Attended the special dinner at Sony Studios in Los Angeles to honour the singer and activist Sting as MusiCares 2004 Person of the Year. The evening celebrated Sting's contribution to popular music, and honoured his charitable work with Amnesty International and the Rainforest Foundation. Other stars in attendance included Kylie Minogue, Elton John & Dido. (6th February 2004)
Born to a Filipino mother and an African-American father.
He grew up in a poor but loving family situated in the town of Angeles, Pampanga.
He never met his father.
At the age of fourteen, his mom and stepfather allowed him, with his consent, to be adopted by a kind-hearted American who took him to the U.S. to have a more promising future.
One of the founding members of the International Hip-Hop Band "Black Eyed Peas.