Tim Yap

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Field	Value
name	Tim Yap
image	Tim Yap 2.png
birth_date
birth_place	Metro Manila, Philippines
height	5 ft 10 in
citizenship	Philippines
education	De La Salle University
Asian Institute of Management
alma_mater	De La Salle University
occupation	TV host, entrepreneur, columnist, club owner.
years_active	1999–present
television	Celebrity Duets: Philippine Edition, Tweetbiz Insiders, Party Pilipinas, Events Inc., Living It Up, The Tim Yap Show
awards	*Best Lifestyle Show Host - 2007 & 2008 PMPC Star Awards for TV (for Living It Up)

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• Best Lifestyle Show Host - 2009 PMPC Star Awards for TV (for Events Inc.)
• Most Stylish Male Host - 2010 StarStudio Celebrity Style Awards
• Outstanding Young Filipino in Entrepreneurship - 2013 Gawad Amerika Awards | website = | footnotes =

Timothy Brian Yap (born January 17, 1977) is a Filipino TV and radio host, actor, newspaper editor, creative director, and columnist from Manila, Philippines. He also owns several clubs in the Philippines. He currently hosts The Tim Yap Show which airs weeknights on GMA Network, edits a pop culture section of The Philippine Star entitled "Supreme", and hosted the morning radio talk show The Playground on 99.5 PLAYFM.

Early life and career

Tim Yap was the youngest of seven kids. While attending high school at Saint Jude Catholic School, he won the lead role in Lost in Yonkers, which marked the 25th anniversary of the Repertory Philippines, but his parents and his school didn't allow him to go, so he attended rehearsals in secret, informing the school security guard that he had the permission of his teacher and principal to leave school. "My parents had no clue that I was going to Repertory," he said. "All along they thought that I was just attending a rehearsal for a school play until they read about it in the newspapers." After several roles for young characters, Yap continued on as a production intern for repertory plays just to be involved. He eventually evolved into an events producer, which led him to be sought after to handle product launches and fashion shows.

Yap graduated from De La Salle University with a bachelor's degree in marketing, and later on received his master's degree in entrepreneurship from the Asian Institute of Management. He edited the "Super" section of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, and then left the Inquirer to start the "Supreme" section of the Philippine Star.

Tim Yap hosted the Metro Manila Film Festival Awards in 2010 and 2011. He hosted Miss World Philippines in 2011.

On January 21, 2013, The Tim Yap Show premiered on GMA Network, with Yap as the host of the self-titled celebrity talk show. It is currently in its third season, which premiered Oct. 28, 2013. Aside from television appearances, he hosted the morning radio talk The Playground on 99.5 PLAYFM with Sam Oh and Nikko Ramos.

Awards

In 2007 and 2008, he received the PMPC Star Awards for TV Best Lifestyle Show Hosts award with Raymond Gutierrez and Issa Litton for Living It Up. In 2009, he also won the same award but with co-host Sam Oh for Events Inc.. His show has also won "Best Lifestyle Show" for three consecutive years at the PMPC Star Awards. In 2010, he won Most Stylish Male Host at the StarStudio Celebrity Style Awards. In 2013, he was awarded Outstanding Young Filipino in Entrepreneurship by Gawad Amerika.

Advocacy

Since 2008, Yap has been an active supporter of the Virlaine Foundation, a non-government organization engaged in helping street children. In 2011, he spearheaded the Rice Up for Street Children campaign after having been named as the foundation's Ambassador of Goodwill.

Personal life

Yap proposed to long-time boyfriend Javi Martinez Pardo during his 40th birthday on January 19, 2017. The couple got married on December 25, 2017, at The Peninsula New York with Lea Salonga among the witnesses. On Instagram post dated January 4, 2023, Tim wrote “Married…again,” having shared a photo of himself and Javi by the famed Amanpulo beach.

On April 8, 2024, in Instagram post, Yap said he met American actress Angelina Jolie, which while watching The Outsiders musical at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. "Oh hi there Miss Jolie! Congratulations on producing the show!” Yap greeted Jolie.

