Bonnin comes from a family of well-known entertainment personalities. His uncle
Bernard Bonnin was a former
actor. His cousins are former beauty queen/actress
Charlene González (now married to actor
Aga Muhlach) and former actor Richard Bonnin. He began his acting career in 1981, where he bagged the role of Monty in
Flordeluna. The following year, he bagged his first leading role with
Sharon Cuneta in
Cross My Heart. He got his biggest break when he became part of
Bagets. He later on starred in various movies with Viva, including
Ninja Kids and
Kamagong. He retired from showbiz in 1987 and attended bible school. In 1998, he moved to the
United Kingdom where he became a pastor. In 2011, he moved to the
United States, where he works as a hospice chaplain and spiritual counselor. ==Politics==