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Troy Montero Profile |
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Birth Date: July 30, 1977
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Birth Place: Tacoma, Washington, USA
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Birth Name: Cody Andrew Garabato Miller III
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Biography |
He steps out of the stage and immediately one will worry
about the structural stabily of the place one is in as Troy
Montero glides to the center stage to perform.
Wherever the venue maybe, whether it be at a school
gymnasium, a mall, a concert hall, at a studio, a municipal
hall or in a movie house, loud screams and fierce feet
stomping of girls and women almost always make up the
typical scenario whenever it is Troy Montero who will sing.
Actually, it does not matter what he does, whether it just
be to host a show or sing, or dance, Troy always rock the
house down. And why not? Only the sight of Troy makes one
sigh... only a glimpse of him makes one forget...
Cody Andrew Garabato Miller III, now known to many as Troy
Montero was born in Tacoma, Seattle, Washington, USA and
when he came to the Philippines for the first time, he was
just trying to learn more about the culture of half of his
heritage. He never even thought this would be a typical
scene he would have to get used to two years ago. And
although his family and friends always knew he was special
and that he will make it big someday, he did not even dream
he would be such a popular TV and movie personality in the
land of his mother's roots someday.
But how could a gorgeous face like that and a nice stance
like his go unnoticed by the showbiz world? On July 30,
1977, the fate of Philippine showbiz was destined to change.
Little did anyone know that 23 years after, it would be
revolutionized and freshened by a new face, a new talent, a
new star.
From the time of his birth, his Mom and Dad has always been
proud of their first born son and his whole family really
thought that something big was in store for their Cody but
they just did not know what, exactly.
Dad Cody Miller Sr.'s German Irish gene's and his Mom,
Cynthia Miclat Garabato's Filipino bloodline proved to be
the perfect combination to come up with not only such a
good-looking young man but a multi-faceted individual. The
Miclat's are from Zambales, Phils. Troy's grandfather, Davis
Garabato, being a military man, was always being assigned
everywhere. Being so, Josephine Miclat, his grandma, gave
birth to his Mom, Cynthia in Texas, USA.
What earned him a place in the hearts and minds of the
Filipinos is how he was able to maintain Filipino values in
spite of having a very typical American upbringing. The
admiration of many not only came from the overflowing talent
this guy has but from the way he always talk about his
family - especially his Mom. And him earning the title "
Mama's boy " do not even embarrass him one bit. Infact, he
is proud of it, which makes him all the more endearing to
his fans.
His closeness to his family, which is very evident when he
vocalizes how he misses them on TV, being so far away from
them, make him one of the most respected celebrities in
Philippine Showbiz today. If only for these, he is already a
rare find, a true gem. Someone worth idolizing.He had always
loved to sing.
In his free time, he would write down poems and later on
convert them into songs. Back in Seattle, he and his friends
would form a band and do some jamming. He dreams of becoming
a director too, or someone who works behind the cameras. He
would bring along a notebook anywhere to write his ideas on
just incase something pops up inside his head. But destiny
and fate formed a rare integration to come up with something
for him. It brought out in him a talent he never even knew
he had.
Just two weeks in the Philippines, he was offered to host a
dance show called "Keep On Dancing". Back in the states, he
has modeled and appeared in instructional videos for workout
machines and even appeared as extra in a film , but this new
job was totally new to him.
Maribeth Bichara, a well known choreographer in the
Philippines, who was then scouting for a new face and talent
to host a new dance show for ABS-CBN, spotted Troy in a club
and had asked him to audition for the show.
Since then, Troy's show has been rating so high and his
popularity has soared.A favorite endorser by many products
such as Levis and several fashion designers, it was also
because of his first TV commercial for VIVA! Mineral Water,
that Troy found himself in the midst of a lot of
controversies and which also caused him his falling out with
his discoverer/former manager Daddie Wowie Roxas. Troy kept
Mum about the whole issue and survived all the storms that
were generated because of that incident. Many thought that
that was the end of Mr. Montero, but once again, the line "
You can never put a good man down " proved to be true for
Troy.
His star remained among the heavens and was still constantly
included in the list of Manila's bests for whatever. Just
recently, the Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Foundation awarded
Troy the " Most Promising Male Actor/Celebrity" for the year
1999-2000 along with Vanessa Del Bianco, who bagged the
award for the female counterpart.
With only his inability to speak the Tagalog language as his
set-back, it seems that everything else is going well for
Troy. A next movie with Vina Morales and the Philippine
Showbiz's original bad boy Robin Padilla will again showcase
Troy's acting talent and will surely add another feather in
the cap of our golden boy.
It seems as though it was just yesterday that Troy was
handling his own catering business, owning his own donut
shop or helping Dad in their family owned real-estate
business back in Seattle, now, Troy is enjoying his new
found niche in the business of entertaining people.
And though he really misses his family, it helps that his
younger brother KC is also in the business and is equally as
popular as his older brother. If only for the thought that
Troy was instrumental in paving the way for his younger
brothers, he appreciates the world he now belongs to even if
the same world never believes that his brothers are never
competitions for him. KC, now the newest MTV Asia VJ and
Colby, who now has legions of followers himself, remains his
bestfriends and confidants.
The Montero brothers are known for being close and feircely
protective of each other and nothings else ruins Troy's day
than some reporter's attempt to pit them with each other.
Troy has been linked with so many women in and out of
showbiz. But Troy swears that he is concentrating on his
career at the moment. He is collaborating with friend, and
fellow Classified Media talent, Deither Ocampo in writing a
story line for a dream movie they both will star in.
Everyday, Troy tries his best to learn something new
andadjust to the totally new system he found himself in. Not
even the bad publicity he gets every now and then, the talks
that he is gay, or he is just a flash in the pan, even the
talks that he is an ingrate dampen his spirits. Quite often
misunderstood, he learned, the hard way, that " It is not
what you say that hurts the people the most, but its what
you don't say". Without compromising his dignity and
self-respect, Troy tries, as best as he knows how to, reach
out and embrace the showbiz world without selling himself
short.
He only has his fans to thank for the inspiration he needs
to go through another day of an intrigue-hungry business.
Whereever the road will take Troy again, whatever is in
store for him, for sure showbiz will never be the same again
if only because Troy was in it.
No one has made quite an impact such as him. What he has
now, is something others can just dream of and find himself
working on for years with no luck. Whether it just be a case
of being at the right place at the right time, Troy has been
responsible in inspiring many people and a lot of Filipinos,
especially those abroad, to once again take interest in
giving their culture and heritage another look just because
of the inpiration drawn from his story. Nowadays, the name
Troy is synonymous to not only a beautiful face, but is an
icon for good family values , loyalty to friends and total
entertainment. Now, that is never an accident. |
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Other Information |
Mother is Filipino, father is Irish/German
Brother of actor/MTV Asia VJ K.C. Montero. |
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