Kim Atienza

Alejandro Ilagan Atienza (Tagalog pronunciation: [ɐˈtjɛnsa]; born January 24, 1967[1][2]), known professionally as Kim Atienza or Kuya Kim, is a Filipino television host, actor, weather anchor, YouTube vlogger and former politician. He is formerly a resident weather anchor in ABS-CBN's TV Patrol's segment, "Weather-Weather Lang". Atienza served as councilor of the 5th District of Manila for three terms.[3][5] He is known for his famous trivia stints on TV and radio, especially in his own show, Matanglawin. He is currently working for GMA Network.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Ilagan and the surname or paternal family name is Atienza.

The Honorable
Kim Atienza
Atienza in Shake, Rattle & Roll XV (2014)
Member of the Manila City Council from the 5th district
In office
June 30, 1995 – June 30, 2004
Personal details
Born
Alejandro Ilagan Atienza

(1967-01-24) January 24, 1967[1][2]
Malate, Manila, Philippines
Political partyPeople's Reform Party (1995–1998)
Liberal (1998–2004)
Spouse
Felicia Hung
​
(m. 2002)​
[3]
Children3
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines Diliman
Occupation
  • Weatherman
  • television host/anchor
  • actor
NicknameKuya Kim
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2020–present
GenreVlogs
Subscribers363 thousand[4]
Total views14.4 million[4]
100,000 subscribers2021
Last updated: May 3, 2023

Atienza is the eldest son of former mayor of Manila and Buhay Party-List Representative Lito Atienza and the brother of Ali Atienza.[6]

Education

In 1983, Atienza entered University of Santo Tomas, where he took up Education as a freshman college student.[7] A year later, he transferred to University of Philippines Diliman, where he would earn his bachelor's degree in Film and Audiovisual Communication.[8] It was revealed that it took him seven years to finish college as he once despised school. However, he clarified that he loved learning so he ensured to do it himself.[9]

Career

Political career (1995–2004)

Atienza has been in politics for twelve years. From 1995 to 2004, he served as councilor of Manila from the 5th district for three terms.[5] One of his notable resolutions that he filed to the city council is the resolution in 1998 declaring actress Claire Danes as persona non grata and banning her films after Danes criticized the state of Manila's cleanliness.[10] In 2004, he ran as representative of the 5th District of Manila but lost to Joey Hizon.[11] His father, then Manila Mayor Lito Atienza, asked him to run for Mayor of Manila in 2007, but he declined and retired from politics, calling the field and profession as "scary".[12]

Radio and television career (1987–present)
Kim Atienza at "The GOOD Run" event in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines in 2011.

He started his broadcasting career in the early 1990s, as the anchor of "Mata ng Agila", an early morning newscast of DZEC Radyo Agila 1062, together with Onin Miranda.[13]

Atienza started his stint on TV when he began hosting Magandang Umaga, Pilipinas' Animalandia as well as voice acting in the 90's. He is also best known for voicing Takeru (renamed as Michael Joe) which is portrayed by Japanese Sentai actor Ryousuke Kaizu from the Super Sentai series, Hikari Sentai Maskman and he also references this in later years when he was being interviewed by fellow celebrity hosts.[14] In 2023, during an interview with Boy Abunda on Fast Talk with Boy Abunda, he revealed that he voiced Steve Armstrong in the Filipino dub of the 1999 Voltes V film.[15]

He worked as a protege for mainstay Ernie Baron, acting as ABS-CBN's weather tracker for TV Patrol until he became the show's weather presenter when the latter died of heart attack in 2006.[12]

He left the early morning show, Umagang Kay Ganda in 2009 to host the late morning variety show It's Showtime (then named Showtime).[6] He began hosting Matanglawin on March 24, 2008.[6]

He returned to radio for the 2nd time overall and also for the first time on DZMM via Sakto with Amy Perez-Castillo, replacing original host Marc Logan who left the show, until he was replaced by Jeff Canoy alongside Johnson Manabat on October 26, 2020, after its merger with Gising Pilipinas. It also aired both on DZMM and DZMM TeleRadyo in 2018.

On September 29, 2021, Atienza announced that he would leave ABS-CBN on October 1, and announced that he would transfer to GMA Network. He joined the newscast 24 Oras on October 4, but his eponymous segment of the program titled "#KuyaKimAnoNa" debuted a week later on October 11. He also hosted the talk show Mars Pa More since November 8 and a news magazine show titled Dapat Alam Mo! on GTV since October 18, that serves as pre-programming to 24 Oras, the show also started its provisional simulcast on GMA from February 14 to March 18, 2022.[16][17][18][19] In July 2022, he was named as a host of the new variety show TiktoClock.[20]

Personal life

Family

Kim Atienza is married to Felicia Hung,[3] and they have three children: Jose III, Eliana, and Emman. Felicia is the president and founding member of Chinese International School Manila (CISM). Kim Atienza is an avid marathoner, triathlete and cyclist. Politician Lito Atienza is Atienza's father, while politicians Ali Atienza and Maile Atienza are his siblings.

