#6 – Vic Sotto (Net Worth: Philippine peso 150 Million)

Marvic Castelo Sotto was born in 1954 to parents Marcelino Ojeda-Sotto Sr. and Dr. Hermina Castelo. Growing up, Vic loved to sing and play pranks on people. He began learning how to play the guitar at a young age and would listen to his parents’ records. He received an education at Colegio de San Juan Letran and went on to continue playing music. He ended up starting a disco-funk band called VST & Company with a few of his friends. They performed all around the Manila area, writing some of the most popular songs around the area from his time, such as: Rock Baby, Rock and Kung Sakali. He then went on to form a comedy trio with his brother Tito and another person they met named Joey de Leon. The three called themselves TVJ which stands for both their first initials and TeleVision Jesters. The three saw enormous success with their comedy tours and went on to appear on some of the most popular television networks in the Philippians. Vic personally is one of the pioneer hosts of the incredibly popular noon-time variety show Eat Bulaga! For the past several decades he has hosted this show as well as appeared on numerous other television comedies, making him one of the richest comedy artists in the Philippines.

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