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'''Philip Cabrita''' is a Canadian actor and [[w:Vancouver|Vancouver]] radio personality, born October 10, 1974, in Vancouver, [[w:British Columbia|British Columbia]],<ref group="external" name="imdb_cabrita_namepage_biography_birth">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2074440/bio/#:~:text=October%2010%2C%201974|title=Philip Cabrita - Biography|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=26 June 2026}}</ref> who portrayed [[STO Martyr No. 1|STO Martyr #1]], one of | '''Philip Cabrita''' is a Canadian actor and [[w:Vancouver|Vancouver]] radio personality, born October 10, 1974, in Vancouver, [[w:British Columbia|British Columbia]],<ref group="external" name="imdb_cabrita_namepage_biography_birth">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2074440/bio/#:~:text=October%2010%2C%201974|title=Philip Cabrita - Biography|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=26 June 2026}}</ref> who portrayed [[STO Martyr No. 1|STO Martyr #1]], one of three [[Soldiers of the One]] operatives featured in the climactic [[Battle of Atlas Arena]] of {{CAP|Apotheosis|prose=y}}, which aired in January 2011 after [[w:Syfy|Syfy]] cancelled the series the previous October.<ref group="external" name="imdb_cabrita_namepage_caprica_sto_martyr_credit">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2074440/#:~:text=STO%20Martyr%20%231|title=Philip Cabrita|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=26 June 2026}}</ref> Cabrita has been credited under several variants of his name across his screen and music work,<ref group="footnotes" name="fn_billing_variants" /> and is separately known in Vancouver's [[w:hip hop|hip-hop]] and [[w:broadcasting|broadcasting]] scene by the stage name "'''DJ Flipout'''."<ref group="external" name="dailyhive_flipout_interview_intro_loshermanoslibres">{{cite web|url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/interview-dj-flipout#:~:text=In%20Vancouver%2C%20one%20of%20those%20talented%20artists%20is%20known%20simply%20as%20Flipout|title=Interview: DJ Flipout|publisher=Daily Hive|date=December 19, 2017|accessdate=26 June 2026}}</ref> | ||
== Career == | == Career == | ||
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=== Radio and DJ work === | === Radio and DJ work === | ||
Outside of acting, Cabrita has built a long career in Vancouver radio and nightlife under the stage name "DJ Flipout." According to a 2004 newspaper profile, the name dates to his time as a student at Burnaby Central High School in [[w:Burnaby|Burnaby]], British Columbia, where he began rapping and needed a handle for himself.<ref group="commentary" name="theprovince_leary_cabrita_stagename_origin">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/504795205/#:~:text=While%20a%20student%20at%20Burnaby%20Central%20High%20School%2C%20Philip%20Cabrita%20was%20a%20rapper%20and%20needed%20a%20handle|title='The Life' of Flipout|author=Leary, Joe|work=The Province|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|date=March 29, 2004|page=49|accessdate=26 June 2026}}</ref> The same profile traced his path from performing in his own rap group, Anger Management Project, to working as a club and radio DJ.<ref group="commentary" name="theprovince_leary_cabrita_amp_group">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/504795205/#:~:text=From%20performing%20in%20his%20own%20group%2C%20Anger%20Management%20Project|title='The Life' of Flipout|author=Leary, Joe|work=The Province|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|date=March 29, 2004|page=49|accessdate=26 June 2026}}</ref> | Outside of acting, Cabrita has built a long career in Vancouver radio and nightlife under the stage name "DJ Flipout." According to a 2004 newspaper profile, the name dates to his time as a student at Burnaby Central High School in [[w:Burnaby|Burnaby]], British Columbia, where he began rapping and needed a handle for himself.