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Kit Thompson

Filipino model

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 25, 2026
Entity authorityQ61099372
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Keith San Esteban Thompson, known professionally as Kit Thompson, is a Filipino-New Zealand actor, model, and television host. He was a housemate in the reality show Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition 4 (2012).

Career

Thompson was a housemate of Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition 4 which aired in 2012. In the same year, he was cast as Albert Espirutu in ABS-CBN's Kahit Puso'y Masugatan and appeared in an episode of the drama anthology Maalaala Mo Kaya.

For the Cinemalaya entry #Y, Thompson shared a Special Citation for Ensemble Acting award with actors Chynna Ortaleza, Coleen Garcia, Sophie Albert and Elmo Magalona.

In 2018, Thompson appeared as Darwin in Star Cinema's The Hows of Us. A year later, he appeared as Josh in Belle Douleur, as Marco in the iWant original MOMOL Nights, and as Greco in Sino ang Maysala?: Mea Culpa―for which he was awarded Best Supporting Actor in the 4th GEMS Awards.

In 2020, Thompson appeared as James in Pamilya Ko and in the first season of La Vida Lena.

In 2024, Kit Thompson appeared in “FPJ’s Batang Quiapo” as Alvin Daniega, former boyfriend of Bubbles (Ivana Alawi) and then, Kit appeared in “Family Feud Philippines”.

Legal issues

On March 18, 2022, Thompson was arrested by the Philippine National Police (PNP) after receiving a report that his girlfriend, actress Ana Jalandoni, needed rescuing after allegedly being detained and beaten by Thompson in their hotel room in Tagaytay.

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Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2012, 2018, 2020, 2024—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1997-02-15. The account is most persuasive where Thompson, Filipino and model can be independently traced.
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