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Doug Kramer

Alias	"Big Doug"
Jersey No.	18
Position	Power Forward/Center
Current Team	Barako Bull Energy
Personal Info
Country	Philippines
Born	(1983-07-10) July 10, 1983 (age 28) Baguio City, Philippines
Height	6 ft. 5 in.
Weight	235 lbs.
College	Ateneo de Manila University
Career Highlights
Draft	2007, 5th overall by Air21 Express
Pro Career	2007 – present
Also played for	Air21 Express (2007-2009), (2010) Barangay Ginebra Kings (2009-2010) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (2010-11) Powerade Tigers (2011-12)
Awards Received
2007 PBL Mythical Team Best Power Forward (with Cebuana Lhuillier) 2007-08 PBA All-Rookie Team

Douglas R. Kramer (born July 10, 1983 in Baguio City), better known as Doug Kramer, is a Filipino basketball player who currently plays for the Barako Bull Energy in the Philippine Basketball Association.

Player Profile[link]

He is married to Cheska Garcia, a Filipino actress. Has 2 daughters. Clair Kendra Kramer, born on June 25, 2009. And his second daughter, Scarlett Louvelle Kramer was born on November 28, 2011. Has 6 siblings. Namely Lincoln Kramer,khvyufvuyctysdxtydrydrsrt6 Kramer, Karl Kramer and Brandy Kramer. His 2 half brothers (same dad, different mom) Lincoln and Mark, live in the U.S. at San Diego and Huntington Beach, California, respectively. His other 4 siblings are staying in Baguio City, where they all grew up together.

Player Achievements[link]

Career High[link]

Kramer set a career-high 19 rebounds along with 3 blocks and 16 points in Ateneo’s 98-88 win over University of the Philippines on August 20, 2006.

He also made the famous Game 1 winning shot of the Ateneo vs. UST championship on Sept. 22, 2006. His team won game 1 and ended up losing Games 2 and 3 to eventual champions, UST.

Kramer set a career high in rebounding twice while still with Air21 on his last 2 of 3 games with them before Rain or Shine traded for him. He had 16 points and 17 rebounds in 23 minutes against his former team, Ginebra on June 20, 2010. Then had 17 points and 17 rebounds in 33 minutes against Rain or Shine on July 4, 2010.

He then set his career high in points on his first game with Rain or Shine on Oct. 6, 2010 with 19 points.

On his 2nd conference with Rain or Shine, only behind import Hassan Adams, Kramer led his team both in scoring and rebounding among all locals at the end of eliminations on April 6, 2011 of the 2010-2011 PBA Commissioners Cup. He averaged 9.56ppg and 7.67rpg in only 23.33 minutes per game. This would serve as his best conference averages in his PBA career.

After being traded to the Powerade Tigers from his former team Rain or Shine, Kramer at his 8th game as a Tiger, finally eclipsed his personal rebounding best of 17, to 20 rebounds against the Talk and Text Tropang Texters on Nov. 9, 2011. Although his team lost during that outing, it was his all time career best in rebounding since playing college, amateur, and professional basketball.

During the 2011-2012 PBA Philippine Cup 14-game Eliminations with the Powerade Tigers, Kramer registered a career best 9 double doubles (which included 6 straight double doubles), with conference highs of 18 points against Petron and career best 20 rebounds against Talk and Text.  His 9 double doubles is 2nd most for the conference and is only behind Arwind Santos, who registered 11 double doubles.  He averaged a double double during that All-Filipino conference with 11.64 points/game and 10.57 rebounds/game in 30.79 minutes/contest, all of which were career highs in averages.  He was also 6th best in the league in 2-point field goal percentage with .516%. Kramer was 3rd best in the league in Rebounding with his 10.57 rebounds/game and was 2nd best in total rebounds hauled down with 148.  Kramer was the number 3 top scorer for the Powerade Tigers and number 1 rebounder for his team during that conference. During the whole 2011-2012 Philippine Cup 14-game eliminations, there were only 4 players who averaged double doubles. Arwind Santos, Harvey Carey, Jay R Reyes and Doug Kramer.