Health and recovery

Atienza had a stroke in 2010.[12] In 2013, he was diagnosed to have Guillain–Barré syndrome, a rare disease that attacks the nervous system. Atienza totally recovered and has since finished several marathons, 70.3 Ironman and full Ironman races. He continues to compete and lead his age group to this day.[21][22]

Filmography

Television
  • Muscles in Motion (1987) (RPN)
  • Sports Review (1991–1993) (RPN)
  • Daimos (1993) (IBC-13) as Kazuya Ryuzaki (Richard Hartford) (Voice Dubber)
  • Hikari Sentai Maskman (1989–1990) (ABS-CBN) (1993–1998) (replayed in IBC-13) as Takeru (renamed as Michael Joe) (Voice Dubber)
  • Ultraman Ace (1993) (ABS-CBN) as Captain Mura (Voice Dubber)
  • Magma Man (1993) (ABS-CBN) as Misakey (Voice Dubber).
  • Voltes V (1999) (GMA) as Kenichi Go (Steve Armstrong) (Voice Dubber)
  • Magandang Umaga Pilipinas (2004–2007) – host (ABS-CBN)
  • Umagang Kay Ganda (2007–2009) – host (ABS-CBN)
  • Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal (2007) (ABS-CBN) – Celebrity player (won the one-million-peso briefcase)
  • TV Patrol (2006–2021) – weatherman/Weather-Weather Lang and Kaunting Kaalaman segment anchor (ABS-CBN)
  • Entertainment Live (2008–2012) – Co-Host (ABS-CBN)
  • Matanglawin (2008–2020) – Host (ABS-CBN)
  • It's Showtime (formerly called as Showtime) (2009–2016; 2019–2020) – Co-host (ABS-CBN)
  • Magpasikat (2010) – Co-host (ABS-CBN)
  • Barangay DOS! (2011) – Host (ABS-CBN)
  • 24 Oras (2021–present) – #KuyaKimAnoNa segment anchor (GMA Network)
  • 24 Oras Weekend (2023–present) – #KuyaKimAnoNa segment anchor (GMA Network)
  • Dapat Alam Mo! (2021–present) – Main host (GTV & GMA Network)
  • Mars Pa More (2021–2022) – Main host (GMA Network)
  • TiktoClock (2022–present) – Lead host (GMA Network)
  • Zero Kilometers Away (2023) – TBA

Film

Radio
  • Sakto (DZMM) (2018–2020)

Awards
  • 29th Star Awards for Television Best Education Program Host – for Matanglawin
  • 28th Star Awards for Television Best Education Program Host – for Matanglawin
  • 26th Star Awards for Television Best Education or Children's Program Host – for Matanglawin
  • 25th Star Awards for Television Best Educational Program Host – for Matanglawin
  • 24th Star Awards for Television Best Educational Program Host – for Matanglawin
  • 22nd Star Awards for Television Best Educational Program Host – for Matanglawin
  • 32nd Star Awards for Television Best Educational Program Host – for Matanglawin
  • 26th Star Awards for Television Best Game or Reality Show Host – for It's Showtime
  • 2015 KBP Golden Dove Awards for Best Children's Show – for Matanglawin
  • 2008 KBP Golden Dove Awards for Best Children's Show – for Matanglawin
  • 2007 KBP Golden Dove Awards for Best Children's Show – for Matanglawin
  • 2015 Golden Screen Awards for Outstanding Natural History Wildlife Program Host and Show – for Matanglawin
  • 2012 Golden Screen Awards for Outstanding Natural History Wildlife Program Host and Show – for Matanglawin
  • 2011 Golden Screen Awards for Outstanding Natural History Wildlife Program Host and Show – for Matanglawin

References
  1. Kim Atienza's Birth Certificate
  2. "THEN AND NOW: 10 celebrities born in Year of the Sheep". ABS-CBN Corporation. February 19, 2015. Archived from the original on February 24, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  3. Lo, Ricky (February 15, 2002). "Councilor Kim takes a bride". Philippine Star. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  4. "About Atienza Vlogs". YouTube.
  5. "Kim Atienza won't go into politics anymore". ABS-CBN News. May 25, 2011. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  6. Gorospe, Marjorie (March 22, 2011). "Kuya Kim hopes to instil value of learning among Pinoys". omg! Philippines News Blog. Yahoo! Southeast Asia. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
  7. Santos, Tomas (September 25, 2010). "Year with the Tigers". Varsitarian. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  8. Mariano, Diane (October 4, 2021). "Meet the #KuyaNgBayan, Kim Atienza!". Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  9. Viernes, Franchesca (October 5, 2021). "Kuya Kim reveals he hated school, took 7 years to finish college: 'I'm not advising that for young people'". Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  10. "Manila Is Mad at Claire Danes". CBS News. October 1, 1998. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  11. Felipe, Cecille Suerte (May 18, 2004). "Atienza triumphs in Manila". The Philippine Star. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  12. Rowena, Tan (May 22, 2015). "The many hats Kuya Kim wears". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  13. "Kim Atienza's episode". Moments. Season 28 (in Tagalog). September 5, 2015. Net 25.
  14. Pangan, Jett (May 19, 2020). "Kim Atienza". Jett's Talk Show... Sort of (Podcast). Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  15. "Did you know? Kim Atienza is the Tagalog voice behind Steve Armstrong in 1999 'Voltes V' film". GMA Integrated News. March 30, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  16. "Kim Atienza to join 24 Oras of GMA-7". Philippine Entertainment Portal (in Filipino). September 29, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  17. "Paparating na si Kuya, mga Kapuso". GMA News and Public Affairs (in Filipino). September 29, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021 – via Facebook.
  18. "Kuya Kim to host 3 shows on GMA". Manila Bulletin. September 30, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  19. "Kim Atienza joins GMA Network's growing roster of talents". GMA News. October 4, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  20. Roque, Nika (July 14, 2022). "We can't wait for 'TiktoClock,' GMA's upcoming out-of-the-box variety show". Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  21. Lo, Ricky (October 22, 2013). "Kim 'as good as new' after week-long hospitalization". The Philippine Star. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  22. Denny, Christine (October 25, 2013). "Kim Atienza remains unfazed by rare disease afflicting him". Philippine Entertainment Portal (in Filipino and English). Retrieved April 4, 2016.
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