Michael V on Reader’s Digest
The Reader’s Digest’s September issue is its “5th annual humor special.” Aside from Michael V. featured also are Singapore’s Mark Lee and Malaysia’s Harith Iskander.
Michael V., in the accompanying article in Reader’s Digest, on why his real name is Beethoven del Valle Bunagan:
“My father named me after the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven, not because we shared the same birth date — mine’s December 17, 1969; his December 16, 199 years earlier — but because my father saw a copy of Beethoven’s record in his boss’s office and didn’t know that Beethoven was a surname. My stage name is derived from two performers I admire: Michael Jackson and Filipino singer Gary V.”
On his easy transformation from one character to another, Michael V said:
“Some people wonder how I can get into the different characters’ heads so easily. The make-up and costumes help a lot. Once I see myself in front of the mirror, I can easily transform into the person I need to be. Having said that, there’s always a bold line that separates the real me from the characters that I play so when people ask me if I’m scared that I won’t be able to get back to the real me, I just laugh. I mean, I don’t go around in ladies’ dresses when I’m with my kids at a mall.”










