Toni Gonzaga

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Toni Gonzaga
Born	Celestine Cruz Gonzaga

Celestine Cruz Gonzaga, popularly known by her screen name Toni Gonzaga, is a Filipina movie and TV actress, variety program host, singer, and commercial model. She is one of the most visible multimedia artists in Philippine showbiz.

Birth, Childhood

Toni was born on a Friday, January 20, 1984, a 6.8 lbs. baby girl to Christian parents Carlito and Crisanta Gonzaga. Her mom craved "santol" and "mais con hielo" during pregnancy. Toni was named after a boxer by her father. She has a younger sister named Catherine. Toni is fondly called "Tintin" by her closest friends.

At the age of 4, Toni joined and won local singing competitions in their barangay in Taytay, Rizal. During her late uncle's term as Mayor of Taytay, Toni was always invited to sing in community events. When her father ran for public office, she started doing hosting stints in social events and gatherings. At a young age, Toni was used to facing large audiences.

Career

At 9, Toni's father would bring her to auditions and singing competitions. She got through the first round of auditions at Repertory Philippines but Baby Barredo, one of Repertory's directors, sent her home during a rehearsal for some reasons. At 13, she managed to get into GMA's Artist Center and initially landed small roles. After 4 years, Toni decided to go freelance. While attending high school, Toni was busy joining auditions, competitions, and VTR screenings of advertising agencies.

At 17, Toni started lounge singing in hotels and bars such as Calesa Bar, Hyatt Regency, Sulo Hotel, and Holiday Inn. She went to school in the day and did her singing engagements at night.

Toni’s first big break came with a softdrink commercial appearing as a fan of Piolo Pascual at the age of 17. After this, she started hosting various television shows. She started out as the co-host of a noon-time variety show called the Eat Bulaga! She worked on this show for TAPE Inc. and various shows of GMA Network. Toni also started hosting Wazzup Wazzup, which was a Studio 23 production. She was a news anchor and "news diva," singing every line of a news story. She worked with the biggest competitors at the same time because Studio 23 is a subsidiary of ABS-CBN, the toughest competitor of GMA-7 in the Philippines.

Soon, Toni fully transferred to ABS-CBN and became a part of the Most Requested Show (MRS) with Roderick Paulate and Amy Perez. Then she hosted Entertainment Konek (ETK) with Ogie Diaz where she found the environment to be "positive, healthy and fun." Tony then signed up to be a female co-host of a reality show, called the Pinoy Big Brother. From hereon, her career was catapulted to greater heights.

In 2006, she diversified into music and came out with her first music album called "You Complete Me." Released by Star records, this album is a romantic hit and included songs like "We belong," "Love Fool," "Kung Kaya Ko," and "Kapag Tumibok Ang Puso."

Education

Toni enrolled in the AB Mass Communication program of Dominican College, where she studied for two years. Later, she transferred to the AB English program of the Asian Institute for Distance Education (AIDE), where she is now studying independently.

Toni plans to finish her college education, set up her own business, and continue her flourishing career in Philippine showbiz.

Private life

Toni was linked to several personalities like her fellow ASAP '07 hosts Sam Milby, Luis Manzano, Piolo Pascual, Vhong Navarro.

Last May 1, 2007 Toni accidentally smashed her lips while shooting for a commercial where incurred three lacerations. Due to the said incident she took a leave on her shows for a few days. She resumed back to work last May 7, 2007.

Endorsements

• Blooming Skin Clinc
• Blue Water Spa
• Care Line Cosmetics
• Colgate Fresh Confidence
• Palmolive Naturals Conditioner
• Merrel Shoes
• Shapes Wear
• Wade Shoes

Filmography

TV Shows

Year	Title	Role
2007	Love Spell: Barbi-Cute	Barbie
2007	Pinoy Big Brother: Season 2	Host / Herself
2007	Your Song: Wishing Lampara	Leslie
2006	Pinoy Dream Academy	Host / Herself
2006	Komiks Present: Da Adventures of Pedro Penduko	Thelma
2006	Crazy For You	Janice Concepcion / Louie Gabbana
2006	Your Song: Annie Batungbakal	Annie Batungbakal
2006	Komiks Presents: Mga Paa ni Isabella	Danna
2006	Nagmamahal, Kapamilya	---
2006	Your Song: I've Fallen In Love	Andie
2006	Gudtaym	Host / Herself
2006	Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition	Host / Herself
2005	My Juan and Only	Toni
2005	Pinoy Big Brother: Season 1	Host / Herself
2005	ASAP	Host / Herself
2005	MRS:Most Requested Show	Host / Herself
2005	Entertainment Konek	Host / Herself
2004	Bitoy's Funniest Videos' J4K	Segment Host /Herself
2004	S-Files	Segment Host/Herself
2003	Love to Love:Duet For Love	Tammy
2003	Wazzup Wazzup	Host / Herself
2003	Lagot Ka, Isusumbong Kita	Toni
2002	Habang Kapiling Ka	Emilie
2002	Eat Bulaga!	Host / Herself
1998	Bubble Gang	Herself
1998	Bestfriends	Cast

Movies

Year	Title	Role
2007	You Got Me	Amor Moe Santander
2006	You Are The One	Sally Malasmas
2005	D' Anothers	Maan Tuken
2003	Pakners	---

Albums

Album Cover	Date of release	Title	Album Sales Award (PHIL Music threshold)
File:Tonialbum1.jpg	2001 Prime Music	Toni Gonzaga	---
File:Tonialbum22.JPG	2006 Star Records	You Complete Me	Gold(15,000)
File:Hotsilogalbum.jpg	2006 ASAP Music/Star Records	Hotsilog	Gold(15,000)

Awards

Year	Film Award/Critics	Award
2006	20th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Female TV Host (ASAP '06)
2006	ASAP Pop Viewer's Choice Awards	Pop Screen Kiss (with Sam Milby)
2006	ASAP Pop Viewer's Choice Awards	Pop Movie Theme Song (You Are The One)
2006	GMMSF's 37th Box Office Entertainment Awards	Princess of Philippine Movies (You Are The One)

External links

• Official Website of Toni Gonzaga
• Toni Gonzaga at IMDb
• Toni Gonzaga Pics, Bio and more at Celebritiesph.com