Vic Sotto

Marvic Valentin Castelo Sotto (born April 28, 1954), professionally known as Vic Sotto, is a Filipino actor, singer and comedian. Nicknamed "Bossing", he is regarded as a veteran actor and host in the entertainment industry. Sotto began his career in the 1970s as a member of disco band VST & Company. He later appeared in comedy shows, forming a trio with his brother Tito and Joey de Leon. In 1979, the trio began hosting a noontime variety show Eat Bulaga!, which spanned over four decades and three television networks. In 2023, amid a dispute between the show's producer TAPE Inc., he left the show to host a new variety show E.A.T. on TV5. Sotto has appeared in sitcoms Iskul Bukol, Okay Ka, Fairy Ko!, Daddy Di Do Du, Ful Haus, Vampire ang Daddy Ko, Hay, Bahay!, Daddy's Gurl and Open 24/7. In film, he played the lead role as the title character in the Enteng Kabisote film series. His other notable films include Lastikman (2003), Ang Darling Kong Aswang (2009), My Little Bossings (2013), Jack Em Popoy: The Puliscredibles (2018), and Mission Unstapabol: The Don Identity (2019). He has also ventured into television hosting, appearing in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and Bossing & Ai. Sotto owns the film and TV production company M-Zet Productions, and is one of the founders of TVJ Productions. He won four consecutive titles as Philippine Box Office King from 2004 to 2006 awarded by the Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation Awards, and received three nominations for Best Actor at the Metro Manila Film Festival.