Chris Tiu is a Filipino

Filipino people

The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....

 professional

Professional sports

Professional sports, as opposed to amateur sports, are sports in which athletes receive payment for their performance. Professional athleticism has come to the fore through a combination of developments. Mass media and increased leisure have brought larger audiences, so that sports organizations...

 basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 player of Chinese-Filipino descent. He currently plays for the Smart Gilas

Smart Gilas

Smart Gilas Pilipinas is a developmental Philippine national basketball team sponsored by Smart Communications and the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas...

 team and is also a TV host, commercial model, and politician

Politician

A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...

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He is the host of the TV shows Man vs. Beast

Man vs. Beast

Man vs. Beast is a series of sensationalistic television specials aired in the United States by the Fox television network. The shows were produced by Brian Richardson and directed by Bob Levy. They involve a variety of challenges in which people and animals compete against each other. Although the...

and Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Ripley's Believe It or Not! is a franchise, founded by Robert Ripley, which deals in bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims...

on GMA 7

GMA Network

GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...

 every Saturday.

Early Life

Chris is the second eldest of five children of Jerry and Lianne Tiu. He took his elementary and high school education at Xavier School

Xavier School

Not to be confused with Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan.Xavier School , located in San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines, is a private Catholic college preparatory school for boys run by the Society of Jesus' Philippine Province...

 in San Juan City, Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

, and his collegiate education at the Ateneo de Manila University

Ateneo de Manila University

The Ateneo de Manila University is a private teaching and research university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. It began in 1859 when the City of Manila handed control of the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros, Manila, to the Jesuits...

 in Quezon City

Quezon City

Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L...

, Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

, where he finished his two major courses, Bachelor of Science in Management Engineering and Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics, Major in Mathematical Finance and a Minor in Chinese Studies. He is formerly the Sangguniang Kabataan

Sangguniang Kabataan

The Sangguniang Kabataan is the governing body in every chapter of the Katipunan ng Kabataan . Each barangay in the Philippines is mandated by law to have its own chapter of the Katipunan ng Kabataan, aging from 15 to 18 years old who resides in their respective barangays for at least 6months...

 Chairman and now, a barangay kagawad (barangay councilor) of Barangay Urdaneta in Makati City

Makati City

The City of Makati is one of the 17 cities that make up Metro Manila, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Makati is the financial center of the Philippines and one of the major financial, commercial and economic hubs in Asia...

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Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho

Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho

Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho is a Docu-Educational and Lifestyle public affair television show in the Philippines hosted by Jessica Soho and it is aired every Saturday evenings by GMA Network...

featured Tiu on October 4, 2008.

He was named Favorite Athlete in the first-ever Nickelodeon Philippines Kids' Choice Awards

Nickelodeon Philippines Kids' Choice Awards

The Nickelodeon Philippines Kids' Choice Awards is an annual awards show which brought honors this year's biggest TV and sports personalities voted by kids and teenagers through text and online voting. Nickelodeon, an American cable television network, brought Kids' Choice Awards to the Philippines...

 2008 held at Aliw Theater, Pasay City

Pasay City

The City of Pasay is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila in the Philippines. It is bordered on the north by the country's capital, Manila, to the northeast by Makati City, to the east by Taguig City, and Parañaque City to the south.Pasay City was one of the original four...

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Television

Date Premiere	Title	Role	TV Station
2007-2010	Pinoy Records Pinoy Records Pinoy Records was a GMA Network infotainment show which had its premiere episode on December 8, 2007. It is hosted by basketball player, Chris Tiu, and Starstruck Batch 1 alumni Sheena Halili. Most recently, Jai Reyes, a member of Ateneo de Manila University basketball men's varsity, has also...	Host	GMA Network
2008-present	Ripley's Believe It or Not! Ripley's Believe It or Not! Ripley's Believe It or Not! is a franchise, founded by Robert Ripley, which deals in bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims...	Host	GMA Network/Q
2009	Clear Men Future League	Host	SOLAR TV
2010-2011	Ako Mismo	Host	TV5
2010-present	Hanep Buhay	Host	GMA Network
2011	Man Vs. Beast	Host	GMA Network

External links

• Chris Tiu's Official Blog