Matteo Guidicelli

Gianmatteo Fernan Guidicelli (Tagalog pronunciation: [ɡwɪdɪtˈtʃɛli], born March 26, 1990),[1] better known as Matteo Guidicelli, is a Filipino-Italian actor, model, singer and former kart racer.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Fernan and the surname or paternal family name is Guidicelli.
Matteo Guidicelli
Guidicelli at the KC Concepcion US Concert, November 2010
Born
Gianmatteo Fernan Guidicelli

(1990-03-26) March 26, 1990
Cebu City, Philippines
Occupation
  • Actor
  • model
  • singer
Years active2006–present
AgentStar Magic (2006–present)
ABS-CBN Entertainment (2006–present)
Spouse(s)
(
m. 2020)
Military career
Allegiance Philippines
Service/branch Philippine Army
Years of service2019–present
Rank2nd Lieutenant

Early life and career

Matteo Guidicelli was born in Cebu City. He is one of three children of Gianluca Guidicelli, an Italian, and Glenna Fernan, a Filipino.[2] His maternal grandfather is the late Cebu Provincial Prosecutor Vicente “Inting” Fernan, cousin of then Senator and Chief Justice Marcelo Fernan making him Guidicelli's grand uncle.[3]

Guidicelli initially became known through his racing career, having started at an early age of 11.[2] He has won numerous awards including being a three-time winner of the Karter of the Year award.

Guidicelli took an interest in acting after taking workshops at the New York Academy. As soon as he came back to the Philippines, he took theatre courses at Brent International School and began to participate in plays. He also attended Columbia College in Chicago for two years to pursue a B.A. in performing arts in the field of musical theater.[2]

Acting

Guidicelli's acting career started when he joined the fourth season of the teenage comedy sitcom Go Kada Go in 2007, becoming a member of ABS-CBN's Star Magic. The next year, he played supporting roles in the action fantasy show Kung Fu Kids and in the soap opera Ligaw na Bulaklak. In 2010, he was given the lead role in the ABS-CBN primetime fantasy television series Agua Bendita.

In 2011, Guidicelli became one of the hosts of the noon-time variety game show Happy Yipee Yehey!, and was cast to play Trevor Wu, one of Kim Chiu's leading men in My Binondo Girl,[4] a TV show shot in Manila and Hong Kong, and released internationally. 2011 also marked the year Guidicelli was cast in his first film, Catch Me, I'm in Love.[5]

He landed his first lead role in 2012, starring as the lovestruck Carlo in the successful indie film, My Cactus Heart.

Apart from acting, Guidicelli also pursued a career in singing. In 2011, Star Records released Guidicelli's first single "Someone Like You" as an Internet download.[6] On January 17, 2016, he launched his first self-titled album Matteo Guidicelli under the same recording company.

He played a lead role in the romantic show Dolce Amore, which debuted on February 15, 2016.

After 15 years of being with Star Magic, Guidicelli signed a contract with Viva Artists Agency.[7]

Military

Guidicelli is a reservist in the Philippine Army as 2nd Lieutenant of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, he also volunteered for the Scout ranger training, though it was said that he was given star treatment while undergoing such training, the AFP downplays it as a rumor stating that he was treated the same way as nay other trainees .[8][9]

Personal life

In November 2019, Matteo got engaged to his long time girlfriend Sarah Geronimo; they got secretly married in a Christian Wedding Ceremony at Victory Church, The Fort past six in the evening, Thursday night on February 20, 2020. Senior Pastor Paulo Punzalan officiated the ceremony.[10]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes Source
2007 Initial D: Fourth Stage Takumi Fujiwara Voice only, Animax Asia dub [11]
2007 Go Kada Go Matteo
2007 Your Song Presents: Bakit Labis Kitang Mahal Mark
2007 Kung Fu Kids Gian Marasigan Fernandez [12]
2008 Ligaw na Bulaklak Michael Espiritu [13]
2009 All My Life Matt
2009 SOP Fully Charged Himself - Performer / Host
2010 Maalaala Mo Kaya Joseph Episode: "Piano" [14]
2010–present ASAP Himself - Performer
2010 Agua Bendita Ronnie Aguirre [15]
2010 Wansapanataym Gorio Episode: "Inday Sa Balitaw"
2010 Your Song Presents: Andi JM Velasco
2011 Your Song Presents: Kim Julius Javier
2011 Mara Clara One of the 18 roses Cameo
2011 Happy, Yipee, Yehey! Himself - Host [16]
2011 My Binondo Girl Trevor Wu [4][16][17]
2012 Toda Max Matt Alvarado
2012–13 Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Paraiso Brennan Galang [18]
2013 Promil Pre-School I-Shine Talent Camp 2 Himself - Host
2013–14 Jim Fernandez's Galema, Anak Ni Zuma Morgan Villalobos [19]
2014 The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition: Doubles Himself - Host
2015 Maalaala Mo Kaya Marlon Vargas Episode: "Baller" [20]
2015 Pablo S. Gomez's Inday Bote Greg Navarro [21]
2015-16 Single/Single Joey [22][23]
2016 Dolce Amore Giancarlo De Luca [24]
2018 Bagani Lakam
2018 The Crawl Himself - Host Episode:"The Crawl Italy" [25]

