Jimmy Santos (actor)

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Jimmy Santos
Born	Jaime Santos (1951-10-08) October 8, 1951 (age 73) Pateros, Rizal, Philippines
Occupations	Actor comedian TV host
Years active	1977–present
Agent	APT Entertainment
Basketball career
Personal information
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Career information
College	JRC
PBA draft	1975
Playing career	1975–1976
Position	Small forward / shooting guard
Career history
1975–1976	7-Up Uncolas
Career highlights and awards
NCAA champion (1972)
YouTube information
Channel	Jimmy Saints
Years active	2021–present
Genre	Vlog
Subscribers	472,000[1]
Total views	14 million[1]
Creator Awards 100,000 subscribers 2021
Last updated: May 13, 2022

Jaime Santos (born October 8, 1951), professionally known as Jimmy Santos, is a Filipino actor, comedian, TV host, former professional basketball player and vlogger.^[2] He is one of the hosts from Eat Bulaga! from 1983 until 2022.

Prior to his acting career, Santos became one of the "starting five" players of Jose Rizal College Heavy Bombers in which they had won a 1972 NCAA Championship together with Philip Cezar and David Cezar.^[3] He would later play for the U/tex Weavers in the commercial league MICAA, the PBA's forerunner. Santos also played thirteen games in the PBA's inaugural season (1975) for the 7-Up Uncolas. In the featured Old-timers game during the 1991 PBA All-Star week, Santos was named MVP for his late-game heroics and hijinks on the court, leading his White team over the Blue team.

After a one-season stint with the 7-Up Uncolas in the PBA, Santos began appearing in serious movie supporting roles in the 1970s. His debut movie was Bontoc with the late action King Fernando Poe, Jr., and his other movies including Little Christmas Tree. In the 1980s he turned to comedy, and became a regular in the Philippine television series Iskul Bukol and T.O.D.A.S.: Television's Outrageously Delightful All-Star Show. He also became a regular host in the noon-time television variety show Eat Bulaga! until 2022. Since then, he starred as lead comic actor in such feature films as I Love You 3X a Day, Bondying (a remake), Wooly Booly, and Humanap Ka ng Panget.

In 2011, Santos played a supporting role alongside Vice Ganda in The Unkabogable Praybeyt Benjamin, which gained the distinction of being the highest-grossing Filipino film of all time.^[4][5]

In 2013, he returned to action via Bang Bang Alley with co-star Megan Young.^[6][7]

In 2014, Santos returned to comedy via the film My Illegal Wife with co-stars Zanjoe Marudo and Pokwang.^[8]

Santos's most recent film is TOL in 2019 with co-stars Enchong Dee and Jessy Mendiola.^[9]

Jimmy has 3 children, a daughter and 2 sons, his youngest also following the footsteps of his father as a basketball player. He finished banking and finance at the Jose Rizal College (now Jose Rizal University).

In 2021, Santos started a YouTube channel under the name "Jimmy Saints" where he covers vignettes about his life.^[10]

Jimmy migrated to Canada in 2023.

• GMA Telesine Specials (GMA Network)
• Coney Reyes on Camera (ABS-CBN)
• Oki Doki Doc (ABS-CBN, 1993)
• Mikee (GMA Network, 1994)
• Spotlight Drama Specials (GMA Network, 1995)
• Dear Mikee (GMA Network, 1998)
• GMA Love Stories (GMA Network, 1999)
• Campus Romance (GMA Network, 2000)
• Idol Ko si Kap (GMA Network, 2001)
• True Love: Eat Bulaga Special (GMA Network, 2005) (TV)
• Magpakailanman: The Yoyoy Villame Story (GMA Network, 2005)
• A Telefantastic Christmas: The GMA All-Star Spcecial (GMA Network, 2005) (TV)
• Ganyan Kita Kamahal: Eat Bulaga Special (GMA Network, 2007) (TV)
• Bahay Mo Ba 'To? (GMA Network, 2007) (TV)
• Ang Mga Anak Ng Maestro: Eat Bulaga Special (GMA Network, 2008) (TV)
• Obra Presents (GMA Network, 2008)
• Maynila (GMA Network, 2009)
• Love Bug Presents (GMA Network, 2010)
• Talentadong Pinoy (TV5, 2010)
• Pepito Manaloto (GMA Network, 2011)
• 5 Star Specials (TV5, 2011)
• Maalaala Mo Kaya: "Langis" (ABS-CBN, 2011)
• Gandang Gabi, Vice (ABS-CBN, 2011)
• The Jose and Wally Show Starring Vic Sotto (TV5, 2011–2012)
• Mars (GMA News TV, 2012)
• Vampire ang Daddy Ko (GMA Network, March 9, 2013 – June 12, 2016)
• Anyo Ng Pag-Ibig: Eat Bulaga Lenten Drama Special 2014 (GMA Network, 2014 Post Production)
• Biro Ng Kapalaran: Eat Bulaga Lenten Drama Special 2015 (GMA Network, 2015 Post Production)
• Sabado Badoo (GMA Network, 2015) - cameo guest featured footage
• Dear Uge (GMA Network, 2016)
• Hay, Bahay! (GMA Network, 2017)
• Daddy's Gurl (GMA Network, 2018)
• The Boobay and Tekla Show (GMA Network, 2019)
• Ikigai: Eat Bulaga Lenten Drama Special 2019 (GMA Network, 2019 Post Production) - shot entirely in Tokyo, Japan
• Mars Pa More (GMA Network, 2020) - guest
• All-Out Sundays (GMA Network, 2020) - guest
• Fill in the Bank (TV5, 2021)
• Bawal Na Game Show (TV5, 2021)
• Walang Matigas na Pulis sa Matinik na Misis (GMA Network, 2023)

• Jimmy Santos at IMDb 
• Jimmy Santos on Eat Bulaga! site
• Jimmy Saints vlog channel on YouTube