Jett Pangan

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Jose and the surname or paternal family name is Pangan.

Reginald Jose Pangan (born June 21, 1968), better known as Jett Pangan, is a Filipino actor and musician best known for fronting the Filipino rock bands the Dawn,^[1] and the now defunct, the Jett Pangan Group. He is also an actor, appearing in several theater plays, TV, and films, most notably his role in Tulad ng Dati and his lead role in the musical production of Sweeney Todd^[2] and he played as the Beast in Beauty and the Beast.

Jett Pangan
Pangan performing onstage
Born	Reginald Jose Pangan (1968-06-21) June 21, 1968 (age 56) Manila, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Other names	Jet Pangan
Education	De La Salle University–Manila
Occupations	Actor musician
Years active	1985–present
Spouse	Elizabeth Tirona ​ (m. 1994)​
Children	2
Musical career
Genres	Pinoy rock
Instruments	Vocals guitar keyboards
Labels	MCA Music Philippines Warner Music Philippines Sony Music Entertainment Philippines OctoArts International Viva Records Orbit Music Star Music
Member of	The Dawn
Formerly of	The Jett Pangan Group

Music career

The Dawn (1985–1995, 1999–present)

Pangan's love for singing was already evident during his grade school and high school years in San Beda College. While attending college at De La Salle University–Manila, he was approached to audition for a band that would later become one of the most successful rock bands in the Philippines, the Dawn.

After the disbandment of the Dawn in 1995, the band would later on hold a sold-out reunion concert at the ULTRA basketball stadium in 1997, an event that didn't prove to be the spark that would ignite a re-grouping. However, in 1999, the band members were unanimous in taking the Dawn back on the road.

Solo work and Jett Pangan Group (1995–2001)

When the Dawn disbanded in 1995, Pangan moved on to work as a recording company executive and was later persuaded to release the solo album, Spell.^[3] Not long after, the Jett Pangan Group was formed and successfully released two albums.

They disbanded in 2001 with Pangan continuing to perform with the Dawn.^[4]

Theater career

In between touring and recording, Pangan finds time to act in musical theater. In 2001, his first musical theater involvement was in the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar together with fellow musicians Rico Blanco and Noel Cabangon. He was also involved in local productions of Jekyll and Hyde and Nine.^[5] He would later play the lead role in an international musical production of Stephen Soundheim's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in 2019 alongside actress/singer Lea Salonga.^[6]

Personal life

Pangan is married to Elizabeth Tirona on June 18, 1994.^[7] They have two children: Erica Ramone and Rafael (Rafi).^[8]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1987	Olongapo: The Great American Dream	Himself	First movie appearance (with The Dawn)	[9]
1991	Noel Juico, 16: Batang Kriminal	Man of Tonton		[10]
1994	Mama's Boys 2 (Let's Go Na!)	Himself		[11]
2006	Tulad ng Dati			[12]
2007	Paano Kita Iibigin	Mon		[13]
2015	Halik sa Hangin	Rene		[13]
	The Breakup Playlist	Lester		[13]
2017	Historiographika Errata	Andrés Bonifacio		[13]
2023	What If?	Enrico Neri		[14]
2024	Fuchsia Libre	Raymond Crisologo		[15]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
2005	Voltes V Evolution	Draco	ABS-CBN, Hero	Voice-over	[16][5]
2007	BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad	Saitou Ken'ichi			[17]
2015	Mac and Chiz	Mak	TV5	1 episode	[13]
	FPJ's Ang Probinsyano	Edson Lee	ABS-CBN	Guest role / Antagonist
2016	Born for You	Marcus		Supporting role
2016–2017	Hahamakin ang Lahat	Charlie Ke	GMA Network	Supporting role / Protagonist
2017	Wildflower	Gov. William Alvarez	ABS-CBN	Supporting role / Antagonist (in season 1)
	A Love to Last	Smith		Special participation / Protagonist (in Chapter 2, uncredited)	[18][19]
2021	Babawiin Ko ang Lahat	Akira Tanaka	GMA Network	Guest role / Antagonist	[20]
2021–2022	Marry Me, Marry You	Michael "Myke" Jacinto	Kapamilya Channel	Supporting role / Protagonist	[21]
2022	Flower of Evil	Gerry Payumo	Viu, Kapamilya Channel
	Lyric and Beat	Peter	IWantTFC, Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live, A2Z
2023–2024	Black Rider	Richard Uy	GMA Network	Guest role / Protagonist (credited as Jet Pangan)	[22]
2025	Prinsesa ng City Jail	Benhur Torres-Cristobal		Supporting role / Protagonist

Web shows

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
2019	Bagman	Big Boy	IWantTFC, Netflix	Guest role	[13]
2021	Afterlife	Peter Ong	CignalPlay	Main role / Anti-hero	[13]

