Drew Arellano
{{Short description|Filipino actor and host}}
{{Philippine name|Estrella|Arellano}}
{{BLP sources|date=October 2017}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=April 2022}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Drew Arellano
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| nationality = Filipino American
| birth_name = Andrew James Estrella Arellano
| birth_place = San Jose, California, U.S.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1980|1|16}}
| education = De La Salle University (Marketing Management)
| other names =
| years_active = 2003–present
| height =
| agent = Sparkle GMA Artist Center (since 2003)
| death_date =
| occupation = Actor, host
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| spouse = {{marriage|Iya Villania|2014}}
| relatives = Robert Raymond M. Estrella (cousin)
Conrado B. Estrella Jr. (uncle)
Conrado F. Estrella Sr. (grandfather)
Conrado M. Estrella III (cousin)
| children = 5
}}
Andrew James Estrella Arellano{{#tag:ref|Although born in the United States, Drew Arellano still possesses his mother's maiden name (Estrella) as is the convention in the Philippines as indicated on his birth record.[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGSW-VNM California Birth Index, 1905-1995]|group = fn|name = sur}}{{cite web|title=Drew Arellano: Biography|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/drew-arellano/bio/794623/|website=TV Guide|accessdate=May 6, 2018}} ({{IPA|tl|ʔɐrɛlˈjanɔ}}; born January 16, 1980) is a Filipino actor and host. He is one of the traveling hosts of the daily morning show, Unang Hirit{{cite news | url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/281693/newstv/weekendgetaway/drew-arellano-the-perks-of-being-a-professional-traveller | title=Drew Arellano: The Perks of being a Professional Traveller |work=GMA News| date=November 12, 2012 | accessdate=February 9, 2015 | first=Angel |last=Bombarda}} and the host of informative/educational show AHA! on GMA Network. He is also the host of the now defunct show Balikbayan, Weekend Gateway and Biyahe ni Drew on GTV (formerly known as QTV/Q, and GMA News TV).{{cite news | url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/354806/newstv/biyahenidrew/best-trip-ever-drew-arellano-s-biyahe-ni-drew-itinerary-to-moalboal-cebu | title=Best trip ever: Drew Arellano's 'Biyahe ni Bibiboy 8=D---*' itinerary to Moalboal, Cebu |work=GMA News| date=March 31, 2014 | accessdate=February 9, 2015 | first=Cristina |last=Tantengco}}
Early life and career
Arellano was born to Aga Arellano and Bernie Estrella Arellano on January 16, 1980, in San Jose, California, USA.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}} He has two brothers and two sisters.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}} He graduated high school at Xavier School in March 1997, and he graduated Marketing Management at De La Salle University in October 2001 (also the same university as his wife Iya Villania).{{citation needed|date=April 2019}} Arellano formerly worked in an advertising agency before he began his showbiz career.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}} Arellano's first stint in showbiz on TV was in a youth-oriented show called Click, with longtime girlfriend and now wife, Iya Villania.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}} He won his first solo award from PMPC Star Awards For TV as 'Best Travel Show Host' for Balikbayan, formerly aired on QTV 11 (then GMA News TV; now GTV 27), and a year later he won again in a same category.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}} He also won the Unang Hirit Barkada for Unang Hirit as 'Best Morning Show Hosts' also at PMPC Star Awards For TV, three times in a row.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}
Arellano currently hosts AHA!, an informative/educational show on GMA Network, and the travel show Biyahe ni Drew on GMA News TV which has garnered several fans as it explores the beautiful islands of the Philippines and the countries outside it. He has remarkably shown talent in his job which paved way to his long running show "Biyahe ni Drew".
Personal life
Arellano enjoys basketball and triathlon{{cite news | url=http://www.pep.ph/celeb/people-and-lifestyle/hobbies-and-ventures/29820/drew-arellano-gives-tips-for-triathlon-newbies | title=Drew Arellano gives tips for triathlon newbies |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal| date=October 8, 2014 | accessdate=February 9, 2015 | first=Bianca |last=Geli}}{{cite news | url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/35743/drew-arellano-marathon-man | title=Drew Arellano: Marathon man |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer| date=April 8, 2012 | accessdate=February 9, 2015 | first=Bayani |last=San Diego}} which has won him various medals in a triathlon competition held every year.