Filmography

Film

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Anghel sa Lupa	Raphael
2004	Mano Po III: My Love	Chinese Opera Director	Official entry to the 30th Metro Manila Film Festival
2005	Bikini Open	Talent manager
2009	Lola/Grandmother	Himself	Opening film at the Venice Film Festival
Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love	Official entry to the 35th Metro Manila Film Festival
2011	Temptation Island
Tween Academy: Class of 2012
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
2012	Sosy Problems	Jamie Yap	Official entry to the 37th Metro Manila Film Festival
2013	The Bride and the Lover	Himself
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Television

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Year	Title	Role
1999	The Buzz	Himself / Host
2004	MTV Supahstar: The Supahsearch	Himself / Judge
Wazzup Wazzup	Himself / Host
2005	Club TV
Glam: The Smart Gold 2005 Red Carpet Special
2007	Celebrity Duets: Philippine Edition	Himself / Contestant
2007–2009	Living It Up	Himself / Host
2009	Project Runway Philippines	Himself / Guest Judge
Events Incorporated	Himself / Host
2009-2011	Tweetbiz Insiders	Himself / Tweetmoso-in-Chief / Main Host
2010	V Trends	Himself / Host
2011	Pepito Manaloto	Himself / Guest
2010-2013	Party Pilipinas	Himself / Host
2012	Legacy	Justin
2012	Startalk	Himself / Host
2012	2012 Metro Manila Film Festival	Himself / Presenter
2013–2015	The Tim Yap Show	Himself / Host
2020	Love Thy Woman	Timothy "Tim" Go
2022	Start-Up PH	Angelo "Mr. A" Angeles
2023	Miss Universe Philippines 2023	Himself / Backstage correspondent
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References

References

1. (July 4, 2012). "Tim Yap on life in South Africa: "It was so simple pero ang dami kong profound learnings"". Philippine Entertainment Portal.
2. (January 21, 2013). "The Tim Yap show premieres today on GMA". Philstar.
3. (February 2, 2013). "We've only just begun". Philstar.
4. (May 30, 2009). "Tim Yap: Supreme Creative Visionary". Asian Journal.
5. (May 23, 2007). "Tim Yap suspended from "Super" section". PEP Philippine Entertainment Portal.
6. (December 1, 2008). "GMA-7 wins Best Station, ABS-CBN bags most awards in 22nd PMPC Star Awards for Television". PEP Philippine Entertainment Portal Inc..
7. (December 1, 2010). "ABS-CBN hailed as Best Station in the 23rd Star Awards for Television". ABS-CBN.
8. (October 29, 2012). "Tim Yap's "very basic" grooming routine". PEP Philippine Entertainment Portal Inc..
9. (December 21, 2012). "Tim Yap shows his holiday style trove from The Ramp". Philstar.
10. (November 15, 2009). "Ballroom dancing (!) at Embassy-now Encore". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
11. (July 1, 2011). "Manila's Republiq SuperClub turns one". Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation.
12. "Top 100 Clubs of 2013". DJ Mag.com Ltd..
13. (October 18, 2012). "Why Tim Yap is dubbed "the light of the party"". PEP Philippine Entertainment Portal.
14. (May 21, 2013). "Blackberry 10 launch party". Philstar.
15. (July 26, 2012). "Georgina Wilson, Tim Yap, Borgy Manotoc and Fabio Ide run for school rooms". Philippine Entertainment Portal.
16. (November 14, 2011). "Rice-ing up for street children". Philster.
17. (October 6, 2010). "Winners of first Celebrity Style awards bared". ABS-CBN.
18. (October 20, 2013). "Tim Yap: From shy guy to celebrity". The Philippine Star.
19. (November 26, 2013). "KAPUSO ABROAD: 12th Gawad Amerika Awards Gives Top Citations To Kapuso Celebrities". [[GMA Network]].
20. (20 January 2017). "Tim Yap proposes to his boyfriend". [[GMA Network]].
21. (January 4, 2023). "Tim Yap ties the knot with Javi Martinez a second time". [[GMA Integrated News]].
22. (April 8, 2024). "Tim Yap meets Angelina Jolie". [[GMA Integrated News]].

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