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2013	Himig Handog 2013	Himself / Judge
2015	ASOP Music Festival Year 4 Grand Finals Night		[23]
2021	Lunch Out Loud (now Tropang LOL)	Himself / Guest Judge
2023	It's Showtime	Himself / Magpasikat Judge	[24]

Sitcom

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2015	Pepito Manaloto	James	Himself / Guest role (credited as Jet Pangan)	[25]

TV show host

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2004–2019	Myx Live!	Himself / Host	He was replacing Bernard Palanca and Rico Blanco	[5][26]

Anthologies

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
2018	Ipaglaban Mo!	Orly	ABS-CBN	Episode: "Sumpaan"

Various TV shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1988	Martin After Dark	Himself / Guest Performer	(with The Dawn)
1994	1st NU Rock Awards	Himself / Performer		[27]
1997	SOP	Himself / Guest Performer		[28]
1999	6th NU Rock Awards	Himself / Presenter	(with The Dawn's Atsushi Matsuura and JB Leonor) (credited as Jet Pangan)	[29]
2000	Eat Bulaga!	Himself / Guest Performer	(together with Cooky Chua, Joey de Leon, Allan K., Mike Hanopol, Pepe Smith, Jun Lopito, Louie Talan and Miguel Ortigas)	[30]
2006	All-Star K!	Himself / Guest
	Cheers to '07 Countdown: The GMA New Year Countdown Special	Himself / Performer
2007	The ARAW Values Advertising Awards	Himself / Guest Performer	(with The Dawn)
	Celebrity Duets: Philippine Edition	Himself / Celebrity Partner
	MYX Music Awards 2008	Himself / Performer	(tribute for MYX Magna Gary Valenciano, together with Regine Velasquez, Ogie Alcasid, Vina Morales, Janno Gibbs, Kyla, Jaya, Ebe Dancel and Aia de Leon, and his sons Paolo and Gab)	[31]
2008	Pinoy Idol Extra	Himself / Guest
2009	Wowowee	Himself / Performer	(together with Rachel Alejandro, Dingdong Avanzado, Geneva Cruz, Chad Borja and Richard Reynoso)	[32]
	Are You the Next Big Star?		(credited as Jet Pangan)
2014	The Ryzza Mae Show	Himself / Guest	(with Cooky Chua)
2015	The Singing Bee	Himself / Challenger	(with co-challenger Gino Padilla and Richard Reynoso)	[33]
	Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal	Himself / Briefcase No. 6
	It's Showtime	Himself / Guest Performer	(with The Dawn)	[34]
	Binibining Pilipinas 2015: The Road to the Crown - Pre-Pageant Special
2016	NET25 Letters and Music		(with The Dawn's Rommel "Sancho" Sanchez)	[35]
	Unang Hirit		(with The Dawn)
	It's Showtime			[36]
	Superstar Duets		(credited as Jet Pangan)
2017	Eat Bulaga!	Himself / Guest Player	as a segment of Jackpoy en Poy
		Himself / Guest Performer	as a segment of Broadway Boys	[37]
	Magandang Buhay	Himself / Guest		[38]
	I Can See Your Voice		(in Season 1)	[39]
2018	ASAP	Himself / Guest Performer	(together with Kean Cipriano, Teddy Corpuz, Yeng Constantino, and KZ Tandingan)	[40]
		Himself / Performer	as a segment of ASAP Versus (together with Ato Arman)	[41][42]
2019	Studio 7	Himself / Guest Performer	(with The Dawn)
			as a segment of Duet with Me (with Nef Medina and Neil Pedrosa)	[43]
	Umagang Kay Ganda	Himself / Guest		[44]
	It's Showtime	Himself / Guest Performer	(with The Dawn)	[45]
2020	ASAP		For his then-upcoming concert, “90s Frontment Acousticized” (together with Kapamilya Divas, Basti Artadi, Dong Abay and Wency Cornejo)	[46]
	Eat Bulaga!	Himself / Celebrity Judge	as a segment of Bawal Judgmental	[47]
	It's Showtime	Himself / Celebrity Singer	as a segment of Hide and Sing	[48]
	Chika, Besh!	Himself / Guest	(with Wency Cornejo)
2021	Mars Pa More (now Mars)			[49]
	Lunch Out Loud (now Tropang LOL)	Himself / Guest Player	(with co-challenger Ariel Rivera)
		Himself / Guest Performer	(together with Ariel Rivera)	[50]
	At Home with GMA Regional TV	Himself / Guest	as a segment of Biztalk	[51]
	GMA Regional TV Early Edition			[52]
	LSS: The Martin Nievera Show			[53]
	Tulong-Tulong sa Pag-ahon	Himself / Performer		[54]
	ABS-CBN Christmas Special 2021			[55]
2022	Family Feud	Himself / Guest Player	(with The Dawn's Rommel "Sancho" Sanchez & Francis Reyes and Carlo Orosa)	[56]
2023	Tropang LOL		as a segment of Swap Test (with his daughter Erica Pangan)
	It's Showtime	Himself / Guest Performer	(with The Dawn)	[57]
	2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup: Opening Ceremony	Himself / Performer	(with The Dawn, Sarah Geronimo, JRoa, Ben&Ben and Alamat)	[58]