In 2004, Arellano began dating actress and television presenter Iya Villania.{{Cite web |last=Lo |first=Ricky |author-link=Ricky Lo |date=October 29, 2008 |title=So who broke Iya's heart? |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2008/10/29/410954/so-who-broke-iyas-heart |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725183809/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2008/10/29/410954/so-who-broke-iyas-heart |archive-date=July 25, 2018 |access-date=March 2, 2024 |website=The Philippine Star}} They married in Nasugbu, Batangas in January 2014.{{Cite news |last=de Jesus |first=Julliane Love |date=January 31, 2014 |title=Iya Villania, Drew Arellano finally tie the knot |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/132661/iya-villania-drew-arellano-finally-tie-the-knot |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220131075214/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/132661/iya-villania-drew-arellano-finally-tie-the-knot |archive-date=January 31, 2022 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer}} The couple have five children: Antonio Primo (born 2016),{{Cite web |date=August 30, 2016 |title=Look: Iya Villania, Drew Arellano welcome son |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/144636-iya-villania-drew-arellano-welcomes-son-antonio/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220131074032/https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/144636-iya-villania-drew-arellano-welcomes-son-antonio/ |archive-date=January 31, 2022 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |website=Rappler}} Alonzo Leon (born 2018),{{Cite web |date=August 19, 2018 |title=Look: Iya Villania, Drew Arellano welcome 2nd son Leon |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/209922-iya-villania-drew-arellano-son-leon-birth/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220131074346/https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/209922-iya-villania-drew-arellano-son-leon-birth/ |archive-date=January 31, 2022 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |website=Rappler}} Alana Lauren (born 2020),{{Cite web |date=July 18, 2020 |title=Iya Villania and Drew Arellano welcome baby girl |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/iya-villania-drew-arellano-welcome-baby-girl/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220131070728/https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/iya-villania-drew-arellano-welcome-baby-girl/ |archive-date=January 31, 2022 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |website=Rappler}} Astro Phoenix (born 2022),{{Cite web |date=June 4, 2022 |title=Iya Villania, Drew Arellano welcome fourth child |url=https://www.cnnphilippines.com/entertainment/2022/6/4/Iya-Villania-Drew-Arellano-fourth-child.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604115157/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/entertainment/2022/6/4/Iya-Villania-Drew-Arellano-fourth-child.html |archive-date=June 4, 2022 |access-date=June 4, 2022 |website=CNN Philippines }} and Anya Love (born 2025).{{Cite news |last=Pasajol |first=Anne |date=February 11, 2025 |title=Iya Villania, Drew Arellano announce birth of baby No. 5, Anya Love |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/597070/iya-villania-drew-arellano-announce-birth-of-baby-no-5-anya-love |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250211071108/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/597070/iya-villania-drew-arellano-announce-birth-of-baby-no-5-anya-love |archive-date=February 11, 2025 |access-date=February 11, 2025 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer}} In April 2025, Arellano underwent a vasectomy after welcoming their fifth child.{{Cite web |date=April 28, 2025 |title=Drew Arellano gets a vasectomy |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/healthandwellness/944236/drew-arellano-gets-a-vasectomy/story/ |access-date=April 28, 2025 |website=GMA News}}
