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Richard Juan (Chinese: Fan Hong Zhi;[1] born 2 August 1992), also known as Richard Juan and Richard Hwan, is a Chinese-Filipino TV personality, actor, host and entrepreneur who was raised in Hong Kong, but currently based in the Philippines. He first gained popularity through Eat Bulaga!'s "You're My Foreignoy" and won the Dabarkad's Choice Award.

Richard Juan
Born (1992-08-02) 2 August 1992 (age 30)
Philippines
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines
OccupationTV personality, Model, Actor, Host
Years active2014–present
AgentStar Hunt/Star Magic (2021–present)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese范鴻志
Simplified Chinese范鸿志
Musical career
Also known asRichard Hwan
OriginHong Kong

He was also one of the regular housemates of Pinoy Big Brother: 737.


Life and career



Early life and educational background


Richard Juan was born on August 2, 1992 in the Philippines. Though a permanent Hong Kong resident, Juan still holds Filipino citizenship. When he was only a month old, their family moved to Hong Kong. There, he completed high school education in Island School. Juan then returned to the Philippines to continue his studies and graduated cum laude with a degree in Broadcast Communication at the University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City. Juan is multilingual; aside from his native Cantonese, he is fluent in Filipino, English, Mandarin and Hokkien.[citation needed]


Modelling career


Before he became a TV personality, Juan worked as a part-time model. He started modelling inside the campus for school event posters. Eventually, he had his first modelling stint via Philippine Fashion Week: Spring Summer 2014. Succeeding months saw him walking for several fashion shows including Shangri-la Plaza Mall, Coca-Cola and Adidas. Simultaneously, he also did shoots with newspapers (Philippine Inquirer) and fashion magazines like Candy, Chalk Magazine, Sparkling Magazine, and Garage Magazine. Juan also had his first campaign shoot with SM Youth in early 2014 at Pico de Loro.[citation needed]

In 2013, Juan was part of the Candy magazine's list of Top 20 Candy Cuties where he was ranked as the 14th Candy Cutie.[2] In 2014, he was part of Chalk magazine's Bright Young Manila Campus Hotties[3] and won the UAAP division. In January 2015, he became an ambassador for Smart Telecom and also Systema. In February of the same year, he was officially launched as one of the SM Youth Ambassadors.


Television career: You're My Foreignoy


In January 2014, Eat Bulaga! announced a new segment entitled "You're My Foreignoy" ("Foreignoy" is a portmanteau of "foreigner" and "Pinoy"). It is a contest for foreigners, who are currently living in the Philippines, who claim to have a heart of a true Filipino.[citation needed]

Juan joined the contest in its second week where he won the daily round. Instantly, he became a crowd favorite. He then competed with foreigners from different countries including the rumored ex-boyfriend of Lindsay Lohan, Christian Arno Williams during the second weekly finals. Juan lost to Christian but he won the Dabarkad's Choice Award (People's Choice Award). He trended among the Top Ten on Twitter locally and internationally in every appearance he made during the contest which earned him the nickname "The Trending Boy".[citation needed]

A week before the grand finals, Juan returned to compete for the Wildcard Edition. He battled against Arlen Gaspar from Brazil and won the round. Wildcard winners were called the "Manlalaban" who will face the first, second and third weekly winners.[citation needed]

During the "You're My Foreignoy" grand finals where Gui Adorno won, Juan was once again awarded the Dabarkad's Choice Award for having a total of over 8,000 likes on Eat Bulaga!'s Facebook poll. This poll clearly showed that he was the most popular among the "foreignoys" that competed in the grand finals.[4]


Eat Bulaga host


After winning the Dabarkad's Choice Award, Juan has been visible in several shows on the GMA Network. He was interviewed by Ryzza Mae Dizon in The Ryzza Mae Show along with his fellow 'You're My Foreignoy' winners, Gui Adorno and Diego Furoni. He also hosted the waterfalls segment during the Summer Special episode of Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho and later returned as a celebrity guest along with Gui Adorno on its Fiesta segment the following month at Obando in Bulacan.[citation needed]

Juan also guested in some GMA News TV shows such as Brigada, iJuander, Day Off and Mars.[citation needed]

Hwan hosted Eat Bulaga!'s "Dabarkad's Pinoy Henyo" segment for five months in 2014.[citation needed]


