Frederick John Marco Magdaluyo Fructuoso Jr. (born March 31, 1977) is a Filipino actor, comedian, businessman, and former hip hop dancer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s as part of the teen boy group Gwapings, along with Mark Anthony Fernandez, Jomari Yllana, and later Jao Mapa.
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Early life and background
Fructuoso's debut TV appearance was on the sitcom Palibhasa Lalake, with co-stars former Ormoc Mayor Richard Gomez, former Parañaque Mayor Joey Marquez, John Estrada, former Parañaque Vice Mayor & former Quezon City Board Member Anjo Yllana, Gloria Romero, Cynthia Patag, Amy Perez-Castillo, Bearwin Meily, Carmina Villaruel-Legaspi, Jackie Manzano-Yllana, Regine Tolentino-Vera Perez, Jao Mapa, Antonio Aquitania, former Ang TV stars singers Lindsay Custodio and Rica Peralejo-Bonifacio.
Fructuoso's 1st debut movie was Gwapings the Movie. It was produced by Regal Entertainment in 1992, with his fellow Gwapings co-stars former councilor Jo Mari Yllana and Mark Anthony Fernandez.
Acting career
Fructuoso's other TV projects include Kadenang Ginto. The 2021 comedy Dyagwar: Havey Or Waley, marked his comeback movie after a nine-year hiatus.
As of 2023, Fructuoso is a new VIVA artist. The comedy film Para Kang Papa Mo was produced by VIVA Entertainment, with his co-Gwapings stars Mark Anthony Fernandez, actor turned painter Jao Mapa, former Hastags dancer member Nikko Natividad and Ruby Ruiz.
Fructuoso has recently portrayed mature roles, particularly villain roles, father characters and supporting roles.
Personal life
Fructuoso is the grandson of Carlos Magdaluyo, who is a former director of PAGCOR. He is of Aklanon descent.
He has had relationships with actresses Ara Mina, Joyce Jimenez, Aubrey Miles, Priscilla Almeda and Toni Gonzaga.
He was the boyfriend of Claudine Barretto before Mark Anthony Fernandez.
Fructuoso was married to a non-showbiz woman named Gian, with whom he has four children. They separated sometime in 2021 after 16 years of marriage. He also has one child named Frederick III ("Tres") from another previous ex-wife.
Besides acting, Fructuoso also used to have a construction business shared with his ex-wife Gian. He currently owns a fast food chain called Gwapigs Porkchop and a motorcycle shop called Gwapings Moto Powered by ETech.
In 2021, Fructuoso became a grandfather at age 44 when his then-21-year-old eldest son Frederick fathered a son named Leo with his wife Anne Carlene.