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| birth_place = [[Brasilia]], Brazil
| nationality = [[Brazilians|Brazilian]]
| citizenship = [[Filipino people|Filipino]]{{cn|date=December 2023}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Model|actor|athlete|host}}
| yearsactive = 2009–2021
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'''Daniel Kenji Silva Matsunaga''' (born November 28, 1988) is a Brazilian former model, actor, professional footballer, host and businessman.<ref>{{cite news |title=Daniel Matsunaga shares his healthy food business |url=https://entertainment.abs-cbn.com/tv/shows/kristv/show-updates/2014/11/10/daniel-matsunaga-shares-his-healthy-food-business |work=entertainment.abs-cbn.com}}</ref> He became known in the Philippines by appearing in ''Cosmopolitan Philippines''’ September 2009 "Cosmo Men" supplement. He was scouted in the Philippines as an actor and was first given TV drama projects on [[GMA Network]]. He also joined [[
As a footballer he has played for [[Team Socceroo F.C.|Team Socceroo]], [[Pachanga Diliman F.C.|Pachanga]] and [[Kaya F.C.–Iloilo|Kaya]] in the [[United Football League (Philippines)|United Football League]] (UFL) which was the top-flight football league in the Philippines during its existence.
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==Early life==
Matsunaga was born in [[Brasilia]], the capital of Brazil. His mother, Gerarda Silva, is a Brazilian of Portuguese, African, and Indigenous descent, while his father, Paulo Mitsuo Matsunaga, is of Japanese descent.<ref>[https://push.abs-cbn.com/2014/8/28/fresh-scoops/8-things-you-dont-know-about-daniel-matsunaga-18086 8 Things You Don’t Know About Daniel Matsunaga]</ref> He has a brother and a sister.<ref name="boysbrazil">{{cite news|last1=Lo|first1=Ricky|title=The Boys from Brazil|url=https://beta.philstar.com/entertainment/2010/04/25/569167/boys-brazil|access-date=15 February 2018|work=The Philippine Star|date=25 April 2010}}</ref>
[[File:Daniel-matsunaga-heart-evangelista-jonha-richman.png|thumb|Matsunaga with [[Heart Evangelista]] and [[Jonha Richman]]]]
==Career==
===Modelling and acting===
Matsunaga started his career when he became a model for ''Cosmopolitan Philippines'' 'Cosmo Men' supplement. His debut series on screen was on GMA-7's top rated drama series ''[[The Last Prince]]'' with co-stars [[Aljur Abrenica]] and [[Kris Bernal]].
In 2012, he moved to TV5 for more TV shows and projects like ''Game N Go'', ''Enchanted'' and ''Misibis Bay''.
He went to [[
On 24 August 2014, he was declared as the big winner of ''Pinoy Big Brother: All In''.<ref name="daniel-matsunaga-finals">{{cite web | url=http://astig.ph/30-photos-daniel-matsunaga-pbb-big-night/ | title=30 photos of Daniel Matsunaga from PBB All In: The Big Night
In May 2017, Matsunaga was introduced as the first male endorser for Avon Philippines' Men's Club during the "Confidence is the New Sexy" campaign launch. He was chosen to be the endorser because he "reflects the Modern Gentleman who is a man of style, adventure, and confidence".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ruthdelacruz.com/2017/05/avon-confidence-is-new-sexy-modern-gentleman.html|title=Confidence is the New Sexy + The Modern Gentleman|website=www.ruthdelacruz.com|date=12 May 2017}}</ref>
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