Dennis Roldan

Actor

Birthday December 8, 1956

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Manila, Philippines

Age 67 years old

Nationality Philippines

Height 6ft 0in

#50383 Most Popular

1956

Mitchell Yap Gumabao Sr. (born 8 December 1956), better known as Dennis Roldan, is a Filipino former actor, basketball player, businessman, politician, and convicted kidnapper.

1979

He later appeared in the film Kambal Sa Uma in 1979, Salome in 1981 and Paradise Inn in 1985.

1983

Before entering show business, he was a basketball player for Trinity College prior to being drafted to play for a short time with the Philippine Basketball Association's (PBA) Ginebra team and 1983 Gilbey's Gin Gimlets season team.

He won an award at the Metro Manila Film Festival for Best Supporting Actor in the movie Hot Property in 1983.

In the same year, Roldan portrayed a kidnapper in the box office bomb action film, Terrorist Hunter starring Eddie Garcia.

1988

He was elected Quezon City councilor in 1988, and was elected Congressman from 1992 to 1995 in the 3rd District of Quezon City.

1995

He ran for a second term in 1995 but lost to Michael Defensor.

Roldan is a Filipino of Chinese and Spanish ancestry.

He is the older brother of actress Isabel Rivas.

He is the father of actor Marco Gumabao and volleyball player Michele Gumabao.

Roldan revealed that he made a "covenant" with God as a result of prison-based Bible studies and fellowship seminars.

He has since become a born-again Christian.

He has been a pastor of Jesus Christ the Life Giver Ministry, which is based in Quezon City.

2014

On August 26, 2014, the Pasig Regional Trial Court found Roldan and two other persons guilty of kidnapping a Chinese-Filipino boy back in 2005.

He is currently serving a life sentence.