Film
Year Title Role Notes Source
2011 Catch Me, I'm in Love Vito
2012 My Cactus Heart Carlo [26]
2013 Saturday Night Chills [27]
2014 Somebody To Love Tristan Villarama
2014 Moron 5.2: The Transformation Michael Angelo Marcos
2014 Shake, Rattle & Roll XV Dave Segment: "Flight 666"
2017 Can't Help Falling in Love Jason
2017 The Ghost Bride Clinton Yu
2018 Single Single: Love Is Not Enough Joey
2019 Mina-Anud Paul
2020 Penduko Pedro Penduko [28]
2020 Ranger G Himself

Awards and nominations
Year Work Award Category Result Source
2010 N/A FAMAS Awards German Moreno Youth Achievement Award Won
2011 Agua Bendita GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards Most Promising Male Star of the Year Won [29]
2011 Golden Screen TV Awards Outstanding Breakthrough Performance by an Actor Nominated
2011 Catch Me, I'm in Love PMPC Star Awards for Movies New Movie Actor of the Year Nominated
2013 I-Shine Talent Camp PMPC Star Awards for Television Best Talent Search Program Host Nominated
2013 Saturday Night Chills CinemaOne Originals Best Actor Won [27]
2016 Dolce Amore PMPC Star Awards for Television Best Drama Supporting Actor Nominated
2017 Television & Movies Eastwood City Walk Of Fame Celebrity Star Inductee For Television Won
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References
  1. "Matteo Turns 22". ABS-CBN News. March 26, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  2. Lo, Ricky (June 27, 2008). "Body Talk with Matteo Guidicelli". The Philippine Star. FunFare. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  3. "Addict Mobile Prepaid Congratulates Matteo Guidicelli for Winning at the 2005 Golden Wheel Awards". Philippine Daily Inquirer. March 6, 2005. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  4. Siazon, Rachelle (September 4, 2011). "Matteo Guidicelli Hopes his Team-up with Kim Chiu will be Successful". push.com.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  5. Quintos, Napoleon (August 3, 2011). "Matteo Guidicelli Admits he once felt Intimidated by Sarah Geronimo". push.com.ph. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  6. "Someone Like You". Star Records. Archived from the original on December 9, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2013..
  7. Gabinete, Jojo (January 31, 2019). "Matteo Guidicelli, makakasama na ni Sarah Geronimo sa Viva". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  8. Jan Milo Severo (August 21, 2019). "Duterte Promotes Matteo Guidicelli As 2nd Lieutenant". The Philippine Star. Philstar Global. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  10. "Sarah and Matteo wed in a secret Protestant wedding at Victory Church, The Fort despite Divine 'intervention'". February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  11. "Initial D: Race to the Finish with Matteo Guidicelli". The Philippine Star. October 9, 2005. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  12. Vizcarra, Gian Carlo (February 1, 2008). "Seeing Action with the Kung Fu Kids". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  13. "Roxanne Guinoo Returns to Drama via 'Ligaw na Bulaklak'". ABS-CBN News. May 23, 2008. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  14. "Piano". Maalaala Mo Kaya. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  15. Acaba, Fionna (May 4, 2010). "Matteo Guidicelli on Sarah Geronimo: 'Hopefully we become good friends'". ABS-CBN Corporation. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  16. Marasigan, Ruben (January 13, 2012). "Matteo Guidicelli Happy for Friend Xian Lim's Successful Tandem with Kim Chiu in My Binondo Girl". Philippine Entertainment Portal (in Filipino). Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  17. "'My Binondo Girl' Cast Leaves for Hong Kong". ABS-CBN News. ABS-CBN Corporation News. August 4, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  18. "Jessy, Matteo do sexy scenes for 'Paraiso'". Bandila. ABS-CBN Corporation. November 2, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  19. Miralles, Nitz (July 6, 2013). "Andi at Matteo Ibinalik sa Galema". About Showbiz. Pilipino Star Ngayon. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  20. "Baller". Maalaala Mo Kaya. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  21. "'Inday Bote' Cast Surprises Matteo on 25th Birthday". ABS-CBN News. March 26, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  22. Salterio, Leah C. (September 10, 2015). "Single/Single: Someone like her, Someone like Him". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  23. "Kilig in the air with Premiere of Single/Single Season 2". The Philippine Star. May 15, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  24. Lavapie, Kathleen N. (July 17, 2016). "Matteo Guidicelli Nagpaalam na sa 'Dolce Amore!'". Star Cinema. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  25. ""The Crawl" Goes to Italy with Matteo & Chef Margarita". ABS-CBN News. December 12, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  26. "Official website". Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
  27. Agting, Ira (November 16, 2013). "Winners: 2013 CinemaOne Originals filmfestsic". Rappler. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  28. "Matteo Guidicelli is the new 'Pedro Penduko'". MSN. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  29. Sancon, Allan (May 14, 2011). "42nd Box-Office Entertainment Awards Honors Outstanding Actors and Actresses of 2010". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
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