Dolphy - Comedy King

Dolphy (born Rodolfo Vera Quizon, Sr. on July 25, 1928 in Pampanga though raised in Tondo, Manila), is a comedian-actor in the Philippines.

Quizon started as a stage performer during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. He then acted in comedy films. In 1950, as part of the comedy duo Dolphy and Panchito, he opened for the Beatles at Rizal Stadium in Manila.

In 2001, Quizon and his sons Eric and Jeffrey Quizon all won the Prix de la Meilleure Interpretation in Brussels, Belgium for playing Walterina Markova in the movie Markova:Comfort Gay.

Book and foundation

On July 25, 2008, Quizon celebrated his 80th birthday, with launching of a book, Dolphy, Hindi Ko Ito Narating Mag-isa (Dolphy, I Didn't Get Here All By Myself), ABS-CBN President Charo Santos-Concio stated: Nagbigay siya ng mga ngiti at halakhak sa gitna ng mga problema (He gave us joy and laughter in times of trouble). Bibeth Orteza was commissioned to complete the biography, amid the creation of "Dolphy Aid Para sa Pinoy Foundation, Inc.", a non-profit and non-stock organization.

He has been known as the King of Philippine Comedy.

ABS-CBN honored him by renaming its Studio 1, to "Dolphy Theatre" on July 28, 2008. Kapamilya's “The King of Comedy at 80”[clarification needed] was held at the Meralco Theatre on August 3 on Sunday's Best.

In 2010, President Benigno Aquino III conferred the Grand Collar of the Order of the Golden Heart on actor-comedian Rodolfo V. Quizon, also known as Dolphy.

Quizon's parents are Melencio Espinosa-Quizon a Filipino with Chinese Descent and Salud Vera-Quizon (1904–1986). He has 10 siblings: Jimmy, Georgie, Melencio Jr. "Junior" (1932–1969), Auring, Laura, Josie, Sony and Jane.

He currently reside in multinational village in Paranaque.