Spanky Manikan | |
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Born | Manuel S. Manikan March 22, 1942 |
Died | January 14, 2018 Manila, Philippines | (aged 75)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1970–2018 |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 (including Migo Manikan[1] ) |
Manuel S. Manikan (March 22, 1942 – January 14, 2018), known professionally as Spanky Manikan, was a Filipino theater, film and television actor.
In 1981, Manikan won as the Metro Manila Film Festival Best Supporting Actor and the Catholic Mass Media Awards Best Supporting Actor for Himala. He was also awarded the Best Supporting Actor for GMA's Bahaghari Awards for the tele-movie Parola in 1995. In 2014, Manikan was nominated by the PMPC Star Awards as Best Supporting Actor for Bamboo Flowers.[2] On December 1, 2014, he was awarded the Best Actor (Non-Musical) by the Aliw Awards for his portrayal of Zacarias Monzon in Tanghalang Pilipino's Mga Ama Mga Anak .[3]