Marc Nelson (actor)

Marc Nelson
Born	14 February[year missing] Sydney, Australia
Nationality	Australian, Philippines
Occupation	Actor, Host, Dancer
Height	5′11″
Weight	155 lbs.

Marc Saw Nelson (born 14 February ^{[year missing]} in Sydney, Australia), 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.

Personal life

His mom has Anglo-Burmese blood, born in Scotland and raised in Burma and Thailand; while his father is of Burmese Chinese origin but migrated to Australia.^[1] Nelson was formerly linked to Priscilla Meirelles, where he was the host/presenter of Miss Earth 2004, Priscilla's winning pageant.^[2]

The Amazing Race Asia 2

Nelson and his "best buddy", Rovilson Fernandez 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.^[3]

References

1. ^ Erece, Dinno (10 March 2009). "Marc Nelson and Rovilson Fernandez compete in Dare Duo". Philippine Entertainment Portal. http://www.pep.ph/guide/3529/Marc-Nelson-and-Rovilson-Fernandez-compete-in-Dare-Duo. 
2. ^ Lo F., Ricardo (27 July 2007). "Gretchen: Shaken but not broken". ABS-CBN News Online. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=86028. Retrieved 2008-08-29. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "The Amazing Race season 2 Asia: Marc Nelson & Rovilson Fernandez". http://eyecandy.abzolute.net/2007/11/25/the-amazing-race-2-asia-cast-marc-nelson-rovilson-fernandze/. Retrieved 2008-01-29.