André Alonzo Forster Paras is a Filipino actor, model, dancer and former basketball player for UP and San Beda and Team AMA in PBA D-League. He is best known as an actor for his role as Chad Jimenez in the film adaptation of Diary ng Panget. Paras is most seen in GMA Network and most known for playing the role of Bradley Castillo in the hit melodramaThe Half Sisters. After the success of The Half Sisters, Andre Paras and Barbie Forteza paired again in That's My Amboy which aired on 2016.
Paras played for La Salle Greenhills in high school. In college, he played for the University of the PhilippinesFighting Maroons like his father. In 2014, Paras transferred from University of the Philippines to San Beda College with the intention of playing for the San Beda Red Lions. After a year of studying in UP and playing as a rookie for the UP Fighting Maroons, he opted to transfer for not being able to balance his studies and acting career due to his hectic work schedule in his drama seriesThe Half Sisters. He also said that although it was his dream to study in UP, he didn't want to have a bad reputation in the university. Paras also said that his departure from the UP didn't become an issue between him and his erstwhile teammates. The 6-foot-5 Andre will be joining San Beda, which has won four straight NCAA titles, after going through a winless season with the UP Fighting Maroons the prior season. Paras would then quit school to pursue an acting career.
Professional career
Paras will play for the Imus Bandera for the 2018–2019 season of MPBL.
Television acting career
GMA
Paras debut series became one of his biggest breaks when he appeared in the fantasy-drama series Elena M. Patron's Blusang Itim in a supporting role. He became a GMA Network contract artist in 2011 and a regular performer in Sunday All Stars. On 2014, together with co-stars Nadine Lustre, James Reid & Yassi Pressman, Paras starred as Chad Jimenez in the Diary ng Panget, a 2014 Filipino teen romantic comedy film based on the popular best-selling book of the same name written and published on Wattpad by Denny R.
