Roderick Paulate

Paulate started his career as a child actor. He received his first Best Child Actor award from the Manila Film Festival for the movie Kasalanan Kaya in 1968. His first FAMAS award was for Anghel na Walang Langit in 1970.[1]

Roderick's first foray in gay roles was in 1979 when he appeared in Maryo J. De Los Reyes' High School Circa ’65. He became Roda Coburns in the early evening sitcom, "Tepok Bunot" over BBC-Channel 2 with Bibeth Orteza, Isabel Rivas and Tony Mabesa. A producer then gave him the lead role in Charot, a movie inspired by Dustin Hoffman's gender-bending performance in Tootsie. His movie Inday Inday sa Balitaw was a huge success, that in 1987 he made four gay movies in a span of eight months: Jack en Poy, Bb. Tsuperman, Kumander Gringa, and 1+1=12+1.[2] Paulate continued to play gay roles in movies and television. Paulate' influenced Vice Ganda, Allan K., and Paolo Ballesteros.

Kuya Dick's 1st comedy non gay role in 1989 was Last Two Minutes which he play a straight man high school basketball coach with his fellow basketball members PBA Legends Alvin Patrimonio, Jerry Cordillera & Paul Alvarez, also in the movie as Zoren Legaspi, Jeffrey Santos, Aljon Jimenez with leading leadies Carmina Villarroel, Ruffa Gutierrez & Aiko Melendez & also in a special participation role and also introducing was Benjie Paras which Benjie plays a catholic priest for supposed to be a marriage inside a basketball gym. Kuya Dick also played the role of Ding, a mentally-challenged homeless mute in 1980 in the first Philippine TV series Malayo Pa Ang Umaga, about village life in the Philippines in the second world war under Japanese Imperial Army occupation. Kuya Dick's 1st fantasy drama role was Engkanto with the late hip hop king Francis Magalona was released in 1993 who also plays a straight tree man who saves the environment from nasty illegal loggers.

Dubbed as the Rick Astley Of The Philippines, Kuya Dick also ventured mostly as a singer where he influenced his singing idol Rick Astley. Kuya Dick is also a singer performer in a various defunct variety shows, Tonight With Dick & Carmi, Vilma & Magandang Tanghali Bayan.

All in all, Paulate has received six Best Child Actor awards and 17 awards during his adult years starting with Inday, Inday sa Balitaw in 1986 (co-starring Maricel Soriano) when he received the Best Supporting Actor trophy.[1] In 1996, Paulate was named Best Actor in Drama at the Asian Television Awards,[1] and then in 2000, for his role in the Maalaala Mo Kaya episode "Wristwatch" and again in 1981, for his very difficult role in Malayo Pa Ang Umaga, the very first successful TV series in the Philippines.[3]

Kuya Dick is also inducted to the Philippines Eastwood City Walk Of Fame in 2012 for contributing his acting, singing, hosting and also being a comedian.

• Kung Fu Divas (2013)
• D' Kilabots Pogi Brothers Weh?!? (2012)
• Zombadings 1: Patayin sa Shokot si Remington (2011)
• Ded na si Lolo (2009)
• Can This Be Love (2005)
• Pa Siyam (2004)
• Pera O Bayong (2000)
• Bala at Lipistik (1994)
• Engkanto (1994)
• Buddy en Sol: Sine Ito! (1992)
• Last Two Minutes (1989)
• Petrang Kabayo 2 (1989)
• Ako Si Kiko, Ako Si Kikay (1988)
• Petrang Kabayo at ang Pilyang Kuting (1988)
• Binibining Tsuperman (1987)
• Jack en Poy (1987)
• Bb. Tsuperman (1987)
• Kumander Gringa (1987)
• 1+1=12+1 (1987)
• Mga Anak ni Facifica Falayfay (1987)
• Aguila (1980)
• Alkitrang Dugo (1975)
• Ito Ang Lalake (1964)