Richert Evan Tan
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Evan Tan | |
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| Born | February 21, 1999 Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino, Chinese |
| Education | Mechanical Engineering at Saint Louis University |
| Occupation | Actor, Social media personality, Engineer |
| Years active | 2020-present |
Richert Evan Tan (born February 21, 1999)[1], more popularly known as Evan Tan, is a Filipino-Chinese social media personality, actor and engineer from the Philippines. He is known for his comedic content and own rendition of Korean drama inspired skits.[2][3]
Evan is most known for initially growing popularity on the short-form video platform TikTok where he regularly posts his comedy and Korean inspired skits.[3]
Tan has also appeared in several TV shows and movies such as in the GMA picture film The Cheating Game, noontime show Eat Bulaga! and Family Feud Philippines.
Personal Life & Education
Evan Tan was born in Quezon CIty, Philippines on to a Chinese-Filipino family.[4] He grew up in Baguio City, Philippines. Tan is a fan of Korean drama and Kpop.[3] Most notably, he is a fan of Blackpink's Kim Jisoo and would want to meet her in person. Growing up, he expressed interested in arts, music and sports; and he became active in extracurricular activities. Tan was a consistent Dean's Lister in college and graduated Cum Laude with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Saint Louis University. He obtained his mechanical engineering licensure as well. Eventually, he decided to pursue a career in content creation and TV.[5][3]
Career
Evan Tan started his content creating journey during college after being inspired by the South Korean television show Who Are You: School 2015, starring Kim So-Hyun. It was in this Korean drama where he found his first celebrity crush, who inspired him to explore other fields aside from engineering and start creating content online.[3]
It was during the Covid-19 Pandemic that his online career started to take off when he started posting on the social media app TikTok. He started with posting cute videos of himself but eventually decided to move to posting comedic and Korean inspired content on his accounts since he thought that would benefit him the most in the long-run.[3] On June 15, 2020, he gained his first million followers on TikTok. Eventually on March 2022, he reached 10 million followers. He became known for stopping jumscares and for his catch phrase “Are you okay? You’re Welcome!”.[6] Tan is also a YouTube vlogger. And he is now considered one of the most followed content creators in the Philippines.[2][6]
Filmography
Tan had his first mainstream TV appearance in the Philippine noontime show Eat Bulaga! in August of 2022 as a Bida Next Contestant.
In December 2022, he appeared in KaKoLab 2022, an event organized by GMA. The network’s artists under its talent management, Sparkle Artist Center, were given an opportunity to collaborate with digital content creators and influencers.[7]
In February 2023, Evan appeared as a guest in Family Feud Philippines starring Kapuso actor DingDong Dantes under the team Creators United.
In July 2023, Tan appeared in the GMA Gala, a prestigious showbiz event to celebrate GMA's 73rd anniversary, as one of the influential digital content creators.[8]
In July 2023, Evan Tan had his first big screen appearance as an actor in the GMA picture film The Cheating Game starring Julie Anne San Jose and Rayver Cruz where he plays one of Hope's co-workers in the fictional media company, Hashtag Media. He also appeared in the red carpet premier of the movie along side his fellow co-stars.[9][10]
References
- ↑ Q AND A VLOG!!! | Richeryyy | Evan Tan, retrieved 2023-08-09
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "#Sikat: The Filipino TikTok content creators with over 5M followers that you need to follow now | GMA Entertainment". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "How a K-Drama show inspired Evan Tan to defy the odds and reach TikTok stardom". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- ↑ Ang, Aaron Ernest (2023-01-06). "Evan Tan: Rising Chinoy Content Creator and Engineer". Chinoy TV 菲華電視台. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- ↑ "How Engineering Cum Laude Evan Tan grew his TikTok and made a career out of it". WE THE PVBLIC. 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ilano, John Christopher (2022-03-05). "20 Most Popular Filipino TikTok Creators in 2022 » YugaTech | Philippines Tech News & Reviews". YugaTech | Philippines Tech News & Reviews. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ↑ Mariano, Dianne. "Sparkle artists and online content creators come together at KaKoLAB 2022". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ↑ Ramos, Jansen. "Sassa Gurl, Zeinab Harake, Toni Fowler, influential digital content creators spotted at GMA Gala 2023". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- ↑ Geli, Bianca. "'The Cheating Game' cast shines at their red carpet premiere". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- ↑ "Meet the cast of Julie Anne-Rayver starrer 'The Cheating Game' | GMA Entertainment". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
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