Slater Young
Jan Slater Lee Young is a Filipino entrepreneur, actor, engineer, model and television personality from Cebu. Young is best known for winning Pinoy Big Brother: Unlimited in 2012.
Early life and education
Young was born on December 19, 1987 to a Chinese-Filipino family. He is the eldest among four children – having a brother and two sisters. His father, John Young was involved in a steel building manufacturing company based in Mandaue.Young attended the Sacred Heart School-Jesuit for his elementary and high school studies.
He graduated from the University of San Carlos in Talamban, Cebu City where he obtained his degree in civil engineering.
Entertainment career
''Pinoy Big Brother: Unlimited''
Slater Young who has been accompanying his father working in the construction industry considered starting a career in showbusiness. Young signed with Cornerstone Talent Management Center and underwent an workshop witn Pen Medina for six weeks. Cornerstone manager Erickson Raymundo encouraged Young to try to get selected as a housemate for Pinoy Big Brother: UnlimitedYoung was eventually selected and entered the reality show as part of the first batch that entered the house. He became known as the "The Hotshot Engineer of Cebu". On Day 155 – the Big Night at the Grandstand, he was proclaimed as the show's first male Big Winner of a Pinoy Big Brother regular season. He garnered a total of 40.02% of votes with 18.58% lead from 2nd Big Placer, Pamu Pamorada.
Post-''Big Brother''
Weeks after his winning, Young made several guest appearances in the network and with the premier of the new season of Pinoy Big Brother only a week after his victory, speculations rose that he is pressured of debuting quickly to the entertainment industry. On April 13, Young played his first acting role as a guest star in the series finale of E-Boy opposite Jessy Mendiola. On April 28, Young continued his acting stint via the drama anthology Maalaala Mo Kaya as Andrei with veteran actress, Dimples Romana, and PBB: Unlimited's 4th Big Placer, Paco Evangelista.Young has since retired from showbiz and decided to focus on his own business, manufacturing lightweight concrete called LiteBlock.