Slater Young

Jan Slater Young (born December 19, 1987) is a Filipino-Chinese actor, engineer, model and television personality originally from Mindanao and now lives in Cebu. Young is best known for being the Big Winner of Pinoy Big Brother: Unlimited.

Career

Slater Young launched his career by winning the reality show Pinoy Big Brother: Unlimited. Young was dubbed as "The Hotshot Engineer of Cebu" and was also part of the first batch that entered the house. On Day 155 - the Big Night at the Grandstand (March 31, 2012), he was proclaimed as the show's first male Big Winner of a regular season. He garnered a total of 40.02% of votes with 18.58% lead from 2nd Big Placer, Pamu Pamorada.^[1]

Weeks after his winning, Young made several guest appearances in the network and with the premier of the new season of Pinoy Big Brother only a week after his victory, speculations rose that he is pressured of debuting quickly to the entertainment industry.^[2] In April 13, Young played his first acting role as a guest star in the series finale of E-Boy opposite Jessy Mendiola.^[3] In April 28, Young continued his acting stint via the drama anthology Maalaala Mo Kaya as Andrei with veteran actress, Dimples Romana and PBB: Unlimited's 4th Big Placer, Paco Evangelista.^[4]

Personal life

Young graduated high school from Sacred Heart School - Ateneo de Cebu (previously Sacred Heart School – Jesuit) in 2003. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering in 2008 and subsequently took the Philippine licensure exam, but did not pass. In 2009, Young retook the exam and eventually passed.

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards and nominations

References

External links

• Slater Young at the Internet Movie Database