Will Devaughn
Will Devaughn | |
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| Born | William Devaughn Stumpf February 27, 1982  Büdingen, Germany |
| Nationality | Filipino-German |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2006–present |
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| Children | 1 |
| Website | Will Devaughn on Instagram |
William Devaughn Stumpf (born February 27, 1982) is a Filipino-American commercial model and actor.
Early life
[edit]Devaughn was born in Germany. His biological father is of mixed Filipino and African American lineage while his mother is of German descent.[2] His stepfather then relocated the familt to the US.
Career
[edit]Devaughn worked as a waiter at a coffee shop in Disneyland, supporting himself through school (taking up a course on medical assistance). His girlfriend at the time (the cousin of Aubrey Miles) encouraged him to follow her as she wanted to enter the showbiz industry.[2]
Devaughn arrived in the Philippines in 2004 without knowing a single word of Tagalog. He then entered the Pinoy Big Brother house during its Celebrity Edition 2, and became the fourth big placer of that season.[3]
He was a former talent of ABS-CBN and in 2010. He moved to GMA Network until 2013 but he decided to quit from show business as a contract of Sparkle (formerly GMA Artist Center) then returned in 2017 via Trops and My Love from the Star.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Devaughn is now a father to a baby boy named Magnus Orion. His first child with Filipina-Dutch girlfriend international emcee Cay Kuijpers was born on November 9, 2019.[5] He was previously in a relationship with Roxanne Barcelo.[4]
Filmography
[edit]Films
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Productions | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Desperadas | Patrick | Regal Entertainment | ||
| 2008 | Desperadas 2 | ||||
| 2010 | Layang Bilanggo | Frank | Cinema One Originals | ||
| 2012 | El Presidente | Agapito Bonzon | Viva Films | ||
| 2014 | Water Wars | Jared | New Horizons Picture | [6] | |
| 2017 | I Found my Heart in Santa Fe | Viktor | Film Development Council of the Philippines | Indie film | [7] |
| 2017 | Siargao | Tommy | Ten17P | ||
| 2018 | First Love | Kevin | Ten17P, Viva Films, Star Cinema |
Drama series
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2006 | Da Adventures of Pedro Penduko | Kapre | ABS-CBN | Episode 24: Minokawa, guest cast | |
| 2008 | Love Spell: The Bet | Steve | Season 6, supporting role | ||
| 2009 | Bud Brothers: Once in a Lifetime Love | Felimon "Monty" Geronimo | 1st installment of PHR Presents, Book 7, first lead role |
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| 2010 | Habang May Buhay | Patrick “Nonoy” Esteban | main role | ||
| You're Mine, Only Mine | Alejandro "Alex" Moravilla Jr. | 7th installment of PHR Presents, main role | |||
| Gimik 2010: New Beginnings | Raymond Salvador | Season 2, supporting role | |||
| Magkaribal | Nick | guest cast | |||
| 2011 | Dwarfina | Elvin | GMA Network | main cast | |
| Kung Aagawin Mo Ang Langit | Waldy Buenafe | supporting role | |||
| 2012 | Faithfully | Luke Gallanosa | |||
| 2013 | Indio | Barangaw | recurring role | [8] | |
| Tsuperhero | Enchanted Tom | TV5 | Episode 19: Diwata, guest cast | ||
| 2014 | The Boston Show | Devin Conroy | Lifestyle Network | Episode 8: No More Mr. Knife Guy, guest cast | [9] |
| Wagas | Wade Bodlovic | GMA Network | Season 2, Episode 31: January & Wade Love Story | ||
| 2015 | Troy Montero | Season 2, Episode 84: Aubrey & Troy Love Story | |||
| Dangwa | Aries | Episode 21-25, guest cast | |||
| 2017 | My Love from the Star | Yugo Meneses | Episode 10, guest cast | ||
| Trops | Bruno | supporting role | |||
| 2019 | Beautiful Justice | Smokey | guest cast | ||
| 2024 | FPJ's Batang Quiapo | Gold Buyer | Kapamilya Channel / A2Z / TV5 | guest cast |
TV series
[edit]| Year | Title | Network | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2 | ABS-CBN | as a housemate, crowned as 4th Big Placer | |
| 2008 | All-Star Sunday Afternoon Party | PBB Victory Party with fellow PBB: Celebrity Edition 2 housemates | ||
| 2009 | Shall We Dance? | TV5 | guest appearance | |
| 2010 | Party Pilipinas | GMA Network | 2010-2013, co-host, performer, formally introduced as Kapuso |
MV appearance
[edit]- MasaRap! (Schizophrenia, 2013)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Will Devaughn on Instagram
- ^ a b Lo, Ricky (November 29, 2008). "Body Talk with Will Devaughn". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ "Behind-the-scenes of PBB Celebrity Edition 2 Big Night". Pep.ph. January 8, 2008. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ a b Lo, Ricky (September 9, 2017). "If there's a Will, there's a way". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ Geli, Bianca (November 11, 2020). "Will Devaughn celebrates son Magnus Orion's first birthday". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ Water Wars Trailer (2014). Published on 2015-07-23.
- ^ ‘I Found My Heart in Santa Fe’ stars real-life sweethearts Roxanne Barcelo and Will Devaughn. Published on 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
- ^ Not seen on TV: Sa Mundo ng mga Diwata. GMA Network. Published on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
- ^ The Boston TV Series, Episode 8: No More Mr. Knife Guy at IMDb
External links
[edit]- 1982 births
- Filipino male film actors
- Filipino male models
- Pinoy Big Brother contestants
- Star Magic
- Living people
- People from Büdingen
- Filipino people of African-American descent
- ABS-CBN personalities
- GMA Network personalities
- Converts to evangelical Christianity
- Filipino Christians
- Filipino evangelicals
- Filipino male television actors
- Male actors from Bavaria