Career Developments
Paras retired in 2003, ending his 14-year career with the Philippine Basketball Association. He is currently an actor. He recently played for NBA Asia Challenge in 2011 with his fellow former and current PBA Stars and NBA Stars.
He has acted in local films and television shows. He appeared in Narito Ang Puso Ko, his first drama series on GMA Network, he also appeared in a former sitcom, Lagot Ka, Isusumbong Kita, a weekly sitcom by GMA and also starred in Encantadia, as the Ascano barbarian, Wahid. He is also the host of ABC's local version of Guinness Book of Records. He also flexed his acting muscles by playing offbeat roles in Lupin (as Richard Gutierrez's gay inmate) and Fantastic Man (as one of Mark Herras' villains). In late 2007, he became one of main casts in Ramon "Bong" Revilla's movie, Resiklo, which is an entry in Metro Manila Film Festival. He was also the main host for the short-lived late night ABC 5 gameshow, "WinWinWin". On November 2007, he was cast as one of the fictional characters for Richard Gutierrez's former fantaserye on GMA 7, "Kamandag", as Haring Dinggol, king of the human-apes. Paras recently finished his GMA 7 comedy teleserye, "Adik Sa'Yo" with Marvin Agustin & Jolina Magdangal. Benjie Paras is now currently worked with boxer Manny Pacquiao in a new GMA 7 Sitcom, "Show Me Da Manny". Paras is back again on GMA Telebabad for the role as a villain in a recent drama-fantaserye, "The Last Prince". Benjie returns to comedy via a reality comedy show, "Ang Yaman Ni Lola". Benjie returns once again in a 1st Christmas reality show and is now included in a newest GMA 7 Christmas Reality Show, Puso Ng Pasko: Artista Challenge which he was a challenger. Benjie returns to drama again via Bantatay which he plays Jace Ventura, a pet detective. Benjie is now on his former show a horror-comedy anthology, Spooky Nights Presents: The Ringtone. Benjie returns to comedy again and his 4th fantaserye Alice Bungisngis And Her Wonder Walis in 2012.
Paras plays the best friend of Vic Sotto in the movie “Skul Bukol The Reunion” ("Iskul Bukol: 20 Years After") Iskul Bukol#Iskul Bukol 20 Years After (Adventures of Vic Ungasis and the Escalera Brothers) and the best friend of Vhong Navarro's best friend in the movie “My Only U.”
Paras is married to Lyxen Diomampo, a former preschool teacher and commercial model. They have four sons, Andre, Kobe, Riley, and Sam. Andre and Kobe have already started their basketball careers as well. They were in grade school (2006) when they first became a part of the La Salle Greenhills varsity. They both currently play for the high school team of the same school.
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