Diether Pascual Ocampo was born on July 19, 1973 in Barangay Aniban,
Bacoor,
Cavite, where he attended school. He attended
De La Salle University – Dasmariñas. He is of Filipino-German ancestry. He began as a dancer before being discovered by
ABS-CBN in the mid-1990s. He is part of the band Blow under the
stage name “Capt. Mongrel”. In 2001, he was an executive producer for
The Pin-Ups debut album,
Hello Pain, that enabled the band to become the first Philippines-based band to be signed to a U.S. label. Ocampo started with
ABS-CBN and being managed by
Star Magic headed by Johnny Manahan. He auditioned for ABS-CBN's talent search in 1995. A year and a half later, he became one of the members of Star Circle Batch II. His first movie appearance was in the movie adaptation of teen program
Ang TV. He is active in charitable works through his K.I.D.S. (
Kabataan Inyong Dapat Suportahan, “Youth you must support”) Foundation to help underprivileged children in
Metro Manila. In 2016, he starred in
TV5's series
Bakit Manipis ang Ulap? together with
Cesar Montano and
Claudine Barretto. In 2017, after a brief break from showbusiness, Ocampo returned as a freelancer. Ocampo is an enlisted member of the
Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary, with the rank of Captain. ==Other==