References[link]

External links[link]

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Rafi Reavis

Jersey No.	4
Position	Center
Current Team	B-Meg Llamados
Personal Info
Country	United States
Born	(1977-06-27) June 27, 1977 (age 35) New York, United States
Height	6 ft. 8 in.
Weight	210 lbs.
College	Coppin State University
Career Highlights
Draft	2002, 2nd overall by Coca-Cola Tigers
Pro Career	2002 – present
Also played for	Coca-Cola Tigers (2002-2006) Barangay Ginebra Kings (2006-2009)
Awards Received
2003 PBA Most Improved Player

Rafael Pangilinan "Rafi" Reavis (born July 27, 1977 in New York, USA) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player currently playing for the B-Meg Llamados in the Philippine Basketball Association. He is well-known for his good shotblocking abilities. Reavis, at 6'8", is among the most reliable post defenders in the league.

About The Player[link]

The 2003 PBA Most Improved Player has given the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants's frontline a different look during his entry to the team, with his defensive skills and rebounding abilities.

Controversial trade to Ginebra[link]

He had a good run during his time with the Coca-Cola Tigers before being involved in one of the most controversial trades in PBA history. The trade involved Rudy Hatfield, Billy Mamaril, Aries Dimaunahan, and Ervin Sotto.

Ginebra to Purefoods Multi-player deal trade[link]

Barangay Ginebra traded Paul Artadi, Rafi Reavis, and the rights to 2009 8th pick overall Chris Timberlake for Enrico Villanueva, Rich Alvarez, Celino Cruz, and Paolo Bugia of Purefoods. Burger King acted as the conduit team, trading Pocholo Villanueva to Ginebra and acquiring the rights to 2009 Rookie draft 18th pick Orlando Daroya and future picks.

Awards[link]

2003 PBA Most Improved Player

External links[link]

• Barangay Ginebra Kings

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Cheska Garcia, (born Francesca Velasco Garcia on April 14, 1980) is a Filipino actress and model. She usually is cast as the villainess because of her sharp features.

Early life[link]

Garcia was born in Dagupan, Philippines, to Bing and Patrick Garcia. Garcia is the middle of three children. Her younger brother, Patrick Garcia, is also an actor. Her older brother, Pichon has appeared in many commercials. Garcia is related to Sharmaine Arnaiz and Bunny Paras. Garcia is of Indian, Filipino, and Spanish ancestry.

Career[link]

In 1992, Garcia began her television career, along with her brother Patrick, when both appeared as cast members for Ang TV, until 1996. She currently hosts Us Girls in Studio 23, with Iya Villania and Angel Aquino.

Personal life[link]

On October 9, 2008, Garcia married Doug Kramer, a professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association for the Powerade Tigers.^[1] Garcia gave birth to her first child, Clair Kendra Kramer, on June 25, 2009.^[2] She is part of the upcoming film adaption of Carlo J. Caparas' Totoy Bato.

Filmography[link]

Television[link]

• Ang TV
• Gimik
• Sana Ay Ikaw Na Nga
• Encantadia
• Us Girls
• Agawin Mo Man Ang Lahat
• Ako si Kim Sam Soon
• Iisa Pa Lamang
• Carlo J. Caparas' Totoy Bato

References[link]

External links[link]

• Cheska Garcia at the Internet Movie Database
• http://ricojr.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/cheska-garcia-will-not-invite-jennylyn-mercado-to-her-wedding/

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Edward (Ed) Gray (born September 27, 1975 in Riverside, California) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round (22nd overall pick) of the 1997 NBA Draft. His two-year career in Atlanta was marked by injury, inconsistent play, and off-court troubles.

Gray began his college career at the College of Southern Idaho then transferred to the University of Tennessee and eventually transferred to the University of California, Berkeley. He was awarded the 1997 Pac-10 Player of the Year during his senior season at Cal averaging 24.8 ppg.

