Rayver Cruz

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Rayver Cruz
Rayver Cruz in 2014 short about the making of Dilim
Born	Raymond Oliver Cruz Ilustre (1989-07-20) July 20, 1989 (age 32) Las Piñas, Philippines
Other names	Rayver, Ray Ray, Raymond, Ray
Occupation	Actor, Dancer, Singer, Model
Years active	1993–present
Agent	Star Magic (2002–2018) GMA Artist Center (1994–2002; 2018–present) Associated Broadcasting Company (1993–1994)
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Family	Rodjun Cruz (brother) Sunshine Cruz (cousin) Donna Cruz (cousin) Geneva Cruz (cousin) Sheryl Cruz (cousin) Tirso Cruz III (uncle)

Raymond Oliver Cruz Ilustre (born July 20, 1989), better known by his screen name Rayver Cruz, is a Filipino actor, dancer and singer. He is the younger brother of fellow actor and dancer Rodjun Cruz.

Personal life[]

Rayver is a member of the Cruz family, a noted family line in the Philippine entertainment industry. He has two older brothers, Rodjun Cruz and Omar Cruz-Ilustre. His father, Rodolfo L. Ilustre, died in 2009 from kidney failure. He finished Grade 6 in Saint Mark's Institute in Las Pinas City.^{[citation needed]}

He graduated in 2010 with a B.S. degree in Business Administration Management from St. Francis of Assisi College.^[1]

Rayver is also a cousin of Sheryl Cruz, Sunshine Cruz, Geneva Cruz and Donna Cruz.^[2]

Career[]

Cruz started as a former host together with his brother Rodjun in a children's magazine show 5 And Up on ABC (then TV5, and later "5"). In 1994, he moved to GMA Network and started as a child actor in the comedy show Kiss Muna, then moved to ABS-CBN in 2002 and became part of their contract talents before becoming a Star Magic talent. His first lead role was in the 2005 primetime TV series Spirits as Red, with actress Maja Salvador. He played another lead role as Mythos in the 2007 primetime show Rounin. On June 14, 2018, he left Star Magic, but he remained in Bagani, his final project at ABS-CBN.^[3][4] After 18 years, he returned to GMA Network, his home network and signed a contract on September 6, 2018.^{[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]}

Filmography[]

Television[]

Movies[]

Discography[]

Singles[]

• 2007: "Kembot" (as part of ASAP)
• 2016: "Bitaw"

Appearances[]

Accolades[]

Awards and nominations[]

References[]

External links[]

• Rayver Cruz at IMDb