Jose Sixto Dantes III or more popularly known as Dingdong Dantes is an actor/director/model/tv host in the Philippines. At only 27 years old, this guy has achieved a lot in his chosen career.

He started out as a commercial model for a cough syrup as a choirboy with a bad haircut in 1993. He then reappeared a few years later as one of the Abztract Dancers, together with his cousin Arthur Solinap.

Realizing that he has a lot of potential, he was cast in his first teen-oriented TV show, T.G.i.S. (alongside Antoinette Taus, Sunshine Dizon, Polo Ravales and others). In the show, he played the role of the cool and suave Inaki Torres. He was the only reason why I never missed the show until it got cancelled.

After his stint in teeny-bopper tv shows and movies, he then ventured into hosting. He was assigned by his home network, GMA7 to host shows like Binibining Pilipinas, ‘Wag Kukurap and Starstruck. Although quite stiff and serious in his hosting, the kid has got a lot of talent in that area.

Wanting to further hone his craft in all aspects of showbiz, he also tried directing tv shows (if I remember correctly, he directed some made for TV movies and certain episodes in popular teleserye, Encantadia).

At present, he is involved with the Philippine adaptation of popular Mexican telenovela, Marimar as Sergio Santibanez. In the soap, he has shed off the wholesome image he has maintained throughout the years. And as a testament to the image shift, he has showed some skin in the latest issue of Cosmomen as its cover and as one of the 2007 Centerfolds (with Jon Avila aka Jon Mullally, Joem Biaxin Bascon, Jake Cuenca, Bruno Folster, Luke Jickain, Paolo Paraiso, Derek Ramsey, Marvin Raymundo aka Marvin Wijangco, and Alfred Vargas).