- Born
- Nickname
- Cliff
- Height1.63 m
- Clifford Bañagale was born in Manila, Philippines and as a young boy his family immigrated to United States. He began singing opera at a very young age and got in involved with musical theater. His passion for live performance led him to his love for acting on screen. He pursued Hollywood while attending The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Los Angeles. He earned various roles co-starring in Brüno, starring and producing in an internationally acclaimed film Busong, Palawan fate and appeared in the season finale of The Office. He is currently living in L.A.- IMDb mini biography by: BB
- Gender / Gender identityMale
- Clifford has shared the stage with Alfred Molina and Tony Shalhoub in their performance of It's A Wonderful Life for the Pasadena Playhouse.
- Sang at "The Hollywood Bowl" with Anne Hathaway, Jason Alexander, Audra McDonald, Eric McCormack and other stars to help celebrate Stephen Sondheim's 75th Birthday.
- Trained in opera from the age of 7.
- Has been considered to play both young and old "Simba" for Disney's International production of "The Lion King".
- His genetic composition includes Philippine, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, and Samoan with a strong Philippine and Polynesian up-bringing.
- No one really knows what ethnicity I am. I go to an Asian market and they speak to me in Spanish, I go to a Filipino place and they speak to me in Spanish, but if I go to a Mexican place they speak to me in Tagalog! I use it sometimes to get away with things.
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