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Quddus (MTV)

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Benjamin Quddus Philippe, popularly known as simply Quddus, (born July 10, 1980) of a Haitian father and Greek mother is a Canadian MTV VJ and former host of the MTV show, Total Request Live. He is now currently the host of Dance on Sunset with Nick 6 which includes: Johnny Erasme, Shane Harper, Aubree Storm, Ashley Galvan, Karen Chuang, and Hefa Tuita. Also on the show is Tony Testa, the choreographer. Sadly, the show has been cancelled.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, he began a career in music as co-host and programmer of a campus radio show on CHUO-FM while studying philosophy at the University of Ottawa. Quddus became known in the Ottawa hip-hop scene for his mixtapes and for his abilities behind the turntables. In 1999, he signed with Elite Model Management. Quddus returned to Toronto, where he co-wrote and hosted the TV Ontario youth culture program VOX, and acted in commercials for McDonald's and Honda. Quddus' work on VOX eventually earned him a Gemini.

In 2000, Quddus entered the MuchMusic VJ Search contest in the hopes of replacing the then-departing MuchMusic VJ Bill Welychka. He eventually finished third behind winner Bradford How. One year later, Quddus landed a job at MTV, where he remained as one of the hosts for Total Request Live until early 2006.
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