Sam Milby

Infobox actor


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Background = solo_singer
name = Sam Milby
birthdate = birth date and age|1984|5|23
origin = Philippines
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height = 5'7
Skill/Talent = Acting, Singing
birthname = Samuel Lloyd Lacia Milby
occupation = Actor, Singer
yearsactive = 2005-present

Samuel Lloyd Lacia Milby (born on May 23, 1984 in Troy, Ohio, United States), commonly known as Sam Milby, is a Filipino-American Pinoy Big Brother housemate turning into an actor, commercial model, and recording artist.

Discovery

Aside from his immediate family, Milby did not grow up with many Filipinos around. Yet the talented Fil-Am was no foreigner to his mother's country. He, along with his family, had visited the Philippines several times before. At one time he did take a shot at Philippine showbusiness. But pressing personal matters then prodded him to return to the States.

In his March 2005 return to the Philippines, Milby decided to seriously pursue a career in showbusiness and modeling. At the time, he temporarily stayed with relatives in Bulacan. Everyday he would take the bus to Manila to answer casting calls and auditions for modeling. Results were not always encouraging but his tenacity did yield some fruit. He landed bit roles in certain ads. Then came a big break from Close Up when he starred as their lead in their TV commercial with Barbie Almalbis.

Pinoy Big Brother

In July 2005 a phenomenal show hit Philippine TV – Pinoy Big Brother- featured 12 men and women from different walks of life. However, Sam was not part of the original 12. His break came when one of the contestants volunteered to leave the house for an urgent matter with her family. The show immediately held another audition in order to find a replacement. Milby was encouraged to audition by his then friend and current manager, Erickson Raymundo. Though unfamiliar with the show prior to his audition, he won the favor of the panel of judges and bested 200 plus others. The next day, he was informed of the spot he won in the Big Brother house.

In the Big Brother house, he won the affection of many Filipinos with his shyness but obvious pleasant character. But his shyness was often mistaken for alienation, something that his “housemates” had to confront him with. He also had his share of controversy as only days after he entered the house, he found himself in a situation with one of the ladies during his welcome party. And this was of course viewed on national TV, thus prompting the government regulatory board to step in and suspend the show for a day. Yet this did not take away the favor that Sam had already gained from the Filipino viewers. With his dedication to complete tasks and build genuine friendships with his housemates, he became one of the most well-endeared housemates.

Some of the challenges he endured in the house were tasks that provided very little time for them to be accomplished. He memorized and sang the Philippine National Anthem overnight – a feat for someone who had almost zero knowledge of Tagalog. He was able to display some of his athletic skills on tasks that were physically demanding. When the housemates were asked to put up a mini show inside the house, Sam was able to share some of his compositions. All these songs however, were in English. With the help of some of the housemates, he translated one of his best love songs and performed it with housemate Say Alonzo. Unknowingly, he launched his career in showbusiness and one of the biggest hit songs of 2005 – "Magmahal Muli".

He was evicted after 49 days. Yet this display of talent and good looks may have been the very reason why he got evicted. Rumors circulated on the day of his eviction about fans deliberately not voting for him to get him evicted. They could not wait for Milby to come out and join mainstream showbusiness.

Controversy

In October 2007, talent manager Lolit Solis published a tabloid story alleging that Milby and fellow actor, Piolo Pascual, were homosexuals and were spotted fondling each other in the cafeteria of a famous hotel in Metro Manila. Both filed a libel suit at once. But after eight months, Solis officially retracted the original story and the libel suit was dropped. [ [http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/metro/view/20080515-136632/Piolo-Sam-drop-case-vs-Lolit newsinfo.inquirer.net, Piolo, Sam drop case vs Lolit] ] [ [http://www.gmanews.tv/video/22628/Saksi-Libel-case-vs-Lolit-Solis-dropped www.gmanews.tv/video, Saksi: Libel case vs Lolit Solis dropped, 05/14/2008] ]

Television

Upcoming

Sam Milby will have a first major solo concert at the Aliw Theater on October 25, 2008. Entitled Sam Milby "The Rockcoustic Heartrob", brought to you by ASAP LIVE. One of his special guest is the lead singer of the world popular band Journey (band), Arnel Pineda. Although Sam hasn't met Arnel he hopes that Arnel will do the high notes and he will do the low notes.

Awards

References

External links

* [http://www.sammilby.com/ Sam Milby Official website]
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