Background: Auditioned for StarStruck Kids but did not make it. Auditioned for the Tide commercial and struck gold.

Commercials: Tide (as Lito Cruz)
-Minsan Pa’y Babangon
-Best in Uniform
-Hinabol ng Aso
-Nanay Ko Po

TV Shows:
Eat Bulaga (as Super BJ and himself)
Mulawin (as Nilawum)
Lovely Day
Bahay Mo Ba ’To
Bubble Gang Jr.

Siya, siya, siya! Palagi na lang ba siya?

I sympathize with BJ/Tolits, who must have been traumatized when a trigger-happy hothead poked a gun at his mother, Analiza Nuque-Forbes, all because mother and son got to a parking space ahead in front of a grocery in Taytay, Rizal.

BJ/Tolits is the cute boy who caught the fancy of the public when he blurted out “Ako, ako, ako; palagi na lang ako!” in that Tide commercial (the latest version of which shows BJ/Tolits as the only boy in a group whose shirt has been cleaned lily-white by his mom). That commercial served as BJ/Tolits’ ticket to showbiz. He now appears regularly on several GMA shows, including Eat, Bulaga!, Lovely Day, Bahay Mo Ba ’To and the new gag show Bubble Gang Jr.

How did BJ/Tolits land that Tide commercial?

“He auditioned,” said Mom Analiza. “Nag-VTR siya, along with more than 700 kids last year. A talent scout saw BJ when he joined the StarStruck Kids search. He didn’t win but he got the Tide commercial.”

Born Bernard Jocel Forbes on March 27, 1998, BJ/Tolits first appeared in the just-concluded GMA fantaserye Mulawin (where he played Niwalum, Mulawin spelled backwards, by which moniker he’s also known).

“Pinaglihi ko yan sa siopao at lanzones,” revealed Mom Analiza.

An honor pupil at the Muzon Elementary School in Taytay, BJ/Tolits is a regular kid, unaware that he is a star in his own right.

“He doesn’t even know that he’s an artista already,” said Mom Analiza. “Normal pa rin ang buhay niya.”

During a recent outdoor shoot for Eat, Bulaga!, BJ/Tolits played with the kiddie on-lookers just like what any normal kid would do. Commented Bulaga! co-host Ruby Rodriguez, “Tingnan mo si BJ/Tolits, parang hindi artista.”

But for how long will BJ/Tolits remain “normal”? [source]