Phil Guerrero

Phil Guerrero, also known as PJ "Fresh" Phil, is a Canadian television host, actor, voice actor, and musician. He is best known for hosting The Zone on YTV throughout the 1990s, where he was one of the network's most prominent program jockeys (PJs).

Early life

One of Phil's earliest television appearance was on a segment of the first season of OWL/TV, where he and other children in the Hoot Club built a giant totem pole out of paper and cardboard.

He attended Upper Canada College in Toronto, before eventually being kicked out in 10th grade and reenrolling at Jarvis Collegiate Institute.

A childhood friend, Russell Chong, who worked in acting, secured Guerrero an audition for the YTV music program YTV Rocks. Although he did not get the co-hosting role, he was brought on as a reporter for the show during his last year of high school in 1989.

Career

YTV (1991–1999) Guerrero began his career at YTV after being offered a three-day-per-week, six-month contract as a program jockey (PJ) for the network's after-school programming block. On The Zone, he interacted with puppet characters including Snit and the Grogs.

Guerrero also hosted several other YTV programs during this period, including The Anti-Gravity Room, Gamerz and Warp, the latter alongside fellow PJ Paul McGuire. The specials grew in scope over subsequent years; Dark Night 3 (1995) was filmed at Casa Loma, and Dark Night 4 (1996) featured Guerrero and McGuire in a narrative filmed on the streets of Toronto near YTV's Jefferson Avenue headquarters.

Music Guerrero is also a musician and guitarist. In 2003, he joined the industrial/gothic rock band Razed in Black, fronted by Romell Regulacion, as their lead guitar player, touring North America.

Convention appearances Since 2012, Guerrero has been active on the Canadian fan convention circuit, making appearances at events including Atomic Lollipop, Hamilton Comic Con, Kitchener Comic Con, Anime Toronto, and others across Canada.

Filmography Television Year Title Role Notes 1991–1999 The Zone Host (PJ Phil) YTV programming block 1993–1998 Dark Night Host YTV Halloween specials 1999 Relic Hunter Fernando Television series 1999 10th Annual YTV Achievement Awards Co-host 2000–2002 Pelswick Ace Nakamura (voice) Animated series 2006 Style Me with Rachel Hunter Contestant Reality series 2009 Karaoke Star Jr. Host YTV

Film Year Title Role Notes 2000 The Ladies Man Young Lover Film 2013 The Returned Lee Fung Film