Randy Santiago (brother) Rowell Santiago (brother) Reily Pablo L. Santiago Jr. (brother) Pauleen Luna (niece)
Raymond Alan Martin Legaspi-Santiago (born July 20, 1973) is a Filipino actor, comedian and host.
Career
After making his movie debut in Viva Films' youth comedy Estudyante Blues (Student Woes), Santiago became a Viva contract artist and began making guest appearances on television programs while continuing in high school.
Among the comedy movies he appeared in were Wooly Booly: Classmate kong Alien, Wooly Booly 2: Ang Titser kong Alien and Paikot-ikot. Not long after, Viva launched him as a junior comedian in the movie Rocky en Rolly, in which he starred opposite Jimmy Santos. The movie was a success, and he went on to Tootsie Wootsie, where he worked with Herbert Bautista and Keempee de Leon. Sometimes afterward, Santiago transitioned to action films with Angelito San Miguel: Batang City Jail, and went on to star in Magnong Rehas, Pita: Terror ng Kalookan, Noel Juico, Batang Kriminal, and Dillinger ng Dose Pares. His last major movie as an action star was Sgt. Santos: Batang Sundalo in 2001.
In 2009, Santiago was seen in Darna, where he plays a news photographer. The following year, Santiago returned to drama via Claudine, a weekly drama miniseries on GMA Network, appearing with his real wife, Claudine Baretto-Santiago. In 2016, Santiago returned to comedy with Tsuperhero.
Santiago later returned to GMA Network in 2023, as he joined the cast of Black Rider.
Controversy
On July 13, 2007, Santiago and his wife Claudine Barretto, admitted they did not know that Francswiss Investment —which accepted their money — was involved in a pyramid scam. Their lawyer, Ellen Veza, told NBI agents that the Barrettos had invested in Francswiss, but declined to say if they recruited other investors. Francswiss duped Filipinos of almost P1 billion.[4]
Personal life
Santiago married actress Claudine Barretto on March 27, 2006 at Tagaytay Highlands in Tagaytay, Cavite.[5] The couple adopted a daughter, Sabina Natasha, at two months old in July 2004.[6] Their son Santino was later born in 2008.[7]