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| name = Ricky Lo |
| name = Ricky Lo |
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| birth_name = Ricardo |
| birth_name = Ricardo FuaLo |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1946|4|21}} |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|05|04|1946|4|21}} |
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| birth_place = [[Las Navas, Northern Samar]], [[Philippines]] |
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| education = [[University of the East]], ([[Bachelor of Arts|AB]]) |
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| occupation = Entertainment writer, commentator, television host |
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| years_active = 1969–2021 |
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| website = {{official website|http://www.philstar.com/funfare/default.aspx}} |
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'''Ricardo |
'''Ricardo "Ricky" Fua Lo''' ({{IPA-tl|ˈɾiki lɔ|lang}}; April 21, 1946 – May 4, 2021<ref name=passesaway>{{cite news |last1=Dumaual |first1=Mario |title=Veteran entertainment journalist, TV host Ricky Lo passes away |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/05/21/veteran-entertainment-journalist-tv-host-ricky-lo-passes-away |access-date=May 5, 2021 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=May 5, 2021}}</ref>) was a Filipino [[Entertainment journalist|entertainment writer]] and commentator, and TV host. |
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==Early life and education== |
==Early life and education== |
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Lo, born of [[Chinese Filipino|Chinese]] descent,<ref>{{cite news|title=RP movie industry is not dead, just comatose |url=http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/257045/rp-movie-industry-not-dead-just-comatose |access-date=January 23, 2013 |work=Manila Bulletin|date=May 12, 2010 | |
Lo, born of [[Chinese Filipino|Chinese]] descent,<ref>{{cite news|title=RP movie industry is not dead, just comatose |url=http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/257045/rp-movie-industry-not-dead-just-comatose |access-date=January 23, 2013 |work=Manila Bulletin|date=May 12, 2010 |first=Ronald K. |last=Constantino |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527205244/http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/257045/rp-movie-industry-not-dead-just-comatose |archive-date=May 27, 2012 }}</ref> was a native of [[Las Navas, Northern Samar]], where he finished grade school. He finished high school at the bilingual Tabaco Pei Ching School in [[Tabaco]], [[Albay]], and took up AB English at the [[University of the East]]. A fan of feature films, he aspired to be a gardener of actress [[Susan Roces]].<ref name=chronicler>[https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/05/06/2096200/ricky-lo-chronicler-philippine-cinema-75 Ricky Lo, chronicler of Philippine cinema, 75 | Philstar.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref name=inalala>{{cite news |last1=Felipe |first1=MJ |title=Ricky Lo inalala ng mga kaibigan, katrabaho |trans-title=Ricky Lo remembered by friends, colleagues|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/05/21/ricky-lo-inalala-ng-mga-kaibigan-katrabaho |access-date=5 May 2021 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=5 May 2021 |language=tl}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
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===Editorial career=== |
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Lo did a stint as entertainment editor, first as an editorial assistant for ''Variety'' magazine, |
Lo did a stint as entertainment editor, first as an editorial assistant for ''Variety'' magazine, ''[[The Manila Times]]''{{'}} Sunday supplement where he started his "FunFare" [[Column (newspaper)|column]]. He then went on to join the ''Philippine Daily Express'' as a staff writer for the newspaper publisher's ''Express Week'' magazine and then as a deskman for ''The Evening Express''. He eventually wrote the main broadsheet. Lo then became an editorial assistant for ''Daily Express''{{'}} ''Weekend'' Sunday magazine until 1986. He joined ''[[The Philippine Star]]'' in July 1986 where he revived his "FunFare" column and started his regular Sunday feature, "Conversations with Ricky Lo".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Iglesias |first1=Iza |title=PH entertainment journalist Ricky Lo writes 30 |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/05/05/news/ph-entertainment-journalist-ricky-lo-writes-30/870019/ |access-date=5 May 2021 |work=Manila Times |date=5 May 2021}}</ref> |
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Lo is the author of ''Star-Studded'', the first compilation of his articles on movie stars, which he released in 1995. Another book, ''Conversations with Ricky Lo'' was released in 2001. The book bears Lo's sensitive, intelligent and penetrating style of handling interviews. |
