Ok Fine, Whatever"...
(ABS-CBN 2, 2003) - Breakfast Supersize (Studio 23, 2004) as guest co-host
- MTB: Ang Saya SayaMagandang Tanghali BayanMagandang Tanghali Bayan was a Philippine noon-time variety show broadcast by ABS-CBN. The show was aired on weekdays and Saturdays and was also broadcast worldwide through ABS-CBN's The Filipino Channel...
(ABS-CBN 2, 2004–2005) - Art JamArt JamArt Jam is an educational art-chored program of ABS-CBN in the Philippines. It teaches the viewers, especially children because they are their target audience how to make simple, unique yet environment-friendly artworks....
as host (ABS-CBN 2, 2005) - Laugh To Laugh: Ang Kulit (QTV 11, 2005)
- Project 11Project 11Project 11 is a sketch comedy television show previously aired every weeknight in the Philippines by Q. The program was produced by GMA Network-Cast:*Julia Clarete*Vaness del Moral*Vivo Ouano*Wilma Doesnt*Gwen Garci*John Feir*Bearwin Meily...
(QTV 11, 2006) - BaywalkBaywalkThe Baywalk is a promenade overlooking Manila Bay along Roxas Boulevard in the city of Manila, Philippines. The Manila Baywalk is a two kilometre stretch between the US Embassy and the Cultural Center of the Philippines just past the Manila Yacht Club....
(QTV 11, 2006) - Camera Cafe Philippine Edition as himself (QTV 11, 2007; GMA 7, 2007–08)
- Balikbayan (QTV 11, 2006) as himself/guest
- Takeshi's Castle (GMA 7, 2008) as himself/guest
- PalosPalos (TV series)Palos is a Philippine primetime action and drama television series of ABS-CBN. The series debuted on January 28, 2008, as part of the network's Primetime Bida line-up....
(ABS-CBN 2, 2008) - Ka-Blog (GMA 7, 2008) as himself/guest
- The Weakend News With Ramon Bautista (TV5, 2009) as himself/guest
- Pinoy Big BrotherPinoy Big BrotherPinoy 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...
as himself (ABS-CBN 2, 2009) - Stoplight TV (TV5, 2009)
- Talentadong Pinoy (TV5, 2009) as guest judge
- MaynilaMaynila (TV series)Maynila is a television drama that has been broadcast on Philippine television since 1999. Originally aired Mondays-Fridays and 5-day episode per week, it presently became a weekend drama anthology of inspiring stories of people who are having love problems and challenges that affect every...
(GMA 7, 2010) - ShowtimeShowtime (TV show)Showtime is a late morning/noon-time variety show airing on ABS-CBN in the Philippines. The show premiered October 24, 2009. It also currently airs worldwide through The Filipino Channel. The first season's grand finals was aired on July 24, 2010, Saturday at the Ynares Center, Antipolo City....
as himself (Judge) (ABS-CBN 2, 2010) - Kaya Ng Powers as Raco (GMA 7, 2010)
- 30w POwhz! as Himself (Studio 23, 2010)
- Art Angel (GMA 7, 2010) as himself/guest
- Dog TV as Himself (SOLAR TV 9, 2010)
- Happy Yipee Yehey!Happy Yipee Yehey!Happy Yipee Yehey! is a Philippine noontime variety show broadcast by ABS-CBN and worldwide through The Filipino Channel. The show is hosted by Randy Santiago, John Estrada, Rico J. Puno, Pokwang and Toni Gonzaga. The show is also co-hosted by Bentong, Bianca Manalo, John Prats, Matteo Guidicelli...
as Himself (ABS-CBN 2, 2011)
Film
- Radio (2001)
- Trip (2001)
- Hesus, Rebolusyunaryo (2002)
- Utang Ni Tatang (2002)
- First Time (2003)
- Astigmatism (2004)
- Dilim (2005)
- Boso (2005)
- D' AnothersD' AnothersD' Anothers is a 2005 comedy-horror film starring Vhong Navarro and Toni Gonzaga released under Star Cinema, ABS-CBN Film Productions.-Plot summary:The Resurreccion's ancestral mansion is believed to have a portal to the other world...
(2005) as Atty. Reposo - Coup Betat (2006)
- M.O.N.A.Y (Misteyks obda neyson adres Yata) ni Mr. Shooli (2007)
- Scaregivers (2008)
- 69 (2009)
- Ang Beerhouse (2009)
- PakantoTADO(2012)