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Ronald Ricketts, more popularly known as Ronnie Ricketts (born December 3, 1961), is former President of the Philippine Film Actors Guild, and former Chairman of Optical Media Board (OMB), Philippines. He is a Filipino actor, scriptwriter, film director, line producer, and martial artist. He is one of the top action stars in Philippine movies and is famous for his martial arts expertise. In 2013, Ricketts' OMB office received the Most Outstanding Accounting Office Award from the Association of Government Accountants of the Philippines. In 2016, he will be running for Congressman of Muntinlupa, Philippines. ==Film career== Ricketts was a ramp model before he entered the movie industry in the early 80's. He was first noticed by RVQ's (Dolphy) film production as a potential handsome action star. He was introduced in the Dolphy-Nida Blanca film, ''My Heart Belongs To Daddy'' (1982), where he was paired with Maricel Soriano. He was being billed as the other love interest of Soriano in the movie ''I Love You, I Hate You'' (1983), together with William Martinez, and ''The Graduates'' (1986) under Regal Films starring Snooky Serna and Gabby Concepcion. He was cast in several Dolphy-Alma Moreno movies such as ''Good Morning, Professor'' (1982) and ''Crazy Professor'' (1985) with Aga Muhlach and Janice de Belen. His movies were a blend of drama, comedy and action. He worked with other action stars that were also at the peak of their careers, Lito Lapid, Dante Varona and Bong Revilla. His unforgettable portrayal was with Revilla in the Imus Production's ''Sparrow Unit'', where he won an award as Best Supporting Actor. He was nominated as Best Supporting Actor FAMAS Award in the movie ''Sparrow Unit'' (1987), and FAMAS Best Actor in the movies ''Tatak Ng Isang Api'' (1989), and ''Isa-Isahin Ko Kayo'' (1990). He landed lead roles in movies such as ''Uzi Brothers 9mm'' (1989) with Sonny Parsons, ''Target: Maganto'' (1989), ''Gapos Gang'' (1989), ''Baril Ko Ang Uusig'' (1990), and ''Matira Ang Matibay'' (1995) to name a few, some of which he did with his own movie outfit, Rockets Productions. He had the chance to play opposite many leading ladies such as Beverly Vergel, Vina Morales, and his real life partner, Mariz. In 1994, Ricketts started producing movies through Rockets Productions. He was one of the youngest producers in tinsel town, who was able to produce quality films at reasonably low budgets. The company produced films which he himself wrote and directed. One of his projects, ''Mano Mano'' (1995) was a testament of his creative talent, he wrote the script, played the lead role, directed and produced the movie where he was credited as ''Ronn-Rick'', which became a big hit. The movie was so popular that a follow-up was inevitable. There were two sequels to the film - ''Mano Mano 2'' (2001) and ''Mano Mano 3'' (2004). He has received the Fernando Poe, Jr. Memorial Award and a star in the Walk of Fame in Eastwood. In 2013, he starred on the film ''The Fighting Chefs'' in which he was also its director. It served as his film comeback. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ronnie Ricketts」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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