Lo is the author of ''Star-Studded'', the first compilation of his articles on movie stars, which he released in 1995. Another book, ''Conversations with Ricky Lo'' was released in 2001. The book bears Lo's sensitive, intelligent and penetrating style of handling interviews. |
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===TV hostings=== |
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In 1999, Lo became one of the hosts of the showbiz-oriented talk show, ''The Buzz'', on [[ABS-CBN]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ricky Lo at IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2002652/|publisher=[[IMDb]]|access-date=January 23, 2013}}</ref> He later transferred to [[ |
In 1999, Lo became one of the hosts of the showbiz-oriented talk show, ''The Buzz'', on [[ABS-CBN]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ricky Lo at IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2002652/|publisher=[[IMDb]]|access-date=January 23, 2013}}</ref> He later transferred to [[GMA Network]] and hosted ''Startalk'' from 2008 to 2015 and ''[[CelebriTV]]'' which ran from 2015 to 2016.<ref name="senators">{{cite news |last1=Bordey |first1=Hana |title=Senators honor veteran entertainment writer Ricky Lo |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/786374/senators-honor-veteran-entertainment-writer-ricky-lo/story/ |access-date=5 May 2021 |work=GMA News |date=5 May 2021}}</ref> He also hosted other showbiz-oriented programs such as ''The Ricky Lo Exclusives'' in [[Q (TV network)|QTV]] (then GMA News TV; now GTV)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Biong |first1=Ian |title=Vilma Santos, Karen Davila, fellow celebs mourn Ricky Lo's death: 'Good soul gone too soon' |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/409617/ricky-los-death-mourned-by-celebs-another-good-soul-gone-too-soon |access-date=5 May 2021 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=5 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref> and ''Showbiz Stripped''.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}} |
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===Notable coverage and interviews=== |
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Lo was the first to write about the [[Martin Nievera]] and [[Pops Fernandez]] break-up, then, in 2008, the [[Karylle]] and [[Dingdong Dantes]] break-up.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ricky Lo tells what he knows about the Dingdong-Karylle breakup|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/19826/Ricky-Lo-tells-what-he-knows-about-the-Dingdong-Karylle-breakup|access-date=January 23, 2013|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=November 8, 2008| |
Lo was the first to write about the [[Martin Nievera]] and [[Pops Fernandez]] break-up, then, in 2008, the [[Karylle]] and [[Dingdong Dantes]] break-up.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ricky Lo tells what he knows about the Dingdong-Karylle breakup|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/19826/Ricky-Lo-tells-what-he-knows-about-the-Dingdong-Karylle-breakup|access-date=January 23, 2013|work=Philippine Entertainment Portal|date=November 8, 2008|first=Rose|last=Garcia}}</ref> |
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In January 2013, Lo's interview with [[Anne Hathaway]] drew flak from [[netizen]]s.<ref name=inq>{{cite news|title=Filipino columnist's interview with Anne Hathaway draws mixed reactions online|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/77305/filipino-columnists-interview-with-anne-hathaway-draws-online-controversy|access-date=January 23, 2013| |
In January 2013, Lo's interview with [[Anne Hathaway]] drew flak from [[netizen]]s.<ref name=inq>{{cite news|title=Filipino columnist's interview with Anne Hathaway draws mixed reactions online|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/77305/filipino-columnists-interview-with-anne-hathaway-draws-online-controversy|access-date=January 23, 2013|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=January 19, 2013}}</ref> Critics averred that the interview was a disgrace for posing questions that seemed not fitting for a well-known actress.<ref name=inq /> Colleagues in the industry supported Lo, however, and referred to his long experience in entertainment journalism. Reportedly, Lo was merely amused with the negative comments and was not offended.<ref name=interaksyon /> Some of Lo's supposedly-awkward questions that he threw at Hathaway were about her weight loss in the film ''[[Les Misérables (2012 film)|Les Misérables]]'' and real-life experience with hunger that seems to have offended the actress.<ref name=interaksyon>{{cite web|title=Ricky Lo 'amused' by bashers over awkward interview with Anne Hathaway|url=http://www.interaksyon.com/entertainment/ricky-lo-amused-by-bashers-over-awkward-interview-with-anne-hathaway/|publisher=Interaksyon|access-date=January 23, 2013|first=Jeff|last=Fernando|date=January 22, 2013}}</ref> [[Lea Salonga]], who was mentioned in the interview, explained that while she cannot speak for Hathaway, she has been trained to expect all kinds of questions, ranging from broadsheet to tabloid. Salonga noted, however, that interviews are also about how questions are asked.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lea weighs in on Ricky Lo interview with Hathaway|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/01/22/13/lea-weighs-ricky-lo-interview-hathaway|access-date=January 23, 2013|work=ABS-CBN News|date=January 22, 2013}}</ref> |
