Profile
Gerald Randolf Opsima Anderson Jr.
BORN: March 7, 1989 (1989-03-07)
AGE: 19
Subic Bay, Zambales, Philippines
Occupation: Actor, Model
Gerald Jr. was born to Gerald Randy Anderson, Sr. an American and Evangeline Opsima, a Filipina. Gerald also has a younger brother, Kenneth, and two older sisters from his mother's first marriage, Jen and Darlin. When he was three years old, he and his family moved to San Antonio, Texas . Finally, at 14 years of age, his family moved back to General Santos City, Philippines. His dad is an American instructor in the Philippine Navy who travels back and forth to U.S. and Zambales. His mom is a Filipina from General Santos City, where Gerald resided at the age of 14.
Education
Anderson Jr. finished his Elementary Studies at Spring Creek Academy in Texas. He also finished his High School degree in General Santos City, Philippines.
Early work
Anderson Jr. was discovered by Joross Gamboa while the latter was performing in General Santos City where Gerald is based. Joross introduced him to his manager, Jhun Reyes, who then brought him to ABS-CBN to join PBB Teen Edition.
Pinoy Big Brother
Currently, the hottest teen star in the Philippines, Gerald Anderson catapulted to fame at the age of 17, when he joined ABC-CBN’s Pinoy Big Brother Teen edition 2006.
He rose to fame when he placed third overall in the first Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition with 293,234 votes. He was billed as the Amboy Hottie from General Santos City.[3] Since the end of the Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition, Anderson along with his love team partner have appeared together in several shows on the ABS-CBN Network and have been tapped to do several TV ads and product endorsements. Gerald also has worked on a primetime television series entitled Sana Maulit Muli which is one of the most watched TV programs in the year of 2007.
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