<ref group="commentary" name="theprovince_leary_cabrita_stagename_origin">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/504795205/#:~:text=While%20a%20student%20at%20Burnaby%20Central%20High%20School%2C%20Philip%20Cabrita%20was%20a%20rapper%20and%20needed%20a%20handle|title='The Life' of Flipout|author=Leary, Joe|work=The Province|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|date=March 29, 2004|page=49|accessdate=26 June 2026}}</ref> The same profile traced his path from performing in his own rap group, Anger Management Project, to working as a club and radio [[w:disc jockey|DJ]].<ref group="commentary" name="theprovince_leary_cabrita_amp_group">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/504795205/#:~:text=From%20performing%20in%20his%20own%20group%2C%20Anger%20Management%20Project|title='The Life' of Flipout|author=Leary, Joe|work=The Province|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|date=March 29, 2004|page=49|accessdate=26 June 2026}}</ref> | ||
He and fellow [[w:CiTR-FM|CiTR]] campus radio host Jay Swing began as hosts of a Saturday-night hip-hop show, "The Show" with Checkmate, at the [[w:University of British Columbia|University of British Columbia]]'s CiTR station before launching ''Elements'', a self-published hip-hop magazine, in May 1995.<ref group="commentary" name="citr_discorder_elements_magazine_retrospective_interview">{{cite web|url=https://www.citr.ca/discorder/lost-months-2020/elements-megazine/#:~:text=DJs%20Jay%20Swing%20and%20%E2%80%9CFlipout%E2%80%9D%20(Phil%20Cabrita)%20had%20already%20established%20themselves%20at%20the%20station|title=Elements Megazine: dusting off the pages at their own pace|publisher=Discorder (CiTR)|date=2020|accessdate=26 June 2026}}</ref> Working with little outside help, the pair wrote, designed, and distributed most of each issue themselves, while AA Crew graffiti artists supplied the magazine's illustrations; persistent missed deadlines were a recurring theme of the publication and eventually contributed to its end after eight issues.<ref group="external" name="hiphopnostalgia_elements_magazine_book_citr_origin">{{cite web|url=https://www.hiphopnostalgia.com/2020/11/elements-magazine-book-dj-flipout-jay.html/#:~:text=The%20functioning%20core%20was%20made%20up%20of%20Flip%20and%20Jay|title=Elements Magazine Book (DJ Flipout & Jay Swing)|publisher=Hip-Hop Nostalgia|date=November 26, 2020|accessdate=26 June 2026}}</ref> Cabrita's involvement in the city's hip-hop scene during this period also extended to breakdancing; in 1997, he toured as a [[w:b-boying|B-boy]] with the Canadian hip-hop group [[w:Rascalz|Rascalz]] alongside American rapper [[w:KRS-One|KRS-One]].<ref group="commentary" name="theprovince_leary_cabrita_rascalz_bboy_tour">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/504795205/#:~:text=I%20actually%20went%20on%20tour%20with%20the%20Rascalz%20in%201997%20as%20a%20BBoy%20with%20KRS%20One|title='The Life' of Flipout|author=Leary, Joe|work=The Province|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|date=March 29, 2004|page=49|accessdate=26 June 2026}}</ref> | He and fellow [[w:CiTR-FM|CiTR]] campus radio host Jay Swing began as hosts of a Saturday-night hip-hop show, "The Show" with Checkmate, at the [[w:University of British Columbia|University of British Columbia]]'s CiTR station before launching ''Elements'', a self-published hip-hop magazine, in May 1995.