Sam Milby was a housemate on Pinoy Big Brother 1. Sam entered the house an hour after Jenny Suico's departure to serve as her replacement housemate.
During his stay inside the house, he was linked with Chx Alcala, which stirred some serious controversy during the Luau Party held inside the house, as it landed the show a one-day broadcast suspension from the monitoring Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB).
On Week 7, Sam became a nominee for the first time. He faced eviction along with Franzen, Jason, Cass and Chx. However he survived after getting 17% of the total votes, the second least amount of votes after Chx Alcala who was evicted that week after getting only 6%.
On Week 8, Sam was nominated for the second consecutive time and faced eviction with Jason Gainza. At the end of the Week on Day 77, Sam got 46.2% of the total votes, however, Jason received 53.8% of the total votes, evicting Sam out of the house.
Biography[]
Samuel Lloyd Lacia Milby was born in Troy, Ohio and was the youngest child of Elsie Ronquillo Lacia and Lloyd William Milby.
Sam Milby was raised in Tipp City, Ohio. From age 9, he trained and lived with his ice-skating coach, and was home schooled until he was 15. He competed in numerous major ice skating competitions, including the Junior Nationals. He and his skating partner of 4 years won silver and other awards in the course of his serious skating stint.
Returning to the Philippines in 2005, Milby decided to seriously pursue a career in show business and modeling. He landed bit roles in some ads before obtaining a lead role in Close Up's TV commercial with Barbie Almalbis. He subsequently joined Pinoy Big Brother, which featured 12 men and women from different walks of life; Milby was not one of the original 12, but joined the cast when one of the contestants left the house.
Player's History - Pinoy Big Brother 1[]
Nominations History[]
| Week | Nominated | Nominated By | Final Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Not in House | ||
| 4 | |||
| 5 | Racquel Reyes Bob dela Cruz |
- | - |
| 6 | No Nominations | ||
| 7 | Chx Alcala Say Alonzo |
Jason Gainza Franzen Fajardo Chx Alcala |
Nominated |
| 8 | Jason Gainza Say Alonzo |
Nene Tamayo Jason Gainza Franzen Fajardo Jenny Suico |
Nominated |
Post Big Brother[]
Sam Milby with girlfriend Mari Jasmine attending the 2016 Star Magic Ball
- After Pinoy Big Brother, Sam entered the Philippine entertainment industry where he immediately became one of the top leading men in the country.
- Together with the Pinoy Big Brother host Toni Gonzaga, Sam sang the official theme song for the Celebrity Edition entitled Sikat ang Pinoy.
- In early 2006, Sam released a self-titled debut album. He did a concert titled "Heartthrobs" at the Music Museum on February 2 and 3, 2007. It had its repeat on March 17, 2007 following the big success of the first concert. He did his first major solo concert dubbed as Sam Milby: Rockoustic Heartthrob at the Aliw Theater on October 25, 2008. He also did several concerts in USA, Canada, Asia, and Europe.
- Sam had starred in a few romantic-comedy movies, with Toni.
- In 2012, Sam spent three months in the United States, taking part in auditions in New York. He also performed in concerts and tours, playing Lazarus for one night in the Broadway musical Godspell
- Sam took part in the Cannes Film Festival in 2013, where the Adolfo Alix Jr. movie Death March, in which he had a role in, was screened in Un Certain Regard section.
- Sam starred in the TV drama Ang Sa Iyo Ay Akin.
- Sam starred in the 2016 movie The Third Party, along with Angel Locsin, and Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 1 alumnus Zanjoe Marudo as the main cast.
- Sam, Angel and Zanjoe entered the PBB House posing as Doctors to check on the Housemates.
- On February 16, 2023, Sam announced his engagement with Miss Universe 2018 winner Catriona Gray.[1]
- Sam revealed that he had been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.[2]
Pinoy Big Brother Season 7 Day 90 Kuya, binigyan ng task sina Angel, Sam at Zanjoe
Sam, Zanjoe and Angel was receiving a task from Big Brother
Trivia[]
- Sam was the first ever replacement housemate in Pinoy Big Brother history.
- Sam and fellow housemate Chx Alcala's intimate actions at the Luau Party stirred controversy from the government. As a result, the show was given a stern warning by the the Philippine censoring body for cinema and television, saying that the show airs content that is definitely not suitable for children, such as talk on contraceptives and very "intimate scenes". ABS-CBN is reported to have acknowledged this and had promised to make an "improved" show more suitable for younger audiences in the coming weeks. This resulted to each episode begin with a warning that says to viewers that some scenes in the show are not suitable for young audiences.
References[]
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