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Isko Salvador
Born
Herman Salvador Jr.

(1958-05-21) May 21, 1958 (age 67)
Calumpit, Bulacan, Philippines
Other namesBrod Pete
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
Years active1979–present
Known forAng Dating Doon
WebsiteBrod Pete's official Facebook fanpage

Herman "Isko" Salvador Jr. (born May 21, 1958), also known as Brod Pete, is a former Filipino actor and comedian. He is known for his "Ang Dating Doon" parody segment in the comedy show Bubble Gang, as a host of Celebrity Bluff, and his frequent use of the word "alien".[1]

Early life and education

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Herman Salvador was born in the municipality of Calumpit, Bulacan, Philippines. He graduated from the University of Santo Tomas in 1980 with a Bachelor of Communication Arts.[2] He has mentioned that his idol is Dolphy, a Filipino comedian.[2]

Career

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Salvador started his career as a scriptwriter.[3] He began writing gags in the early 1980s.[4] In the 1980s he was a comedy writer[3] for the Philippine's longest-running comedy sitcom, John en Marsha, in which he also played a character named Iskô – giving rise to his stage name.[5] After that sitcom ended, he wrote for other shows, including Plaza 1899, Home Along Da Riles, Champoy, Going Bananas, and Buddy en Sol.[3]

Brod Pete

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Salvador became a head writer for the Bubble Gang TV show in the 1990s.[4] He achieved prominence for a segment he wrote for the show, "Ang Dating Doon", a parody religion based on the popular late-1990s Philippine religious program Ang Dating Daan (The Old Path).[5] Salvador as Brod Pete would caricature televangelist Eliseo Soriano, as he with his co-actors Cesar Cosme (as Brother Willy) and Chito Francisco (as Brother Jocel) quoted English fairy tales and Tagalog nursery rhymes in place of religious scripture.[5][6] The audience was promoted to join in a "fanatical chanting" of "Alien" instead of "Amen".[5] Salvador's "Brod Pete" persona is a name pun on American actor Brad Pitt, as the latter's name is prone to mispronunciation with a thick Filipino accent.

In the 2007 version, the sketch was called "Doon Dati" or "Du'n Dati".[6] In 2011 the sketch was renamed "Ang Bagong Dating Doon", focusing on questions or opinions from the other Bubble Gang cast members and fans on social media. The hosts answer the questions through song lyrics that are meanwhile being reinterpreted by Brod Pete in a more humorous way.

Salvador has also appeared as Brod Pete in various films and television shows, including Boy Pick-Up: The Movie, Pidol's Wonderland, Mr. Suave: Hoy! Hoy! Hoy! Hoy! Hoy! Hoy!, Nobody Nobody But Juan, and Klasmeyts.[citation needed] His Brod Pete character anchors a talk radio show, The Saturday 3 p.m. Habit with Brod Pete, on which he responds to call-in queries with wacky answers, and is a paid celebrity endorser for the Pollen-B line of health supplements.[2]

Celebrity Bluff

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Salvador is a former host of Celebrity Bluff, a Philippine game show. His role is the gangnam and his job is to help the contestants answer questions shown on the board.[7]

Other credits

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Salvador has also appeared in various sitcoms, gag shows, and films.[5] His credits include the television shows Kapitan Awesome, John en Shirley, Love Spell, Daboy en da girl, Lastikman, Most Wanted, and the Yes! Yes! Show.[8]

5-Minute Brod Pete Show

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In September 2015, Isko Salvador launched his own online show, the 5-Minute Brod Pete Show or stylized as #5MBPS. It runs 5 minutes from Monday to Friday, and features various segments such as Internet memes, phone callers, current events, commentary, spoofs, challenges, and Q&A.

#BASA

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In 2016, PSICOM Publishing Inc. published Salvador's first book "#BASA". The book contained witty gags and jokes of the comedian himself. Spoofs and scenes from his online show 5-Minute Brod Pete Show are in the book as well.

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role
2020 Mars Pa More Guest
2020 All-Out Sundays Guest
2019 Minute to Win It: Last Man Standing Guest
2019 Daddy's Gurl Various
2018 I Can See Your Voice Guest Sing-vestigator
2017 Sunday PinaSaya Guest
2016 Dear Uge Guest
2016 Lip Sync Battle Philippines Guest
2015 Juan Tamad Guest
2015 Sabado Badoo Himself
2015 Ismol Family Himself
2014 AHA! Himself
2014 Vampire ang Daddy Ko Various
2013–2015 Sunday All Stars Guest Himself
2013–2016
2017–2018		 Celebrity Bluff Host/Gangnam
2013–present The Saturday 3 p.m. Habit (Radio)[2] Himself/host
2012 It's Showtime Story Teller & Celebrity Judge
2012 Pidol's Wonderland Various
2011 Star Confessions: The Richie Da Horsie Story Bossing Vic Sotto
2011 Kapitan Awesome
2010 Pepito Manaloto Guest
2010 Party Pilipinas Guest
2010 Show Me Da Manny Guest
2009 Fulhaus Various
2009–2010 Lokomoko Various
2008 Matanglawin Guest
2007 Ka-PETE Na!: Totally Outrageous Behavior[9] Host
2007 Ispup Various
2007 Love Spell Presents Various
2006 John en Shirley Various
2005 Quizon Avenue Various
2004 Yes, Yes Show! Various
2004 Maynila Various
2003 Daddy Di Do Du Guest
2002 Daboy en Da Girl Chief Lobatt
2000–2001 Kiss Muna Kak
2000 GMA Telecine Specials Himself
1999–2010 SOP Himself Guest
1998–2016 Bubble Gang Himself
1987–1991 John en Marsha Isko

Film

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Year Title Role Note(s) Ref(s).
1988 Ompong Galapong: May Ulo, Walang Tapon Credited as "Isko"

Screenwriter

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References

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  1. ^ Parena, Teddy S. (July 31, 2011). "My alien experience with Brod Pete". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d Galang-Perena, Nenette (May 27, 2013). "Brod Pete, the Busy Bee of Comedy". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c Adonay, Charise Lauren C. (July 16, 2004). "Raising comedy through the roof: Isko Salvador". The Varsitian. LXXVI (2).
  4. ^ a b Policarpio, Allan (June 20, 2011). "Brod Pete to raise the roof anew". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d e Galang-Pere, Nenet (July 11, 2005). "Will the real Isko Salvador please stand up?". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Bubble Gang trivias and information". Telebisyo. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014.
  7. ^ "Ryan and Eugene's big crossover". The Manila Times. March 7, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  8. ^ "Isko Salvador". Internet Movie Database. 2014.
  9. ^ Dimaculangan, Jocelyn (October 22, 2007). "Brod Pete hosts "Kapete na! Totally Outrageous Behavior" on ABS-CBN". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
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