Carlos Bustamante (TV personality)

Carlos Bustamante is a Canadian television personality, who has been an entertainment reporter for Entertainment Tonight Canada since 2017. Prior to joining ET Canada he was a host of programming for YTV, including The Zone (2002–2018) and The Next Star.

Early life
Born in Manila, Philippines, Bustamante moved to Canada at a young age, with his family first settling in Calgary, Alberta. After a few years, his family lived between Vancouver and Toronto. Bustamante also lived in Burlington, Ontario, and was a tap dancer in his youth.

Awards
Bustamante won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Host in a Pre-School, Children's or Youth Program or Series at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2014 for The Next Star, and was a nominee in the same category at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards in 2015. He was a dual nominee at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022, receiving nods for Host of a Talk Show or Entertainment News Program alongside Cheryl Hickey and Sangita Patel for the ET Canada Favourite Canadian Countdown, and Host in a Web Program or Series alongside Hickey, Patel, Roz Weston, Keshia Chanté and Morgan Hoffman for ET Canada Live.