Roseo José Dagdag Rosales Jr. (24 March 1974 – 4 December 2011) also known as RJ Rosales, was a Filipino Australian singer, actor, musical theatre performer, and TV presenter.
Born in Manila, his family migrated to Sydney when he was thirteen. His parents are Roseo Macalintal Rosales and Erlinda Dagdag.[1] He spent his early adult years in Sydney, where his family still resides, while he constantly moved to Singapore and Manila for work. Rosales finished a BS Mathematics degree from the University of Western Sydney and worked as a banker before entering show business. His childhood idols included James Ingram, Mariah Carey, Anthony Warlow and Martin Nievera.
CareerEdit
Rosales started his professional career by joining the cast of the original Australian production of Miss Saigon in 1996 as part of the ensemble.[2] A major turning point for a banker with a BS Mathematics degree. However, the production only lasted three months, but later on in the late-1998 Rosales moved to Singapore and began a successful career both in theatre and television. His theatre credits that include leading roles in Chang & Eng, The Student Prince, Man of Letters, Cabaret, and Forbidden City. He also made numerous Singapore television appearances that included Spin and Style Doctors.
In addition, his work has extended to the Philippines where Rosales is also praised as a successful singer, actor, host and recording artist, performing with several popular artists, the most notable being the hit movie theme song "Together Forever" with Carol Banawa. It was his regular stint in ASAP, the number 1 musical variety show in the Philippines that made him a household name in the country.
He has held live concerts in the United States, Australia, Singapore, Japan and Thailand.
In the movie scene he was seen in the MMFF Best Movie for 2005, Blue Moon, where he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
Later workEdit
From 2007 to 2008 Rosales was in Australia, performing in the revived production of Sir Cameron Mackintosh's musical Miss Saigon, in which he portrays Thuy, alongside Laurie Cadevida.[3] For this role, he was nominated for the 2007 Helpmann Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Musical.[4] During the latter part of the tour, Rosales also understudied and played the role of the Engineer, again earning him rave reviews. After completing the 14-month Miss Saigon tour that wowed audiences in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth, RJ went back to Singapore to stage his comeback solo concert at the Esplanade Theatres on the Bay dubbed as A Musical Journey with RJ Rosales on 29 August 2008.[5]
DeathEdit
Rosales unexpectedly died in Sydney on 4 December 2011.[6][7] The funeral mass was held at the Blessed John XXIII Parish Church in Stanhope Gardens. Rosales was laid to rest at the Pine Grove Memorial Park in Kingston St., Minchinbury.
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In this Philippine name the middle name or maternal family name is Dagdag and the surname or paternal family name is Rosales Roseo Jose Dagdag Rosales Jr 24 March 1974 4 December 2011 also known as RJ Rosales was a Filipino Australian singer actor musical theatre performer and TV presenter RJ RosalesBornRoseo Jose Dagdag Rosales Jr 1974 03 24 24 March 1974Manila PhilippinesDied4 December 2011 2011 12 04 aged 37 Sydney AustraliaResting placePine Grove Memorial Park Minchinbury New South WalesNationalityFilipino AustralianAlma materUniversity of Western SydneyOccupation s Actor singer musical theatreYears active1995 2011AgentStar Magic 1995 2004 Known forThuy in Miss Saigon Reginald Tuason in Blue Moon Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Career 1 3 Later work 1 4 Death 2 Filmography 2 1 Television 2 2 Film 3 Stage 4 Music videos 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditEarly life Edit Born in Manila his family migrated to Sydney when he was thirteen His parents are Roseo Macalintal Rosales and Erlinda Dagdag 1 He spent his early adult years in Sydney where his family still resides while he constantly moved to Singapore and Manila for work Rosales finished a BS Mathematics degree from the University of Western Sydney and worked as a banker before entering show business His childhood idols included James Ingram Mariah Carey Anthony Warlow and Martin Nievera Career Edit Rosales started his professional career by joining the cast of the original Australian production of Miss Saigon in 1996 as part of the ensemble 2 A major turning point for a banker with a BS Mathematics degree However the production only lasted three months but later on in the late 1998 Rosales