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==Death== |
==Death== |
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Lo died on May 4, 2021, from a stroke.<ref>{{cite news |title=Veteran entertainment journalist Ricky Lo dies at 75 |url=https://ptvnews.ph/veteran-entertainment-journalist-ricky-lo-dies-at-75/ |access-date=5 May 2021 |work=PTV News |date=5 May 2021}}</ref> |
Lo died on May 4, 2021, from a [[stroke]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Veteran entertainment journalist Ricky Lo dies at 75 |url=https://ptvnews.ph/veteran-entertainment-journalist-ricky-lo-dies-at-75/ |access-date=5 May 2021 |work=PTV News |date=5 May 2021}}</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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'''Television shows''' |
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|1999–2003 || ''[[The Buzz (talk show)|The Buzz]]'' || Host || [[ABS-CBN]] |
|1999–2003 || ''[[The Buzz (talk show)|The Buzz]]'' || Host || [[ABS-CBN]] |
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| 2006–2009 || ''The Ricky Lo Exclusives'' || Host || [[Q (TV network)|QTV 11]] |
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| 2008–2015 || ''[[Startalk (Philippine talk show)|Startalk]]'' || Host || [[GMA Network]] |
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Ricky Lo
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Born | Ricardo Fua Lo (1946-04-21)April 21, 1946 |
Died | May 4, 2021(2021-05-04) (aged 75)
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Education | University of the East, (AB) |
Occupation(s) | Entertainment writer, commentator, television host |
Years active | 1969–2021 |
Website | Official website |
Ricardo "Ricky" Fua Lo (Tagalog: [ˈɾiki lɔ]; April 21, 1946 – May 4, 2021[1]) was a Filipino entertainment writer and commentator, and TV host.
Lo, born of Chinese descent,[2] was a native of Las Navas, Northern Samar, where he finished grade school. He finished high school at the bilingual Tabaco Pei Ching School in Tabaco, Albay, and took up AB English at the University of the East. A fan of feature films, he aspired to be a gardener of actress Susan Roces.[3][4]
Lo did a stint as entertainment editor, first as an editorial assistant for Variety magazine, The Manila Times' Sunday supplement where he started his "FunFare" column. He then went on to join the Philippine Daily Express as a staff writer for the newspaper publisher's Express Week magazine and then as a deskman for The Evening Express. He eventually wrote the main broadsheet. Lo then became an editorial assistant for Daily Express' Weekend Sunday magazine until 1986. He joined The Philippine Star in July 1986 where he revived his "FunFare" column and started his regular Sunday feature, "Conversations with Ricky Lo".[5]
Lo is the author of Star-Studded, the first compilation of his articles on movie stars, which he released in 1995. Another book, Conversations with Ricky Lo was released in 2001. The book bears Lo's sensitive, intelligent and penetrating style of handling interviews.
In 1999, Lo became one of the hosts of the showbiz-oriented talk show, The Buzz, on ABS-CBN.[6] He later transferred to GMA Network and hosted Startalk from 2008 to 2015 and CelebriTV which ran from 2015 to 2016.[7] He also hosted other showbiz-oriented programs such as The Ricky Lo ExclusivesinQTV (then GMA News TV; now GTV)[8] and Showbiz Stripped.[citation needed]
Lo was the first to write about the Martin Nievera and Pops Fernandez break-up, then, in 2008, the Karylle and Dingdong Dantes break-up.[9]
In January 2013, Lo's interview with Anne Hathaway drew flak from netizens.[10] Critics averred that the interview was a disgrace for posing questions that seemed not fitting for a well-known actress.[10] Colleagues in the industry supported Lo, however, and referred to his long experience in entertainment journalism. Reportedly, Lo was merely amused with the negative comments and was not offended.[11] Some of Lo's supposedly-awkward questions that he threw at Hathaway were about her weight loss in the film Les Misérables and real-life experience with hunger that seems to have offended the actress.[11] Lea Salonga, who was mentioned in the interview, explained that while she cannot speak for Hathaway, she has been trained to expect all kinds of questions, ranging from broadsheet to tabloid. Salonga noted, however, that interviews are also about how questions are asked.[12]
Lo died on May 4, 2021, from a stroke.[13]
Television shows
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1999–2003 | The Buzz | Host | ABS-CBN |
2005–2007 | Showbiz Stripped | Host | GMA Network |
2006–2009 | The Ricky Lo Exclusives | Host | QTV 11 |
2008–2015 | Startalk | Host | GMA Network |
2015–2016 | CelebriTV | Host | GMA Network |