Vic Sotto

He has three brothers namely Val Sotto (b. 1945), Tito Sotto (b. 1948) and Marcelino Antonio Sotto, Jr. (b. 1951).

He finished his secondary education at Colegio de San Juan de Letran.

He started his career as a folk singer and guitarist.

During these years, Sotto was also the lead vocalist of the disco funk band VST & Company.

He produced such songs as "Awitin Mo at Isasayaw Ko", "Rock Baby Rock", and "Kung Sakali".

Marvic Valentin Castelo "Vic" Sotto (born April 28, 1954) is a Filipino actor, comedian, and television personality.

Marvic Valentin Castelo Sotto was born on April 28, 1954 to Marcelino Antonio Ojeda Sotto and Herminia Castelo Sotto.

Prolific in film and television in the Philippines since the 1970s, he is known for playing comedic roles in television sitcoms and films.

Sotto began his career in the 1970s as a member of the disco band VST & Company, where he helped the group popularize the hit songs "Ikaw ang Aking Mahal", "Awitin Mo at Isasayaw Ko", "Magsayawan", and "Rock Baby Rock".

He joined his brothers Tito and Val in the early 1970s gag show OK Lang under IBC 13.

This is where he met another comedian, Joey de Leon, who invited the brothers to join him.

In 1976, the Sotto brothers Tito, Vic and Val were invited by former OK Lang co-star Joey de Leon to co-host an episode of GMA Network's late afternoon variety show Discorama hosted by Bobby Ledesma.

Only Tito and Vic accepted de Leon's invitation.

The newly formed trio began to do comedy newscast segments interspersed with Top 40 hit-song parodies.

Originally, the trio's appearance was supposed to be a one-off invitation as Discorama was set to be axed but after getting good feedback from the viewers and ratings were high, the show was given a new lease on life by GMA management.

The trio was later invited to become part of the noontime show Student Canteen as they released 12 albums based on their Discorama Tough Hits segment.

The sitcom Iskul Bukol that gave them nationwide fame as comedians.

Soon after, other TV and movie offers came knocking on the trio's door.

He later formed a trio with his brother Tito and Joey de Leon, where they starred together in the long-running sitcom Iskul Bukol (1978–1988).

From 1979 to 2023, Sotto hosts the noontime variety show Eat Bulaga! until 2023, where he left from the show's production company TAPE Inc. due to a dispute.

He became one of the founders of TVJ Productions, and currently hosts E.A.T. for 6 months before the show was renamed to its original title Eat Bulaga!.

Sotto has appeared in the other sitcoms 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.

In 1979, Tito, Vic and Joey began hosting the noontime show Eat Bulaga!, which was pitted against the more established Student Canteen.

Not long after, Eat Bulaga! toppled Student Canteen from the ratings.

The trio was still active on both Holy Week Dramas every Lenten Season and also on comedy variety show on Eat Bulaga! until their departure from the show 2023.

On May 31, 2023, Tito, Vic, and Joey announced their departure from TAPE Inc., the producer of the longtime variety show Eat Bulaga! They cited the refusal of the company's new management to allow the show to go live as a potential reason for their departure.

Not long after, the other hosts and mainstays known as the "Dabarkads" resigned as well.

In June 2023, TVJ announced their move to TV5, where they began hosting a new variety show called E.A.T. that aired on July 1 until January 6, 2024 when the show brought back the original title Eat Bulaga!.

In the last three decades, he has done sitcoms and television shows for three networks, ABS-CBN, GMA Network and TV5 (most of which were for GMA).

Sotto married actress Dina Bonnevie in 1982 and had two children, one of whom is notable actor Oyo Boy Sotto.

Actress Coney Reyes joined Eat Bulaga! in 1982 as Chiqui Hollman's replacement.

During her hosting stint, Coney and Vic got together and had a son, politician Vico Sotto.

Angela Luz was a one-time leading lady for Vic in the television series Okay Ka, Fairy Ko when they got together sometime after he broke up with Coney Reyes.

Angela Luz gave birth to Vic Sotto's fourth child.

He also had relationships with his fellow Eat Bulaga!

The married couple broke up in 1986 before their marriage was annulled in 1992.

The trio of Tito, Vic and Joey (TVJ) was thus formed, casting in Iskul Bukol, TVJ (Television's Jesters), Rock and Roll 2000 and hosting Eat Bulaga!.

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.