External links[link]

• Career stats @ basketball-reference.com

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Anne Curtis
Born	Anne Ojales Curtis-Smith (1985-02-17) February 17, 1985 (age 27) Victoria, Australia
Occupation	Actress, model, television host, singer,recording artist and VJ
Years active	1997–present
Website
www.annecurtis.ph

Anne Marie Ojales Curtis-Smith, also known as Anne Curtis-Smith (born on 17 February 1985 in Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia) is a Filipino/Spanish-Australian, of British descent^{[citation needed]} actress, model, television host, singer, fashion icon, recording artist and VJ, currently active in the Philippines.^[1]

Born Anne Curtis, she is the eldest daughter of Carmen Ojales, a Filipina and James Curtis-Smith, an Australian lawyer. She was discovered while on vacation in the Philippines at the age of 12^[2] which made her visit permanent.

Career[link]

1997-2003: Career beginnings[link]

Anne Curtis was born in Yarrawongga, Australia. Annually, her family visits the Philippines to see their mother's relatives. However, in 1997, her visit became permanent as she was approached while eating in a fast-food restaurant and was asked if she is interested in modeling. Within a week or so, Curtis bagged her first commercial. Because of this, she and her dad decided to move in the Philippines. She did her 7th grade in Colegio de Sta. Rita, and because she was not able to speak Filipino fluently, she had special Filipino classes. ^[3] Her first movie was Magic Kingdom, where she played a princess. After this, she appeared in several supporting roles in GMA Network's shows. Some of the shows were T.G.I.S., Ikaw Na Sana and the long-running situational comedy series Beh Bote Nga ^[4]

2004-2007: Network transfer and various lead roles[link]

In 2004, Curtis moved to the rival network of GMA Network, ABS-CBN. The management of ABS-CBN gave her a more mature role, when she starred in Hiram. ^[5] Her co-stars in the series were Kris Aquino, Dina Bonnevie, John Estrada, Heart Evangelista and Geoff Eigenmann. ^[6] In 2005, she got her first title role, via the television version of Kampanerang Kuba. The film version of Kampanerang Kuba was starred by star-of-all-season, Vilma Santos. ^[7] Also in 2005, she hosted the reality show Qpids with her best friend, Luis Manzano. ^[8] In 2006, she got her first movie under Star Cinema, All About Love. It was a three-part movie and also starred some of the ABS-CBN's biggest stars, John Lloyd Cruz, Bea Alonzo, Luis Manzano, Angelica Panganiban and Jason Abalos. Also in 2006, she played a nurse and a psycho killer in Star Cinema and Viva Films' Wag Kang Lilingon. Kristine Hermosa also starred in the film.^[9] In that same year, she starred in the critically acclaimed television drama series, Maging Sino Ka Man, wherein she was paired with her ex-boyfriend, Sam Milby. In this series she played the role of Celine, she got the chance to work with veteran actor Christopher De Leon. ^[10] Her role in the series gave her a best actress nomination in the 21st PMPC Star Awards for Television. ^[11] She later reprised her role in the second installation of the series, Maging Sino Ka Man: Ang Pagbabalik. ^[12] In 2007, she starred in the blockbuster comedy-film, Ang Cute Ng Ina Mo, wherein she played the daughter of the comedy-queen, Ai Ai de las Alas.^[13]

2008-2010: Continous television and film projects[link]