Arellano is a practicing Catholic.{{cite news|title=Iya: I was a virgin until wedding to Drew|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/15/15/iya-i-was-virgin-until-wedding-drew|accessdate=October 30, 2017|work=ABS-CBN News|date=January 15, 2015}} In January 2022, Arellano, alongside Villania and their three children, tested positive for COVID-19.{{Cite news |last=Kingsu-Cheng |first=Jane |date=January 11, 2022 |title=Iya Villania, Drew Arellano test positive for COVID-19 |url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/01/11/iya-villania-drew-arellano-test-positive-for-covid-19/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220131081336/https://mb.com.ph/2022/01/11/iya-villania-drew-arellano-test-positive-for-covid-19/ |archive-date=January 31, 2022 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}{{Cite web |last=Cruz |first=Dana |date=January 13, 2022 |title=Iya Villania, Drew Arellano's 3-year-old son tests positive for COVID-19 |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/433575/iya-villania-drew-arellanos-3-year-old-son-tests-positive-for-covid-19 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220131081456/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/433575/iya-villania-drew-arellanos-3-year-old-son-tests-positive-for-covid-19 |archive-date=January 31, 2022 |access-date=January 31, 2022 |website=Manila Bulletin}}{{Cite web |last=Plaza |first=Marane A. |date=January 22, 2022 |title=Iya Villania back on 24 Oras after bout with COVID-19 |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2022/01/22/2155684/iya-villania-back-24-oras-after-bout-covid-19 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220202124511/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2022/01/22/2155684/iya-villania-back-24-oras-after-bout-covid-19 |archive-date=February 2, 2022 |access-date=February 2, 2022 |website=The Philippine Star}}
Filmography
=Television=
| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Role | ||
| 2023
|Comedy Island Philippines | | ||
| 2023
|Zero Kilometers Away |Special Participation | ||
| 2020 | Mars Pa More | Guest |
| 2020 | New Normal: The Survival Guide | Host |
| 2018 | Mars | Guest |
| 2017 | People vs. the Stars | rowspan="2"|Host |
| -- | Home Foodie | |
| -- | Sunday All Stars | Guest |
| 2014 | Don't Lose the Money | Contestant |
| 2015 | Sabado Badoo | Cameo Role |
| Wasak | Guest | |
| 2017 | Sunday PinaSaya | Guest |
| Bogart Case Files | Guest | |
| Boys Ride Out | ||
| Network News | ||
| rowspan="9" | ||
| - | Bonakid Pre-School's Ready Set Laban | |
| The Ryzza Mae Show | Guest | |
| Celebrity Bluff | Contestant | |
| Tunay Na Buhay | ||
| 300 Kilometro: Isang Paglalakbay | ||
| Puso ng Pasko: Artista Challenge | ||
| Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Showdown | Guest Host | |
| Party Pilipinas | ||
| Happy Land | ||
| 2010–2025 | Aha! | Host |
| rowspan="12" | -- | Art Angel | |
| Pinoy Meets World England Episode | ||
| Coca-Cola's Ride To Fame | ||
| Lovely Day | Guest | |
| Bahay Mo Ba 'To? | Guest | |
| Extra Challenge | ||
| Maynila | ||
| SOP Gigsters | ||
| Unang Hirit | ||
| All Together Now | ||
| CLICK Barkada Hunt | ||
| Click | ||
| rowspan="2" | ||
| - | Biyahe ni Drew | |
| Weekend Getaway | ||
| rowspan="2" | ||
| - | May Trabaho Ka! | Guest |
| Balikbayan | ||
| rowspan="2" | ||
| - | Stoplight TV | |
| Paghilom | ||
| rowspan="2" | ||
| - | Auto Extreme | |
| Basketball Show | Guest | |
| 2003 | Retro TV | Host |
| rowspan="2"|2004–2006 | Wazzup Wazzup | |
| Points of View | Host | |
| Matanglawin | Cameo Role |
=Film=
- Spirit of the Glass (Regal Entertainment)
- My First Romance (Star Cinema)
Awards and nominations
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| Year | Award Giving Body | Category | Nominated Work | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:center"|2005 | 19th PMPC Star Awards for Television | rowspan="3"|Best Morning Show Hosts | rowspan="3"|Unang Hirit | {{nom}} |
| style="text-align:center"|2006 | 20th PMPC Star Awards for Television | {{nom}} | ||
| style="text-align:center"|2007 | 21st PMPC Star Awards for Television | {{nom}} | ||
| style="text-align:center" rowspan="3"|2008 | rowspan="3"|22nd PMPC Star Awards for Television | Best Talent Search Program (with Karel Marquez) | "Coca-Cola's Ride To Fame Yes To Dream" | {{nom}} |
| Best Travel Show Host | Balikbayan | {{nom}} | ||
| Best Morning Show Hosts | Unang Hirit | {{won}} | ||
| style="text-align:center"|2009 | 23rd PMPC Star Awards for Television | rowspan="2"|Best Travel Host | rowspan="2"|Balikbayan | {{won}} |
| style="text-align:center"|2010 | 24th PMPC Star Awards for Television | {{won}} | ||
| style="text-align:center"|2015 | 29th PMPC Star Awards for Television | rowspan="2"|Best Travel Host | rowspan="2"|Biyahe ni Drew | {{won}} |
| style="text-align:center"|2016 | 30th PMPC Star Awards for Television | {{won}} | ||
| style="text-align:center" rowspan="3"|2017 | rowspan="2"|UP's Gandingan Awards 2017 | Gandingan ng Edukasyon | AHA! | {{won}} |
| Gandingan ng Kalikasan | rowspan="2"|Biyahe ni Drew | {{won}} | ||
| 31st PMPC Star Awards for Television | Best Travel Show Host | {{Won}} |
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1782398}}
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