Mickey Perz

Filipino-Austrian dancer and actor under ABS-CBN

Gee-Ann Abrahan

(m. 2016)

Children2

Michael Richard Perz^{[fn 1]} is a Filipino-Austrian dancer and occasional actor. He is under contract with ABS-CBN and Star Magic.

Biography

Mickey Perz was born in Vienna, Austria, to an Austrian father and a Filipino mother from Alcala, Pangasinan.^[1] He completed his degree in business at HVA Didac in Europe and subsequently worked as a computer analyst for Unisys.^[1]

Perz auditioned for the second season of Pinoy Big Brother in Milan, Italy, and became one of the initial batch of housemates to enter the Big Brother House. He finished the competition as the runner-up to Beatriz Saw.^{[citation needed]}

Following his time on Pinoy Big Brother, Perz and Saicy Aguila made guest appearances on ASAP. He also secured a lead role in the romance-fantasy series Love Spell, specifically in the multi-episodic story titled "Bumalaka, Bulalakaw, Boom!", where he starred alongside fellow PBB housemates Bodie Cruz and Gee-Ann Abrahan.^[2] In 2008, Perz had a minor role in the film When Love Begins.^{[citation needed]}

Perz has been promoted as a regular cast member of ASAP.^{[citation needed]} Since 2018, he has served as one of the choreography coaches for the P-pop group Bini, contributing to their training and development.^[3]^[4]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	When Love Begins	Caleb

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Pinoy Big Brother (Season 2)	Himself	2nd Big Placer
2007–2009	ASAP	Himself	Dancer/Host
2007	Love Spell Presents: Bumalaka, Bulalalkaw, Boom!	Carlo
2008	Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition Plus	Himself	Choreographer
2011	Shoutout!	Himself	Coach
2018	Pinoy Big Brother: Otso	Himself	Judge, Weekly Task
2021	Pinoy Big Brother: Connect	Himself	Coach, Weekly Task
2023	It's Showtime	Himself	Judge, It's Showdown

Notes

^ ^a ^b Mickey Perz was born in Austria. Thus, he does not possess his mother's maiden name.

References

^ ^a ^b Mendoza, Ruel (July 27, 2007). "PBB runner-up Mickey Perz wants to build his own dance school". The Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
^ Bonifacio, Julie (August 17, 2007). "Bodie Cruz vs Mickey Perz for the love of Gee-Ann Abrahan". Feature/Extra Extra. The Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
^ Bardinas, Mary Ann. "Star Hunt Academy set to make more P-pop idols shine worldwide". ABS-CBN. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
^ Purnell, Kristofer. "Choreographer says 'quick learners' Bini help with dance choreographies". The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 15, 2024.