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{{short description|Filipino actor and model}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2010}}

{{Infobox person
| name               = Victor Basa
| image              = 
| caption            = 
| birth_name         = Victor Emmanuel Basa
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1985|6|6}}
| birth_place        = [[Quezon City]], [[Philippines]]
| othername          = 
| occupation         = Model, actor, TV host, radio V.J., singer
| yearsactive        = 2003–present
| agent              = {{plainlist|
* [[Star Magic]] (2006–2011)<br />[[ALV Talent Circuit]]
* [[GMA Artist Center]]
}}
| height             = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}
| website            = http://vbasa.multiply.com/
| spouse             = {{marriage|Stephanie Dan|November 10, 2019}}
| partner            = Divine Lee (2010–2015)
}}

'''Victor Emmanuel Basa''' (born June 6, 1985) is a [[Philippines|Filipino]] model, actor, radio V.J., television host and former ex-housemate of ''[[Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2]]''.

Victor is the middle child of three, with a younger brother and older sister.

==Modeling career==
Basa began his modeling career at the age of 19, where he was discovered at the Mega Young Designer's Competition in 2004 by newspaper editor Joyce Fernandez along with fashion designer Kenneth Chua. He joined the Philippine search for the best model of the world where he was awarded best in swimwear, and then landed on a television ad for a cracker, and endorsing a clothing brand, became a television actor then the Cosmopolitan Bachelor's Bash.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Victor Basa bilang Cosmo Alumnus: 'It's great going back on the stage.'|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/328260/showbiz/chikaminute/victor-basa-bilang-cosmo-alumnus-it-s-great-going-back-on-the-stage/|access-date=2020-06-28|website=GMA News Online|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2005, Basa gained commercial visibility in the Philippines when he became a model for clothing retailer Penshoppe. In 2006, Basa was invited to sign on with [[Star Magic]], the talent management agency affiliated with the [[ABS-CBN]] network in the [[Philippines]].<ref>[http://showbizpinoy.com/articles.php?do=article&articleid=2959 Victor Basa: Will he be the next big matinee idol? ''Showbiz Pinoy Weekly''] (September 24-September 30, 2006 issue)</ref>

==Television career==
Soon after signing with Star Magic, Basa quickly began to appear in a number of shows on the [[ABS-CBN]] network. He became a regular host of the weekly Sunday variety show ''ASAP'';<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Top 20 "ASAP" Homegrown Superstars|url=http://careers.abs-cbn.com/updates/6564/TOP-20-ldquo;ASAP-rdquo;-HOMEGROWN-SUPERSTARS|access-date=2020-06-28|website=ABS-CBN Careers}}</ref> appeared in his first recurring primetime supporting role in the soap opera ''Crazy for You'' as a love interest of the leading lady portrayed by [[Toni Gonzaga]]; and landed supporting roles in two single-episode stories in ''[[Star Magic Presents]]''.

In 2006, Basa was cast as a regular cast member of ''Abt Ur Luv,'' a youth-oriented drama series, as [[Carla Humphries]]'s love interest.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Glorioso|first=Bot|title=Meant to be|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2006/12/07/373730/meant-be|access-date=2020-06-28|website=philstar.com}}</ref> Basa is a member of [[ABS-CBN Corporation|ABS-CBN]]'s circle of homegrown talents named [[Star Magic]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=19 Star Magic stars in 'Abt Ur Luv'|url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/11328/19-star-magic-stars-in-39abt-ur-luv39|access-date=2020-06-28|website=PEP.ph|language=en}}</ref>

In 2007, the new [[MTV Philippines]] signed on Basa as one of the channel's new VJs. He currently hosts ''MTV Timeout''.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

He was one of the Celebrity Housemates in [[Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Victor Basa and Mariel Rodriguez leave "Pinoy Big Brother" Celebrity Edition 2|url=https://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/1366/victor-basa-and-mariel-rodriguez-leave-pinoy-big-brother-celebrity-edition-2|access-date=2020-06-28|website=PEP.ph|language=en}}</ref>

Basa is currently a contract artist of the [[GMA Network]]. Basa played a role in the hit drama series ''[[My Husband's Lover]].''<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Victor Basa's revelations in My Husband's Lover|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/my_husbands_lover/8812/victor-basas-revelations-in-my-husbands-lover/story|access-date=2020-06-28|website=www.gmanetwork.com|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In 2010, he dated TV host and real estate heiress Divine Lee. They were together for more than 4 years until their break-up in April 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Victor Basa, Divine Lee call it quits|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/04/16/15/victor-basa-divine-lee-call-it-quits|access-date=28 June 2020|website=ABS-CBN News|date=16 April 2015|language=en}}</ref>

Victor is featured in [[The 700 Club Asia]] where he shared his changed life. He had a realization when he had a friend who committed suicide.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}