Podcast

Year	Title	Notes	Platform	Ref.
2020–present	Jett's Talk Show...Sort of		Spotify	[59]

Webcast

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2018	SoundTrip	Himself		[60]
2024	9th Wish Music Awards	Himself / Presenter	(with Francis Reyes)	[61]

Music videos

Year	Title	Director	Refs.
1989	"Salamat"
1992	"Iisang Bangka Tayo"
2002	"Paano Naman Kami"
2004	"Harapin ang Liwanag"
	"Change (is Breaking Us Apart)"
2005	"Tulad ng Dati"
2006	"Ang Iyong Paalam"
2008	"Message in a Bottle"
2009	"Hatak"
2016	"The Way It Turns"
	"Paraisong Tanso"
2017	"MerryGoRound"
2018	"Segurista"
	"Lipad"
2020	"Belong"
2021	"Andito Tayo Para sa Isa't Isa"

Discography

Studio albums

The Dawn

Year	Title	Label	Certifications
1987	The Dawn	OctoArts International (now PolyEast Records)	—
1988	I Stand with You
1989	Beyond the Bend
1990	Heart's Thunder
1992	Abot Kamay
1994	Puno't Dulo
2000	Prodigal Sun	Sony BMG Music
2004	Harapin	Warner Music Philippines
2006	Tulad ng Dati
2008	The Later Half of Day	MCA Music Philippines
2009	Sound the Alarm	Sony Music Philippines
2018	Ascendant	Solstice Ventures Inc.

As solo artist

Year	Title	Label	Certifications
1995	Spell	Viva Records	—

Jett Pangan Group

Year	Title	Label	Certifications
1998	The Jett Pangan Group	Orbit Music	—
1999	Daylight

Compilation albums

Year	Title	Label
1992	Iisang Bangka Tayo	OctoArts International (now PolyEast Records)
1997	The Dawn: OPM Timeless Collection Gold Series	OctoArts-EMI Music (now PolyEast Records)
2001	The Story of The Dawn: The Ultimate OPM Collection	EMI Philippines (now PolyEast Records)

Live albums

Year	Title	Label
1989	The Dawn: Live	OctoArts International (now PolyEast Records)

Extended plays

Year	Title	Label
2015	Simulan Na Natin (CD, iTunes)	Solstice Ventures Inc.

Singles

As a lead artist

Year	Title	Album
1995	"She Won't Be Waiting"	Spell
	"Ayoko"
	"Don't Do This to Me"
	"Ngayon Gabi"
	"Isipin Mo"
	"Spell"
	"Ang Luho Mo, Babe"
	"Thought About You"
	"Banat"
	"Kerubin"
2012	"As Long As"	Songs to Slash Your Wrist By
2015	"Strong"	Mercy and Compassion: Songs for Pope Francis
2018	"Lipad"	Non-album singles
2020	"Belong"
	"Liliwanag Muli" (with Aicelle Santos)	Liliwanag Muli

Soundtrack

Year	Song	Film/Show	Ref.
2005	"Lisensyadong Kamao" (with Nasty Mac)	Lisensyadong Kamao
2006	"Kahit Ika'y Panaginip Lang" (with Agot Isidro)	Tulad ng Dati
	"Hindi Iyo"	First Day High
	"Bawat Bata" (with The Dawn)	Kami nAPO Muna
2007	"Jimmy Antiporda - Dalawang Dekada" (with Freddie Aguilar, Kuh Ledesma, Joey Ayala and Cookie Chua)	GMA News & Public Affairs (now GMA Integrated News)	[62]
2010	"Ako ang Bayani"	RPG Metanoia
2019	"Lipad"	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Youth Center
		Code Name: Terrius

Awards and nominations

Year	Awards ceremony	Category	Nominated Work	Results	Refs.
2001	NU Rock Awards	Vocalist of the Year	—	Nominated	[63]
2005			—	Nominated	[64]
2007	Golden Screen Awards	Breakthrough Performance by an Actor	Tulad ng Dati	Nominated	[65]
	Gawad Urian Awards	Best Actor (Pinakamahusay na Pangunahing Aktor)		Nominated	[65]
2017	C1 Originals Award	Best Supporting Actor	Historiographika Errata	Nominated	[65]

See also

• The Dawn
• Pinoy rock