Douglas Errol "Migo" Dreyfus Adecer (born December 20, 1999) is a Filipino-Australian actor, singer and host. He was the "Ultimate Male Survivor" (male winner) of the sixth season (2015) of the talent competition show StarStruck. He has since appeared on several of GMA's teleseryes.
Early life Douglas Errol Dreyfus Adecer was born on December 20, 1999, in Bacolod, Philippines, and was raised in Sydney, Australia. He has three siblings and his parents are administration customer associates for an insurance company in Australia. His mother is from Mansilingan, Bacolod City while his father originally hailed from Cagayan de Oro.
Career Acting career In 2012, Adecer became a part of Glee CLUB Australia. Adecer was discovered and currently being managed by Kuh Ledesma who encouraged him to audition for StarStruck.
In 2015, Adecer joined the sixth season of the reality show StarStruck. Adecer was named the "Ultimate Male Survivor" and was proclaimed the "Ultimate Survivors" with Klea Pineda. They both received ₱ 1,000,000 cash prize, a house and lot from Camella Homes and a 5-year contract. Adecer and Pineda were also announced to join the cast of the 2016 retelling-sequel of Encantadia.
In 2016, Adecer portrayed Anthony in Encantadia. Adecer portrayed Yuan in the Philippine adaptation of My Love from the Star.
Music career In 2016, Adecer signed an album contract with GMA Records (now GMA Music).
Personal life When he was in Australia, Adecer was a working student and dreamed of becoming a dentist or pilot. He is a fan of singer Sarah Geronimo and actor Aga Muhlach.
In April 2021, he left showbiz and returned to Australia to finish his studies and spend time with his family. On December 30, 2021, he married to Katrina Mercado.
Controversies On March 26, 2019, Adecer was arrested by police in Makati after hitting two Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) employees while driving and then hitting a police car during his attempt to flee. Police reported that the actor was drunk, unruly, and refused to surrender his driver's license. He was charged for reckless imprudence resulting in physical injuries and damage to properties and disobedience to a person in authority. He later apologized and offered to shoulder the victims' medical expenses. The two victims eventually forgave him.
Filmography
Television Drama Year Title Role 2016 Maynila: All About Space Norson Dear Uge: Barangayan Benjie Dear Uge: Two 'Nay Xian Maynila: Like and Share Clide Encantadia Anthony Monteclaro 2017 My Love from the Star Yuan Federico Chavez 2018 The One That Got Away Samuel "Sam" Isaac2018–2019 Ika-5 Utos Francis Buenaventura2018 Barangay 143 Bren Park / Dubbed Voice 2019 Sahaya Jordan Alvarez 2020–2021 Anak ni Waray vs. Anak ni Biday Cocoy Tolentino2020 Project Destination Andre 2021My Fantastic Pag-ibig: Exchange of HeartsPopoy Heartful Café Charles / Max
Reality, variety and talk shows Year Title Notes 2015 StarStruck Contestant, "Ultimate Male Survivor" 2018–2019 Studio 7 Himself / Performer 2020–2021 All-Out Sundays Himself
Accolades Year Association Category Nominated work Result 2017 31st PMPC Star Awards for Television Best New Male TV Personality Encantadia
References
External links
Sparkle profile