Raymond Oliver Cruz Ilustre 

(born July 20, 1989), better known by his screen name Rayver Cruz,

is a Filipino actor, dancer and singer. He is the younger brother of fellow actor and dancer Rodjun
Cruz.

Contents

 1Personal life
 2Career
 3Filmography
o 3.1Television
o 3.2Movies
 4Discography
o 4.1Singles
o 4.2Appearances
 5Accolades
o 5.1Awards and nominations
 6References
 7External links

Personal life[edit]
Rayver is a member of the Cruz family, a noted family line in the Philippine entertainment industry.
He has two older brothers, Rodjun Cruz and Omar Cruz-Ilustre. His father, Rodolfo L. Ilustre, died in
2009 from kidney failure. He finished Grade 6 in Saint Mark's Institute in Las Pinas City.
He graduated in 2010 with a B.S. degree in Business Administration Management from St. Francis
of Assisi College.[1]
Rayver is also a cousin of Sheryl Cruz, Sunshine Cruz, Geneva Cruz and Donna Cruz.[2]

Career[edit]
Cruz started as a former host together with his brother Rodjun in a children's magazine show 5 And
Up on ABC (then TV5, and later "5"). In 1994, he moved to GMA Network and started as a child
actor in the comedy show Kiss Muna, then moved to ABS-CBN in 2002 and became part of their
contract talents before becoming a Star Magic talent. His first lead role was in the 2005 primetime
TV series Spirits as Red, with actress Maja Salvador. He played another lead role as Mythos in the
2007 primetime show Rounin. On June 14, 2018, he left Star Magic, but he remained in Bagani, his
final project at ABS-CBN.[3][4] After 18 years, he returned to GMA Network, his home network and
signed a contract on September 6, 2018.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

Filmography