Pinoy Big Brother (PBB)


Juan was a part of ABS-CBN's reality show Pinoy Big Brother: 737 as a regular housemate, and eliminated in week 17 (day 119), placing him final 6.[citation needed]

In 2020, Richard joined Pinoy Big Brother: Connect as one of the new digital hosts, and hosts the show's online updates. This continued with his time in Pinoy Big Brother: Kumunity Season 10 in 2021.[citation needed]


UPFRONT at the UAAP


Juan became part of ABS-CBN Sports + Action's UAAP coverage show called UPFRONT at the UAAP. He is one of the new male hosts (alongside Justin Quirino and Marco Gumabao) that was introduced in the second part of UAAP Season 78.[citation needed]


Acting


Besides hosting and modelling, Juan also started to act in 2017. He played the male lead in TV5's Wattpad Presents: AFGITMOLFM and GMA's Tadhana: Karayom in 2017 and 2018 respectively.[citation needed]

In 2020, Richard made a comeback to Philippine television as he plays Richie Tan, in the afternoon soap opera, Love Thy Woman, on ABS-CBN.[citation needed]

In 2022, on his first starring role in a film,[5] he co-starred in the online romantic comedy movie Connected with former Pinoy Big Brother: Connect housemates Kobie Brown, Andi Abaya, Ralph Malibunas, Gail Banawis, Chico Alicaya, and Amanda Zamora.[6]


Philippines and beyond


In 2018, Juan have been involved in many international projects. In early 2018, he interviewed the cast of Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War in Singapore. Later on that year, he was also had the chance to interview legendary fashion designer, Sir Paul Smith and celebrity Chef Gordon Ramsay. He also went to Seoul Fashion Week S/S19 to shoot a special with the OTT platform, Viu.[citation needed]

In 2019, Richard was one of the 3 regional artists who was tapped by TVN Asia to star in a show called Create My Seoul, alongside Korean stars, Sandara Park and Joon Park. He attended Thom Browne’s runway show for the Paris Fashion Week.[citation needed]


Awards and nominations


Year Award Category Result
2014 Eat Bulaga: You're My Foreignoy Dabarkad's Choice Won
Chalk BYM Campus Hotties 2014 Male Winner Won
2019 Village Pipol Choice Awards Lifestyle Influencer of the Year Won

Filmography



Film


Year Title Role Notes Ref
2022 Connected Sky Main Role [6]

Television


YearTitleRoleNetwork
2022 PIEnalo: Palong Follow Guest PIE Channel
2021-2022 Pinoy Big Brother: Kumunity Season 10 Host ABS-CBN
2020-2021Pinoy Big Brother: ConnectHost
2020Love Thy WomanRichie
2019Create My Seoul!HimselfTVN Asia
2018 Seoul Fashion Week S/S 2019 Special Host Viu Hong Kong
2018Tadhana: KarayomChrisGMA Network
2017Road TripHimself
AFGITMOLFMArtTV5
2016A1 Ko Sa 'YoJoaqsGMA Network
Be My LadyKevinABS-CBN
UPFRONT at the UAAPHost
Kaya Mo BangGuest/Himself
2015Pinoy Big Brother: 7376th Place/Himself
Aquino & Abunda TonightHimself
Kapuso Mo Jessica SohoGMA Network
Day OffGMA News TV
Taste Buddies
2014Eat Bulaga!Himself/segment hostGMA Network
The Ryzza Mae ShowGuest/Himself
Day OffGMA News TV
iJuander
Brigada
Kapuso Mo Jessica SohoGMA Network
PoptalkGMA News TV
Unang HiritGMA Network
MarsGMA News TV
Celebrity BluffGMA Network
Tunay Na Buhay
Don't Lose the Money

Music video appearances


YearTitleArtist
2021SayaLian Kyla

References


  1. "Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  2. Candy Magazine Philippines. "Candy Cuties 2013: Richard Juan". Candymag. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  3. "CHALK Bright Young Manila 2014". Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  4. "Gui Adorno, wagi sa 'You're My Foreignoy' ng 'Eat Bulaga!'". GMA News Online. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  5. "LOOK: Premiere night of Star Magic Studio's 'Connected'". ABS-CBN News. July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  6. "Star Magic produces first movie 'Connected'".





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