Kim Atienza

Education In 1984, Atienza entered the University of Santo Tomas, where he took up education as a freshman college student. A year later, he transferred to the University of Philippines Diliman, where he would earn his bachelor's degree in film and audiovisual communication. It was revealed that it took him seven years to finish college as he despised school. However, he clarified that he loved learning so he committed to finishing.

Career

Political career (1995–2004) Atienza was in politics for twelve years. From 1995 to 2004, he served as councilor of Manila from the 5th district for three terms. In 2004, he ran as representative of Manila's 5th congressional district but lost to Joey Hizon. His father, then Manila Mayor Lito Atienza, asked him to run for Mayor of Manila in 2007, but he declined and retired from politics, calling the field and profession as "scary".

Radio and television career (1987–present) Kim Atienza at "The GOOD Run" event in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines in 2011. He started his broadcasting career in the early 1990s, as the anchor of "Mata ng Agila" ("Eye of the Eagle"), an early morning newscast of DZEC Radyo Agila 1062, together with Onin Miranda.

Atienza started his stint on TV when he began hosting Magandang Umaga, Pilipinas ' Animalandia, as well as voice acting in the 1990s. He is also best known for voicing Takeru (renamed as Michael Joe), portrayed by Japanese actor Ryousuke Kaizu from the Super Sentai series, Hikari Sentai Maskman, and he also references this in later years when he was being interviewed by fellow celebrity hosts. In 2023, during an interview with Boy Abunda on Fast Talk with Boy Abunda, he revealed that he voiced Steve Armstrong in the Filipino dub of the 1999 Voltes V film.

He worked as a protege for mainstay Ernie Baron, acting as ABS-CBN's weather tracker for TV Patrol until he became the show's weather presenter when the latter died of heart attack in 2006. In July 2022, Atienza became one of the leading hosts for the noontime variety game show TiktoClock, along with Pokwang and Rabiya Mateo (now replaced by Herlene Budol).

Personal life Family Atienza is married to Felicia Hung,

Eliana Atienza attended the University of Pennsylvania; she was suspended in June 2024 for participating in the school's pro-Palestine campus encampment. Atienza's other daughter, Emman, a 19-year-old TikTok influencer and a Sparkle GMA Artist Center talent, died by suicide in October 2025. Previously, in 2023, Atienza had talked about making an effort to understand Emman's bipolar disorder diagnosis and provide her with professional help. He acknowledged that, as a member of Gen X, he initially failed to understand mental health, but knew it was "a matter of life and death" for his daughter because his 18-year-old niece, Andrea Atienza-Beltran, had died by suicide in 2015.

Health issues Atienza had a stroke in 2010.

Filmography

Television Muscles in Motion (1987) Sports Review (1991–1993) Daimos (1993) as Kazuya Ryuzaki (Richard Hartford) (Voice Dubber) Hikari Sentai Maskman (1989–1990) (1993–1998) (replayed in IBC-13) as Takeru (renamed as Michael Joe) (Voice Dubber) Ultraman Ace (1993) as Captain Mura (Voice Dubber) Magma Man (1993) as Misakey (Voice Dubber). Voltes V (1999) (GMA) as Kenichi Go (Steve Armstrong) (Voice Dubber) Magandang Umaga Pilipinas (2004–2007) – host Umagang Kay Ganda (2007–2009) – host Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal (2007) – Celebrity player (won the one-million-peso briefcase) TV Patrol (2006–2021) – weatherman/Weather-Weather Lang, Alamin kay Kuya Kim and Kaunting Kaalaman segment anchor Entertainment Live (2008–2012) – Co-Host Matanglawin (2008–2020) – Host It's Showtime (formerly called as Showtime) (2009–2016; 2019–2020) – Co-host Magpasikat (2010) – Co-host Barangay DOS! (2011) – Host 24 Oras (2021–present) – #KuyaKimAnoNa segment anchor 24 Oras Weekend (2023–present) – #KuyaKimAnoNa segment anchor Dapat Alam Mo! (2021–2024) – Main host Mars Pa More (2021–2022) – Main host TiktoClock (2022–present) – Lead host Zero Kilometers Away (2023) Dami Mong Alam, Kuya Kim! (2024–present) – Host

Film Saan Nagtatago Si Happiness (2006) – First film role appearance Astig (2009) Wapakman (2009) Here Comes the Bride (2010) – Cameo Shake, Rattle & Roll XV (2014) – "Flight 666" segment, first MMFF film role appearance Here Comes the Groom (2023) – Cameo Shake, Rattle & Roll Extreme (2023) – "Glitch" segment, Cameo GG: Good Game (2024) – Cameo

Radio Sakto (DZMM) (2018–2020)

Awards 29th Star Awards for Television Best Education Program Host – for Matanglawin 28th Star Awards for Television Best Education Program Host – for Matanglawin 26th Star Awards for Television Best Education or Children's Program Host – for Matanglawin 25th Star Awards for Television Best Educational Program Host – for Matanglawin 24th Star Awards for Television Best Educational Program Host – for Matanglawin 22nd Star Awards for Television Best Educational Program Host – for Matanglawin 32nd Star Awards for Television Best Educational Program Host – for Matanglawin 26th Star Awards for Television Best Game or Reality Show Host – for It's Showtime 2015 KBP Golden Dove Awards for Best Children's Show – for Matanglawin 2008 KBP Golden Dove Awards for Best Children's Show – for Matanglawin 2007 KBP Golden Dove Awards for Best Children's Show – for Matanglawin 2015 Golden Screen Awards for Outstanding Natural History Wildlife Program Host and Show – for Matanglawin 2012 Golden Screen Awards for Outstanding Natural History Wildlife Program Host and Show – for Matanglawin 2011 Golden Screen Awards for Outstanding Natural History Wildlife Program Host and Show – for Matanglawin