Kim Atienza

This name uses Philippine naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Ilagan and the second or paternal family name is Atienza.
Kim Atienza

Atienza in April 2011
Born Alejandro Ilagan Atienza
(1967-01-06) January 6, 1967[1][2]
Malate, Manila, Philippines
Other names Kuya Kim
Citizenship Filipino
Alma mater University of the Philippines
Occupation Weatherman, TV host, actor, voice actor
Years active 1987-present
Spouse(s) Felicia Hung[3]
Children Jose III Hung Atienza
Eliana Hung Atienza
Emmanuelle Hung Atienza
Councilor
Member of the Manila City Council from the 5th district
In office
30 June 1995 – 30 June 2004
Personal details
Political party Liberal Party

Alejandro Ilagan "Kim" Atienza (born January 6, 1967[1][2]), popularly known as Kim Atienza or simply Kuya Kim, is a Filipino TV host, actor, voice actor, weather anchor and a former politician. He is currently a resident weather anchor in ABS-CBN's TV Patrol's segment, "Weather-Weather Lang." After being in politics for twelve years, Atienza served as councilor of the 5th District of Manila for three terms.[3][4]

Atienza is the eldest son of former Manila Mayor and Buhay Party-List Representative Lito Atienza and the brother of Ali Atienza.[5]

Career

Political career

Atienza has been in politics for twelve years. From 1995 to 2004, he served as councilor of the 5th district of Manila for three terms.[4] One of his notable resolutions that he filed to the city council is the resolution in 1998 declaring actress Claire Danes as persona non grata and banning her films after Danes criticized the state of Manila's cleanliness.[6] In 2004, he ran as representative of the 5th District of Manila but lost to Joey Hizon.[7] His father, former Manila Mayor Lito Atienza, asked him in 2007 to run as Mayor of Manila but he declined and then he retired thinking that politics is scary.[8]

Radio and television career

He started his broadcasting career in the early 1990s, as the anchor of "Mata ng Agila", a early morning newscast of DZEC Radyo Agila 1062, together with Onin Miranda.[9]

Atienza started his stint on TV when he began hosting Magandang Umaga, Pilipinas's Animalandia. He soon was tracking weather until he became the resident weatherman of TV Patrol replacing Ernie Baron who died.[8]

He left the early morning show, Umagang Kay Ganda in 2009 to host the late morning variety show Showtime (now called It's Showtime).[5] He began hosting Matanglawin (Hawkeye) on March 24, 2008.[5]

Personal life

A father of three (Jose III, Eliana and Emman), Atienza is married to Felicia Hung,[3] President and Founding Member of Chinese International School Manila (CISM). Kim Atienza is an avid marathoner, triathlete and cyclist. Politician Lito Atienza is Atienza's father while another politician, Ali Atienza, is his brother.

Atienza had a mild stroke in 2010 and 2014.[8] In 2013, he was hospitalized for almost a week and was diagnosed to have Guillain–Barré syndrome, a rare disease that attacks the nervous system due to a virus or bacterial infection.[10][11]

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 Kim Atienza's Birth Certificate
  2. 1 2 "THEN AND NOW: 10 celebrities born in Year of the Sheep". ABS-CBN. February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Lo, Ricky (15 February 2002). "Councilor Kim takes a bride". Philippine Star. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Kim Atienza won't go into politics anymore". ABS-CBN News. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 Gorospe, Marjorie (March 22, 2011). "Kuya Kim hopes to instil value of learning among Pinoys". omg! Philippines News Blog. Yahoo! Southeast Asia. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Manila Is Mad At Claire Danes". CBS News. 1 October 1998. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  7. ↑ Felipe, Cecille Suerte (18 May 2004). "Atienza triumphs in Manila". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 Rowena, Tan (22 May 2015). "The many hats Kuya Kim wears". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  9. ↑ "Kim Atienza's episode". Moments. Season 28 (in Tagalog). September 5, 2015. Net 25.
  10. ↑ Ricky Lo (22 October 2013). "Kim 'as good as new' after week-long hospitalization". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  11. ↑ Denny, Christine (25 October 2013). "Kim Atienza remains unfazed by rare disease afflicting him". Philippine Entertainment Portal (in Filipino and English). Retrieved 4 April 2016.
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