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Comedian Redford White has passed away at 54

by Erwin Santiago posted on July 25, 2010  STATS: 2419 Views | 109 Comments

 

Redford White, who became one of the top comedians in the '80s and '90s, passed away early this morning, July 25, at the age of 54.

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Comedian Redford White passed away at 6:47 a.m. today, July 25. He was 54.

According to Tweets from his friends, Redford died from complications of brain cancer. APO Hiking Society's Jim Paredes, a close friend of Redford, said in his Tweet that the comedian died "peacefully."

Redford was first seen in the TV sitcom Iskul Bukol of Tito, Vic & Joey in the late '70's. He played Mang Temi's (Bing Angeles) helper in the school cafeteria.

Because of his unique brand of comedy, Redford became one of the top comedians in the '80s starring in a string of hit movies like Boni & Klayd (1981) with Pia Moran, Darakula (1982), Wrong Mistake (1983) with Chiquito, Hee-Man: Master of None (1983) with Roderick Paulate, Billy the Kid and the Sunshine Gid (1984) with Jess Lapid Jr., Sekreta Ini (1984), S.W.A.K. (1985),  Johnny Rambo Tango (1984), No Return No Exchange (1986), The Untouchable Family (1988) with Regine Velasquez, and Captain Yagit (1989).

In the '90s, his tandem with Eric Quizon in the sitcom Buddy En Sol became so successful that they also made a series of films based on their TV characters.

Redford continued doing lead roles in movies in the '90s, like Neber 2 Geder (1996) with Andrew E, Pablik Enemi 1 N 2 (1997) with Dennis Padilla, Ala Eh Con Bisoy (1998) with Leo Martinez, Tong Tatlong Tatay Kong Pakitong Kitong (1998) with Babalu, and Haba Baba Doo! Puti Puti Poo! (1998).

On TV, his last two shows were GMA-7's Daddy Di Do Du (2001-2007) and ABS-CBN's Kokey (2007).

The comedian, Cipriano Cermeno in real life, is survived by his wife Elena.

His remains lay in state at Sto. Niño de Maligaya Chapel in Caloocan City.

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  • 69  pinay_at_heart

    07/25/2010 | 07:42 PM
    condolence po sa family
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  • 68  TopsyCret

    07/25/2010 | 07:22 PM
    bata pa nga ang 54 but some people NOW say ang lifespan na daw ngayon ay 52 na lang..so kung inabot mo ang higit pa sa 52, Blessed ka na daw....kapag lampas 55 naman till 60 bonus na daw un...whatever, MY PRAYERS to the bereaved family.
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  • 67  qinolon

    07/25/2010 | 07:02 PM
    redford white is a product of tito vic and joey at iskul bukol
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  • 66  chinaeyes711

    07/25/2010 | 06:25 PM
    condolences to the family of Redford White.
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  • 65  riza0328

    07/25/2010 | 06:24 PM
    RIP redford...
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  • 64  gameover

    07/25/2010 | 05:57 PM
    condolence po...
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  • 63  pabima

    07/25/2010 | 05:55 PM
    You will be missed Mr. White.
    Such a great loss to show business.
    Talented at sobrang bait.
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  • 62  gheezz123

    07/25/2010 | 05:55 PM
    my c0nd0lences!
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  • 61  purelife

    07/25/2010 | 05:47 PM
    im sad for his passing kasi its now certain that you will no longer see him again. its ok, life is always like that.

    by the way, i read the movie titles above and realized how jologs our movie titles noon. pero parang di naman corny pakinggan dati... hay buhay, bilis ng panahon. dami na nabago.
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  • 60  platinumangel

    07/25/2010 | 05:20 PM
    he's one of the best comedians out there. condolences to his family! super favorite ko yung character nya sa Buddy En Sol... Unti unti nang nauubos yung magagaling na comedians ah... sadness naman
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  • 59  ian15yeah

    07/25/2010 | 05:08 PM
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    07/25/2010 | 04:37 PM
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  • 57  ld_cutie20

    07/25/2010 | 04:16 PM
    Our condolences po!!! May he rest in peace.
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  • 56  xialil

    07/25/2010 | 04:14 PM
    This news is so sad. My dad likes him a lot and I grew up watching his movies. Sir, you may now rest in peace. Condolences to his family. You will be missed!
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  • 55  periwinkleblue

    07/25/2010 | 04:10 PM
    Our condolences and prayers to his family and friends. That is shocking. We lost a good comedian. 50s is a young age to die. May he rest in peace.
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  • 54  jinks_mont

    07/25/2010 | 04:06 PM
    kawawa naman..hayyy buhay
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  • 53  sapulasaputi

    07/25/2010 | 04:04 PM
    we will surely miss you Redford...may your soul rest in peace and prayers to your family.
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  • 52  chardine88

    07/25/2010 | 03:32 PM
    soo sad... nakakatawa talaga si mr redford... i watched his shows since i was a child... even his movies... nakakatawa sila ni babalu.....kakapanood lang namin a few weeks ago sa cinema one.... i never thought totoo ang chismis......

    may he rest in peace at salamat po mr redford sa pagpapatawa at pagaaliw niyo sa amin.

    condolence to his family.
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  • 51  pepato

    07/25/2010 | 03:26 PM
    Aw! Sad sad sad . . .

    Condolence po.
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  • 50  mindfreak79

    07/25/2010 | 03:24 PM
    he was my fave comedian!!
    i remember buddy and sol..
    i like that sitcom and even watch the movie..
    oh well, buhay nga naman..
    may he rest in peace..
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