In 2008, Curtis starred in the film, When Love Begins, wherein she was paired with award-winning actor, Aga Muhlach.^[14] Later in that same year, she starred in the award-winning period film, Baler. This was her first on-sceen team-up with Jericho Rosales.^[15] She won the Best Actress Award from the 34th Metro Manila Film Festival. This marked as Curtis' first acting award, and was very thankful for it.^[16] She was also nominated in the 25th PMPC Star Awards for Movies as Film Actress of the Year and in the 11th Gawad Pasado Awards as Pinakapasadong Aktres.^[17][18] Also in 2008, she got her second title role, Dyosa (Goddess). Curtis admitted that she was very nervous about her role and she picked that being a mermaid is the hardest. She had three leading men in the series, which are Sam Milby, Luis Manzano and Zanjoe Marudo. ^[19] After this, she was dubbed as the "Dyosa" of Philippine Showbiz. ^[20] In 2009, she was one of the main hosts of the highly popular morning variety show, Showtime alongside Vhong Navarro, Kim Atienza, Vice Ganda and many more.^[21] In 2009, she played the role of Candice in the television series, The Wedding. Her leading men were Zanjoe Marudo and Derek Ramsay.^[22] In 2010, she starred in the film Babe, I Love You. The movie marked her first big-screen team-up with ex boyfriend, Sam Milby. ^[23] Her second movie for 2010 was In Your Eyes. Her co-stars include Claudine Barretto and her ex-boyfriend, Richard Gutierrez. ^[24] Her role in this film earned her a Best Supporting Actress Award from the 29th Luna Awards and a Movie Actress of the Year Nominee from the 27th PMPC Star Awards for Movies. ^[25][26]

[edit] 2011: No Other Woman and Career expansion via Annebisyosa

In 2011, Curtis starred in the Philippine adaptation of the Koreanovela Green Rose. The series featured her reunion with Jericho Rosales. ^[27] In the same year, Curtis starred in the romantic-comedy film, Who's That Girl?. It served as her reunion movie with Luis Manzano.^[28] On September 23, 2011, Curtis launched her debut album, Annebisyosa, under Viva Records. She asked for her bosses to release her album, as it is one of her dreams. ^[29]She described her album as "super fun" and "not serious." She also stated that people should listen at their own risk. ^[30]On October 16, 2011, with less than a month of release, the album reached the gold status, as it sold 10,000 copies. Curtis cired while receiving the gold record award. ^[31] On December 11, 2011, the album reached the Platinum status. ^[32] In 2011, she played the role of Kara Zalderiaga in the phenomenal box-office hit, No Other Woman, which also stars Derek Ramsay and Cristine Reyes. ^[33] The film earned Php 275 Million, making it the highest grossing Filipino film, until it was beaten by The Unkabogable Praybeyt Benjamin. ^[34] Her role in the film lead her and co-star Cristine Reyes to be recognized as the Box Office Queens at the Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Foundation's 43rd Box-Office Entertainment award.^[35] She also won as the Pinakapasadong Aktres (Best Actress) at the 14th Gawad Pasado Awards. ^[36] In the 28th PMPC Star Awards for Movies, she was nominated as Movie Actress of the Year.^[37]

[edit] 2012: Annebisyosa: No Other Concert World Tour

In December 2011, Curtis' conference for her upcoming concert, Annebisyosa No Other Concert World Tour was held. She was to perform at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum on January 28, 2012. The concert was also a celebration for her 15th year in show business. ^[38] Her guests at her first major solo concert were her sister Jasmine Curtis,^[39] her best friend Luis Manzano,^[40] her co-hosts in Showtime, Vhong Navarro and Vice Ganda,^[40] rock singers Rico Blanco and Ira Cruz,^[41] her ex-boyfriend Sam Milby,^[41] her No Other Woman co-stars, Derek Ramsay and Cristine Reyes,^[42] and the Popstar Princess Sarah Geronimo.^[42] Some of the celebrities that went to watch her first major solo concert were Solenn Heussaff, Georgina Wilson, Karylle,^[40] Kris Aquino,^[43] KC Concepcion, Richard Gutierrez, Jessy Mendiola and Jhong Hilario.^[42] After her major solo concert, several provincial concerts were held, the first stop of the concert series was held on March 23, 2012 in Waterfront Hotel, Cebu and the second one was held on May 5, 2012 in Atrium, Limketkai Center, Cagayan De Oro City. ^[44]

Filmography[link]

Television[link]