<ref group="commentary" name="citr_discorder_elements_magazine_retrospective_interview">{{cite web|url=https://www.citr.ca/discorder/lost-months-2020/elements-megazine/#:~:text=DJs%20Jay%20Swing%20and%20%E2%80%9CFlipout%E2%80%9D%20(Phil%20Cabrita)%20had%20already%20established%20themselves%20at%20the%20station|title=Elements Megazine: dusting off the pages at their own pace|publisher=Discorder (CiTR)|date=2020|accessdate=26 June 2026}}</ref> Working with little outside help, the pair wrote, designed, and distributed most of each issue themselves, while AA Crew [[w:graffiti|graffiti]] artists supplied the magazine's illustrations; persistent missed deadlines were a recurring theme of the publication and eventually contributed to its end after eight issues.<ref group="external" name="hiphopnostalgia_elements_magazine_book_citr_origin">{{cite web|url=https://www.hiphopnostalgia.com/2020/11/elements-magazine-book-dj-flipout-jay.html/#:~:text=The%20functioning%20core%20was%20made%20up%20of%20Flip%20and%20Jay|title=Elements Magazine Book (DJ Flipout & Jay Swing)|publisher=Hip-Hop Nostalgia|date=November 26, 2020|accessdate=26 June 2026}}</ref> Cabrita's involvement in the city's hip-hop scene during this period also extended to breakdancing; in 1997, he toured as a [[w:b-boying|B-boy]] with the Canadian hip-hop group [[w:Rascalz|Rascalz]] alongside American rapper [[w:KRS-One|KRS-One]].<ref group="commentary" name="theprovince_leary_cabrita_rascalz_bboy_tour">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/504795205/#:~:text=I%20actually%20went%20on%20tour%20with%20the%20Rascalz%20in%201997%20as%20a%20BBoy%20with%20KRS%20One|title='The Life' of Flipout|author=Leary, Joe|work=The Province|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|date=March 29, 2004|page=49|accessdate=26 June 2026}}</ref> | ||
He and Jay Swing went on to host ''Straight Goods'', a hip-hop mixshow on Vancouver commercial radio that ran from 1998 to 2006 and was named "Best Mixshow in Canada" by the Canadian Urban Music Industry in two consecutive years.<ref group="external" name="vanhattanent_flipout_bio_straightgoods_longestrunning">{{cite web|url=https://www.vanhattanent.com/dj-flipout#:~:text=Flip%E2%80%99s%20all%20hip-hop%20mix%20show%20with%20Jay%20Swing%20was%20named%20%22Best%20Mixshow%20in%20Canada%22|title=DJ Flipout|publisher=Vanhattan Entertainment|accessdate=26 June 2026}}</ref><ref group="footnotes" name="fn_promotional_bio_unverified_claims" /> During the show's run, Cabrita interviewed visiting hip-hop artists, including [[w:Afrika Bambaataa|Afrika Bambaataa]], who subsequently made him an honorary member of the [[w:Universal Zulu Nation|Universal Zulu Nation]].<ref group="external" name="vanhattanent_flipout_bio_zulu_nation_honorary">{{cite web|url=https://www.vanhattanent.com/dj-flipout#:~:text=Afrika%20Bambaataa%20reached%20out%20to%20Flipout%20to%20make%20him%20an%20honorary%20member%20of%20the%20Universal%20Zulu%20Nation|title=DJ Flipout|publisher=Vanhattan Entertainment|accessdate=26 June 2026}}</ref> | He and Jay Swing went on to host ''Straight Goods'', a hip-hop mixshow on Vancouver commercial radio that ran from 1998 to 2006 and was named "Best Mixshow in Canada" by the Canadian Urban Music Industry in two consecutive years.<ref group="external" name="vanhattanent_flipout_bio_straightgoods_longestrunning">{{cite web|url=https://www.vanhattanent.com/dj-flipout#:~:text=Flip%E2%80%99s%20all%20hip-hop%20mix%20show%20with%20Jay%20Swing%20was%20named%20%22Best%20Mixshow%20in%20Canada%22|title=DJ Flipout|publisher=Vanhattan Entertainment|accessdate=26 June 2026}}</ref><ref group="footnotes" name="fn_promotional_bio_unverified_claims" /> During the show's run, Cabrita interviewed visiting hip-hop artists, including [[w:Afrika Bambaataa|Afrika Bambaataa]], who subsequently made him an honorary member of the [[w:Universal Zulu Nation|Universal Zulu Nation]].<ref group="external" name="vanhattanent_flipout_bio_zulu_nation_honorary">{{cite web|url=https://www.vanhattanent.com/dj-flipout#:~:text=Afrika%20Bambaataa%20reached%20out%20to%20Flipout%20to%20make%20him%20an%20honorary%20member%20of%20the%20Universal%20Zulu%20Nation|title=DJ Flipout|publisher=Vanhattan Entertainment|accessdate=26 June 2026}}</ref> | ||
