Marc Nelson (actor)
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Marc Saw Nelson better known as Marc Nelson is a television host and model mostly credited for being one of Philippine television's most visible and prominent personalities. He appears on several television shows: Sports Unlimited
on ABS-CBN
, The Duke with Rovilson Fernandez
in AXN
Asia, and Dare Duo (also with Rovilson) on QTV 11.
blood, born in Scotland
and raised in Burma and Thailand
; while his father is of Burmese Chinese
origin but migrated to Australia
. Nelson was formerly linked to Priscilla Meirelles
, where he was the host/presenter of Miss Earth 2004, Priscilla's winning pageant.
are most noted for competing in the AXN
reality show, The Amazing Race Asia 2
. They hold the record for the most consecutive leg placing, finishing 1st from leg 2 to leg 8 & leg 11.
They finished in 3rd Place in Singapore
, after Rovilson faltered at the final task, which is a roadblock, despite being the first to commence the task. It involves arranging of flags of the countries they had visited.
Sports Unlimited
Sports Unlimited is a sports program of ABS-CBN in the Philippines. It features different kinds of sports, as well as ordinary and prominent sports figures...
on ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
, The Duke with Rovilson Fernandez
Rovilson Fernandez
-Biography:He was born in 1978 in Japan. Raised in San Jose, California, Rovilson attended film school, fell in love with Asian Cinema and moved to Manila in 1999. Not finding any openings for directors, he suddenly found himself a travel show host for Lakbay TV....
in AXN
AXN
AXN is a Pay television, cable and satellite television channel owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, which was first launched on May 22, 1997. The network is now spread across several regions in the world, including Japan, Europe, other parts of Asia and Latin America...
Asia, and Dare Duo (also with Rovilson) on QTV 11.
Personal life
His mom has Anglo-BurmeseAnglo-Burmese
The Anglo-Burmese, also known as the Anglo-Burmans, are a community of Eurasians of Burmese and European descent, and emerged as a distinct community through mixed relations between the British and other European settlers and the indigenous peoples of Burma from 1826 until 1948 when Burma gained...
blood, born in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
and raised in Burma and Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
; while his father is of Burmese Chinese
Burmese Chinese
The Burmese Chinese or Chinese Burmese are a group of overseas Chinese born or raised in Burma . Although the Chinese officially make up three percent of the population, the actual figure is believed to be much higher...
origin but migrated to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Nelson was formerly linked to Priscilla Meirelles
Priscilla Meirelles
Priscilla Meirelles Almeida , from Brazil, won the 2004 Miss Earth pageant held in the Philippines. In winning Miss Earth, Brazil became the first country to win the "Big Four" in beauty pageants. She is 5'10" tall with a 35"-24"-35" figure also claimed the Most Photogenic Award. She also won the...
, where he was the host/presenter of Miss Earth 2004, Priscilla's winning pageant.
The Amazing Race Asia 2
Nelson and his "best buddy", Rovilson FernandezRovilson Fernandez
-Biography:He was born in 1978 in Japan. Raised in San Jose, California, Rovilson attended film school, fell in love with Asian Cinema and moved to Manila in 1999. Not finding any openings for directors, he suddenly found himself a travel show host for Lakbay TV....
are most noted for competing in the AXN
AXN
AXN is a Pay television, cable and satellite television channel owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, which was first launched on May 22, 1997. The network is now spread across several regions in the world, including Japan, Europe, other parts of Asia and Latin America...
reality show, The Amazing Race Asia 2
The Amazing Race Asia 2
The Amazing Race Asia 2 is the second season of the reality television game show The Amazing Race Asia. The show features ten teams of two, with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world to win US$100,000....
. They hold the record for the most consecutive leg placing, finishing 1st from leg 2 to leg 8 & leg 11.
They finished in 3rd Place in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, after Rovilson faltered at the final task, which is a roadblock, despite being the first to commence the task. It involves arranging of flags of the countries they had visited.