Ogie Diaz interviewed Tom Rodriguez on his new show, “BingoPlus”.

In Samar, Rodriguez is from Catbalogan. His mother is a Filipina, and his father is an American serviceman. He was born in the Subic Naval Base in Zambales. He was one of six children and migrated to Pinabacdao, Samar, with his mother, two brothers, and three sisters (where their mother hails from). However, Rodriguez attended St. Mary's College of Catbalogan (formerly Sacred Heart College) from kindergarten through elementary school while growing up in the nearby city of Catbalogan, also in Samar.

When he was 12 years old, his parents and he later immigrated to the US. He was an Arizona resident who went to Yuma's Cibola High School. After that, the family relocated to San Francisco, where he studied digital animation but struggled to find employment. Rodriguez is trilingual in Waray-Waray, Tagalog, and English.