moved to Singapore and began a successful career both in theatre and television His theatre credits that include leading roles in Chang amp Eng The Student Prince Man of Letters Cabaret and Forbidden City He also made numerous Singapore television appearances that included Spin and Style Doctors In addition his work has extended to the Philippines where Rosales is also praised as a successful singer actor host and recording artist performing with several popular artists the most notable being the hit movie theme song Together Forever with Carol Banawa It was his regular stint in ASAP the number 1 musical variety show in the Philippines that made him a household name in the country He has held live concerts in the United States Australia Singapore Japan and Thailand In the movie scene he was seen in the MMFF Best Movie for 2005 Blue Moon where he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor Later work Edit From 2007 to 2008 Rosales was in Australia performing in the revived production of Sir Cameron Mackintosh s musical Miss Saigon in which he portrays Thuy alongside Laurie Cadevida 3 For this role he was nominated for the 2007 Helpmann Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Musical 4 During the latter part of the tour Rosales also understudied and played the role of the Engineer again earning him rave reviews After completing the 14 month Miss Saigon tour that wowed audiences in Sydney Melbourne Adelaide Brisbane and Perth RJ went back to Singapore to stage his comeback solo concert at the Esplanade Theatres on the Bay dubbed as A Musical Journey with RJ Rosales on 29 August 2008 5 Death Edit Rosales unexpectedly died in Sydney on 4 December 2011 6 7 The funeral mass was held at the Blessed John XXIII Parish Church in Stanhope Gardens Rosales was laid to rest at the Pine Grove Memorial Park in Kingston St Minchinbury Filmography EditTelevision Edit Style Doctors 2004 ASAP 1995 2004 Showbiz Lingo 1996 1999 Attagirl 2001 2002 Da Pilya en Da Pilot 2001 2002 Sa Puso Ko Iingatan Ka 2002 Miss Earth 2002 Your Honor 2001 2002 Spin 2000 2001 ABCs of Health 2000 2001 The Making of Miss Saigon 2001 Film Edit Blue Moon 2006 Stage EditInto the Woods 2011 as Cinderella s Prince Esplanade Theatre Singapore I Love You You re Perfect Now Change 2011 Singapore Drama Centre National Library of Singapore 8 Crazy Christmas 2010 Singapore Drama Centre National Library of Singapore Her Son Jose Rizal 2010 as Jose Rizal Tom Mann Theatre Surry Hills Sydney Australia 9 10 11 Beauty amp The Beast 2009 as The Beast Singapore Drama Centre National Library of Singapore A Musical Journey with RJ Rosales 2008 Esplanade Recital Hall Miss Saigon 1996 2007 2008 1996 Ensemble 2007 2008 as Thuy Understudy as The Engineer Forbidden City 2006 as Prince Tuan Esplanade Theatre Singapore Cabaret 2006 Esplanade Theatre Singapore Man of Letters 2006 NUS University Cultural Centre Singapore 12 All About Men 2 2005 Music Museum Manila Philippines Beautiful Sunday Songs from the Heart by RJ Rosales 2004 Esplanade Concert Hall Singapore 13 Something Stupid Called Love 2003 East Meets West 2003 Chang amp Eng the Musical 1999 2001 2002 as Chang Sayang 2001 as DJ Mike Jubilee Hall Raffles Hotel The Student Prince 2000 In Celebration of Musical Theatre 2000 Underground the Musical 1999 Locker Room 1999 35 2000 1999 Filipinas Circa 1880 the Musical 1998 Music videos EditTulad Ng Dati on YouTube Together Forever You re All That I Live ForReferences Edit RJ Rosales On Leaving and Coming Home Archived 15 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine RJ Rosales Back in full swing permanent dead link MISS SAIGON IN MELBOURNE lt lt LIFE FUNTASTIQUE Live Performance Australia presents Helpmann Awards 2007 Archived 8 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine It was a full house performance at Esplanade Recital Studio Channel NewsAsia All Crooned Up Actor R J Rosales dies in Sydney AsiaOne 7 December 2011 Archived from the original on 8 March 2014 Retrieved 7 March 2014 Franco Bernie 6 December 2011 RJ Rosales dies at 37 ABS CBN Retrieved 7 March 2014 TimeOut Singapore Critics Choice I Love You You re Perfect Now Change Australian Filipina Magazine Her Son Jose Rizal Philtimes Her Son Jose Rizal Blog Review Her Son Jose Rizal 1 Man of Letters An NUS Centennial Musical by Dick Lee Songs from the Heart by RJ Rosales Stage Archived from the original on 14 February 2011 Retrieved 11 January 2012 Songs from the Heart by RJ RosalesExternal links EditRJ Rosales at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title RJ Rosales amp oldid 1171794493, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
