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Chris Tiu 
No. 8 Smart Gilas Guard Personal information Date of birth July 15, 1985 Place of birth Manila, Philippines Nationality Philippines Listed height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg) Career information College Ateneo de Manila University Career highlights and awards
- UAAP Season 71 Basketball Champion, Ateneo Blue Eagles
- Member, UAAP Season 70 and Season 71 Mythical Five
Stats at NBA.com Chris Tiu (born Christopher John Alandy-Dy Tiu on July 15, 1985 in Manila, Philippines), is a Filipino professional basketball player of Chinese-Filipino descent. He currently plays for the Smart Gilas team and is also a TV host, commercial model, and politician.
He is the host of the TV shows Man vs. Beast and Ripley's Believe It or Not! on GMA 7 every Saturday.
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Early Life
Chris is the second eldest of five children of Jerry and Lianne Tiu.[1] He took his elementary and high school education at Xavier School in San Juan City, Philippines, and his collegiate education at the Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City, Philippines, 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 Chairman and now, a barangay kagawad (barangay councilor) of Barangay Urdaneta in Makati City.
Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho featured Tiu on October 4, 2008.[2]
He was named Favorite Athlete in the first-ever Nickelodeon Philippines Kids' Choice Awards 2008 held at Aliw Theater, Pasay City.[3]
Filmography
Television
Date Premiere Title Role TV Station 2007-2010 Pinoy Records Host GMA Network 2008-present Ripley's Believe It or Not! 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 References
- ^ The Ultimate Hotness of Chris Tiu, 03/01/2009
- ^ gmanews.tv/video, Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho: Chris Tiu, 10/04/2008
- ^ Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Philippines 2008 Winners. [1], [2]
External links
Smart Gilas Pilipinas current roster Ateneo Blue Eagles 2008-09 UAAP Men's Basketball Champions 4 Escueta | 5 Reyes | 6 Sumalinog | 7 Baclao (Finals MVP) | 8 Austria | 10 Nkemakolam | 11 Salamat | 12 Long | 13 Buenafe | 14 Salva | 15 Burke | 16 Baldos | 17 Tiu | 18 Chua | 19 Al-Hussaini | 20 Gonzaga | Coach Black
Categories:- 1985 births
- Living people
- Ateneo de Manila University alumni
- Filipino basketball players
- Filipino Roman Catholics
- Filipino television personalities
- Filipino people of Chinese descent
- GMA Artist Center
- People from Makati City
- People from Manila
- Political office-holders in the Philippines
- Filipino sportsperson–politicians
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