BJ Forbes

{{short description|Filipino actor (born 1998)}}

{{BLP sources|date=July 2009}}

{{Use Philippine English|date=March 2023}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}

{{Infobox person

| name = BJ Forbes

| image =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|3|27}}

| birth_place = Manila, Philippines

|occupation = Child actor, model, host

| birth_name = Bernard Joecel Forbes

| othername = Tolits, BJ

|yearsactive = 2005–present

| website =

| agent = APT Entertainment

}}

Bernard Joecel Forbes (born March 27, 1998) is a Filipino actor. He first appeared on TV as a contestant in That's My Boy on Eat Bulaga!, however he become a finalist and also he didn't win.

Career

After his stint on That's My Boy, he found fame through a Tide commercial in which he played a character named Tolits. He soon became one of the hosts of GMA Network's Eat Bulaga!.

Apart from Eat Bulaga!, he has appeared in TV shows such as Ful Haus, Encantadia, Etheria, and Fantastikids. He has also been featured in movies such as Ispiritista: Itay, may moomoo!—for which he won the Best Child Actor award in the 24th Luna Awards--Exodus: Tales from the Enchanted Kingdom, Enteng Kabisote 3, Paraiso, Dobol Trobol, and Ded Na si Lolo. He has also lent his voice to the character of Botyok in the animated movie Urduja.

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable"

! Year !! Title !! Role !! Production !! Notes

rowspan="2" | 2005Ispiritista: Itay, May Moomoo!Tom-TomRegal Films and APT Entertainment
Exodus: Tales from the Enchanted KingdomSilabImus Productions, Reality Entertainment, Enchanted Kingdom and Ignite Media Inc.
2006Enteng Kabisote 3: Okay Ka, Fairy KoDingdingOctoArts Films and M-Zet Productions
2007Paraiso: Tatlong Kwento ng Pag-asaSilabindie film
rowspan="2" | 2008UrdujaBotyok (voice)APT Entertainment and Seventoon
Dobol Trobol: Lets Get Redi 2 Rambol!NikkiAPT Entertainment, M-Zet Productions and RVQ Productions
rowspan="2" | 2009Ded na si LoloJoyetindie film
Ang PandayPopoyImus Productions and GMA Films
rowspan="2" | 2013Pedro Calungsod: Batang MartirFranciscoWings Entertainment
Saka SakaYoung Alexrowspan="4" |indie film
2014BaryaBoys
rowspan="2" | 2015Ritwal ng Kapatiran
TandemTuko Film Productions and Quantum Films

=Television=

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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Network

2004–2005MulawinNiwalumrowspan="9"| GMA Network
2005–2008
2012
2017
Eat Bulaga!Host
2005MagpakailanmanVarious Roles
2005–2007Lovely DayTolits
2005–2006Etheria: Ang Ikalimang Kaharian ng Encantadiayoung Aquil
2006FantastikidsDon-Don
2007Mga Kuwento ni Lola BasyangAlmion
2007–2009Ful HausOne-two
2007Kamandag
2008–2010ToogsHimself|TV5
2008Joaquin BordadoYoung Jilcorowspan="3"| GMA Network
rowspan="2" | 2009Sugat ng KahaponYoung Sonny
Totoy BatoBogart
2009–2010Moomoo and MeJun-junrowspan="3" | TV5
rowspan="2" | 2010Midnight DJ: Sikreto ng SwingGuest
My Driver Sweet LoverBert Ngisi
2011Maalaala Mo Kaya: KrusRoycerowspan="2" | ABS-CBN
rowspan="6" | 2012Maalaala Mo Kaya: KamaoEJ
Sunday FundayHimselfTV5
Maalaala Mo Kaya:BangkaRaymartABS-CBN
Maynila: Rules of LovePaolorowspan="2" | GMA Network
Maynila: Too Young To Be In LoveNathan
Maalaala Mo Kaya: Flower ShopTotoABS-CBN
rowspan="4" | 2013KidlatYoung VoltaireTV5
Lakbayin ang Magandang Pilipinasrowspan="2" | HimselfPTV
WagasGMA News TV
Maalaala Mo Kaya: SapatosNakaaway ni JuanitoABS-CBN
rowspan="4" | 2014Eat Bulaga! Lenten Presentation (Holy Tuesday)HimselfGMA Network
One of the BoysSonnyTV5
Maalaala Mo Kaya: TutongABS-CBN
MarsGuestGMA News TV
rowspan="3" | 2015Maynila: Totoy's Tru LabTotoyrowspan=2| GMA Network
Sabado BadooHimself/Cameo
Pangako Sa 'YoAdamABS-CBN
2016Dear Ugerowspan=2| GMA Network
2017Tadhana: SundoDennis
rowspan="2" | 2019Ngayon at KailanmanBuboyABS-CBN
SahayaArlorowspan="4" | GMA Network
2023Pepito Manaloto: Tuloy ang KwentoMartin
rowspan="2" | 2024MakilingErrol
Black Rider

|Mario

Discography

Tolits - Dance Hits (2006)

Accolades

=Awards and nominations=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Organization

! Category

! Nominated work

! Remarks

rowspan=2|2006

| 24th Luna Awards

| Best Child Actor for

| Ispiritista

| {{won}}

54th FAMAS Awards

| Best Child Actor

| Exodus: Tales from the Enchanted Kingdom

| {{won}}

2007

| 2007 GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards

| Most Popular Child Actor

| Enteng Kabisote 3: Okay ka, Fairy ko

| {{won}}

2013

| 27th PMPC Star Awards for TV

| Best Single Performance by an Actor

| Maalaala Mo Kaya: Bulaklak

| {{nom}}