Filipino-American stars Darren Criss and Nicole Scherzinger took center stage at the 78th Tony Awards with landmark victories that marked their first-ever Tony wins and a shining moment for Pinoy pride on Broadway. Darren Criss’ Tony win isn’t the first time he’s honored his Filipina mother—read how he proudly dedicated his Golden Globe to her […]
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LOOK: Lea Salonga returns to Tony Awards stage as presenter
Broadway royalty Lea Salonga returned to the Tony Awards stage as one of the celebrity presenters for the 74th annual ceremony held at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York.
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Nicole Scherzinger, Darren Criss, Manny Jacinto join “Trese” all-Filipino voice cast
Hollywood stars Nicole Scherzinger, Darren Criss, and Manny Jacinto are joining the all-Filipino voice cast for the upcoming 1st Philippine-made anime Netflix film, “Trese.”
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Filipino American stars use voices to stop anti-Asian hate crimes
Filipino American stars are using their voices to call for a stop to anti-Asian discrimination and hate crimes in the United States.
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Fil-Am Hollywood star Darren Criss joins NBC’s ‘The Voice’
Filipino-American Hollywood actor-musician Darren Criss has joined NBC’s “The Voice” and will appear as a battle advisor on singer Nick Jonas’ team.
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75 Most Influential Filipinos in America honored on Fil-Am History Month
The list of 75 Most Influential Filipino-Americans (MIFA) of 2020 has been released by Blogtalk Hollywood with MJ Racadio, America’s First Fil-Am Hollywood Entertainment Podcasting Show.
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“I’m half Filipino,” admits Darren Criss’ character in new Netflix series “Hollywood”
Darren Criss is once again championing his Filipino heritage in his new role on the Netflix drama series, “Hollywood”, that premiered in May 2020.
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Francis Libiran designs barong tagalog for Southeast Asian Games Filipino Athletes
Celebrity fashion designer Francis Libiran designed the Barong Tagalog uniforms of the Filipino athletes for the opening of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games to be hosted by the Philippines later this year. The world-renowned Filipino designer, who also created a wedding Barong Tagalog for multi-awarded Hollywood actor Darren Criss, showcased the Filipino symbol with pride […]
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Darren Criss, Mena Massoud wear Francis Libiran fashion to Disney’s Aladdin Hollywood and Toronto premieres
Multi-awarded Filipino-American actor Darren Criss and Aladdin star Mena Massoud were both seen wearing Francis Libiran fashion at the premieres of the new live action Disney film. Four-time Best Actor awardee Darren Criss once again proudly displayed his Filipino heritage by donning a custom Francis Libiran fully-embroidered art deco bomber jacket as he arrived at […]
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Hollywood’s 4-time Best Actor Darren Criss wears Francis Libiran barong tagalog in wedding celebration
Hollywood’s four-time Best Actor awardee Darren Criss chose to pay homage to his roots and proudly displayed his Filipino side when he married his longtime girlfriend Mia Swier on February 16 on New Orleans. The 32-year-old Filipino-American multi-awarded actor got married in a Giorgio Armani off-white tuxedo and then changed into the custom-made Barong Tagalog […]
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Good News Pilipinas! TV Week in Review featuring Oscar FilAms, Darren Criss, Karen Gallman and more!
Good News Pilipinas! TV Week in Review wraps the week with the 5 Best Filipino Pride stories of Pinoy achievements: Darren Criss receiving his 4th Best Actor award for television, 2019 Oscars nominees with Filipino roots – Matthew Libatique, Trevor Jimenez, and Bobby Pontillas, Broadway’s Hamilton lead actor Marc dela Cruz… Karen Gallman’s historic first […]
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Darren Criss’ Screen Actors Guild Best Actor award speech highlights using craft to create positive change
Three-time best actor awardee Darren Criss has picked up his 4th trophy for outstanding performance in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (ACS: Versace) – this time receiving his first Actor trophy from the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards. Before the acting plum from SAG Awards, the Filipino-American actor previously earned recognition with […]
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