He proposed to his non-showbiz girlfriend Stephanie Dan in September 2019 and got married on November 10 of the same year.<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 11, 2019|first=Monina|last=Eugenio |title=Look: Victor Basa Marries Non-Showbiz Girlfriend Stephanie Dan|url=https://www.cosmo.ph/entertainment/victor-basa-marries-girlfriend-stephanie-dan-a292-20191111|access-date=2020-06-28|website=cosmo.ph|language=en-ph}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Look: Victor Basa weds Stephanie Dan|url=http://www.rappler.com/entertainment/news/244656-victor-basa-stephanie-dan-wedding|access-date=2020-06-28|website=Rappler|language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Television series===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Network
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! Ref.
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2006
| ''[[Crazy for You (TV series)|Crazy for You]]''
| Errol
| rowspan="12" | [[ABS-CBN]]
| 
| 
|-
| ''[[Star Magic Presents]]: Deal or No Deal''
| Lenard
| 
| 
|-
| ''[[Star Magic Presents]]: The Game of Love''
| Boggs
| 
| 
|-
| 2006–2007
| ''[[Star Magic Presents]]: [[Abt Ur Luv]]''
| Lester "Stick" Mangubat
| 
| <ref name=":3" />
|-
| 2007–2008
| ''[[Star Magic Presents]]: Abt Ur Luv:Ur Lyf 2''
| Lester "Stick" Mangubat
| 
| 
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Walang Kapalit]]''
| Miguel
| 
| 
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2008
| ''[[Your Song (TV series)|Your Song: Without You]]''
| John
| 
| 
|-
| ''[[Your Song (TV series)|Your Song: Kapag Ako Ay Nagmahal]]''
| Serge
| 
| 
|-
| ''[[I Am KC|I Am KC: Love 2 Dance]]''
| —
| Cameo role
| 
|-
| 2009
| ''[[May Bukas Pa (2009 TV series)|May Bukas Pa]]''
| Father John Delgado
| 
| <ref>{{Cite web|title=IN PHOTOS: Meet Brother John of 'May Bukas Pa' in real life {{!}} ABS-CBN Entertainment|url=https://ent.abs-cbn.com/maybukaspa/articles-photos/brother-john-of-may-bukas-pa-in-real-life-14550|access-date=2020-06-28|website=ent.abs-cbn.com}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2010
| ''[[Precious Hearts Romances Presents]]: [[You're Mine, Only Mine]]''
| Antonio
| 
| 
|-
| ''[[Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo]]''
| Hero
| 
| 
|-
| ''MooMoo and Me''
| Instructor
| rowspan="2" | [[TV5 (Philippine TV network)|TV5]]
| 
| 
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Mga Nagbabagang Bulaklak]]''
| Marco Montemayor
| 
| 
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Cielo de Angelina]]''
| Dr. Frank
| rowspan="7" | [[GMA Network]]
| 
| 
|-
| 2013
| ''[[My Husband's Lover]]''
| David
| 
| <ref name=":1" />
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Ang Dalawang Mrs. Real]]''
| Gico 
| 
| 
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2015
| ''[[Maynila (TV series)|Maynila: Twist of Fate]]''
| Francis/Cis
| 
| 
|-
| ''[[Magpakailanman|Magpakailanman: Misis Vs Beki]]''
| Jay
| 
| <ref>{{Cite web|title=Misis, ipinagpalit sa beki!|url=https://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/showbiz/2015/07/31/1483278/misis-ipinagpalit-sa-beki|access-date=2020-06-28|website=philstar.com}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Buena Familia]]''
| Santiago "Yago" Perez 
| 
|- 
| 2022 
| ''[[Mano Po Legacy: The Family Fortune]]'' 
| Allan 
| 
|}

===Variety show===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Network
! class="unsortable"|Notes
! Ref.
|-
| 2006
| ''[[ASAP '08]]''
| [[ABS-CBN]]
| Host, performer
| <ref name=":2" />
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2007
| ''MTV Timeout''
| MTV Philippines
| VJ
| 
|-
| ''[[Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2]]''
| [[ABS-CBN]]
| Housemate
| <ref name=":0" />
|-
| ''[[Stars on Ice (Philippine TV series)|Stars on Ice]]''
| [[Q (TV network)|Q]]
| Contestant
| 
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Shall We Dance? (TV show)|Shall We Dance: Search for the Dance Superstar]]''
| [[TV5 (Philippine TV network)|TV5]]
| Host
| 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2009
| ''[[Pilipinas, Game KNB?]]''
| rowspan="2" | [[ABS-CBN]]
| Contestant
| 
|-
| ''[[Showtime (Philippines)|Showtime]]''
| Judge
| 
|-
|  2013
| ''Appetite Wars''
| [[2nd Avenue (TV channel)|2nd Avenue]]
| Host
| <ref name="VB-AW">{{Cite web |last=victorbasa |date=2013-05-19 |title=Appetite Wars! Showing tomorrow! |url=https://victorbasa.net/2013/05/19/appetite-wars-showing-tomorrow/ |access-date=2020-06-29 |website=V I C T O R B A S A . N E T |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2017
| ''[[The 700 Club Asia]]''
| [[CBN Asia]]
| Himself
| 
|}

===Film===
*''[[Maling Akala]]'' (2008)
*''Xenoa 2: Clash of the Bloods'' (2008)
*''Romeo at Juliet'' (2010)
*''[[Pak! Pak! My Dr. Kwak!]]'' (2011)
*''[[D' Kilabots Pogi Brothers Weh?!]]'' (2012)

==Music videos appearances==
*''Penge Naman Ako Nyan'' by Itchiworms (2008)
*''Kasi Naman'' by Nikki Gil from the Hotsilog Album (2006)
*''Abot Kamay'' by Orange and Lemons (2005)

==Modeling/ Print==
*''Generation Pink Magazine'' (August 2006 Cover)
*''Cosmopolitan Magazine'' 2006 Centerfold Bachelors

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.mtvphil.com/vj.php?id=22 Victor Basa Biography on MTV Philippines Vj Site]

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