Cabrita has been on the air at Vancouver's commercial hit-music station since its 2002 launch as The Beat 94.5, and since 2006 has hosted a daily, 100-percent-live, in-studio mixshow, "The 5 O'Clock Traffic Jam," on the station, which | Cabrita has been on the air at Vancouver's commercial hit-music station since its 2002 launch as The Beat 94.5, and since 2006 has hosted a daily, 100-percent-live, in-studio mixshow, "The 5 O'Clock Traffic Jam," on the station, which has since rebranded as [[w:CKFM-FM|94.5 Virgin Radio]].<ref group="external" name="dailyhive_flipout_nye2018_intro_virginradio">{{cite web|url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/dj-flipout-perform-2018-concord-new-years-eve-party#:~:text=Although%20he%E2%80%99s%20best%20known%20for%20his%20100%25%20live%20mixshow%20on%2094.5%20Virgin%20Radio|title=DJ Flipout set to perform at Concord's NYE 2018 Vancouver party|publisher=Daily Hive|author=Hughes, Catriona|date=December 30, 2017|accessdate=26 June 2026}}</ref><ref group="footnotes" name="fn_promotional_bio_unverified_claims" /> By January 2010, the program aired every weekday with co-host Holly Conway.<ref group="external" name="theprovince_ongsansoy_cabrita_traffic_jam_cohost">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/506216953/#:~:text=The%20popular%20DJ%20can%20be%20heard%20dropping%20the%20latest%20hits%20on%20the%20dial%20every%20weekday%20during%20the%205%20O%E2%80%99Clock%20Traffic%20Jam%20with%20Holly%20Conway|title=Time to move the crowd|author=Ongsansoy, Hans|work=The Province|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|date=January 27, 2010|page=57|accessdate=26 June 2026}}</ref> | ||
Cabrita hosted the Vancouver heat of the Red Bull Thre3Style DJ competition at the [[w:Commodore Ballroom|Commodore Ballroom]] in 2009, an event he recalled as having drawn a line of fans that stretched almost to Robson Street.<ref group="external" name="theprovince_ongsansoy_cabrita_thre3style_hosted2009">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/506216953/#:~:text=Last%20year%2C%20when%20I%20hosted%20it%2C%20it%20was%20so%20much%20fun|title=Time to move the crowd|author=Ongsansoy, Hans|work=The Province|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|date=January 27, 2010|page=57|accessdate=26 June 2026}}</ref> The following year, he competed himself as one of eight finalists vying to be crowned Vancouver's top party DJ, comparing the atmosphere of the prior year's event to "a rock concert."<ref group="commentary" name="theprovince_ongsansoy_cabrita_thre3style_2010">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/506216953/#:~:text=It%20was%20like%20a%20rock%20concert|title=Time to move the crowd|author=Ongsansoy, Hans|work=The Province|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|date=January 27, 2010|page=57|accessdate=26 June 2026}}</ref> Contestants were required to build a fifteen-minute set incorporating at least three distinct musical genres, with the Vancouver winner going on to represent the city at the national final during Toronto's [[w:Canadian Music Week|Canadian Music Week]].<ref group="external" name="theprovince_ongsansoy_cabrita_thre3style_format">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/506216953/#:~:text=The%20only%20prerequisites%20for%20a%20set%20here%2=is%20that%20it%20be%2015%20minutes%20long%20and%20feature%20music%20from%20at%20least%20three%20distinct%20genres|title=Time to move the crowd|author=Ongsansoy, Hans|work=The Province|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|date=January 27, 2010|page=57|accessdate=26 June 2026}}</ref> According to his own promotional materials, Cabrita went on to win the 2010 Vancouver heat and advance to the national final,<ref group="footnotes" name="fn_promotional_bio_unverified_claims" /> and he was also named Vancouver DJ of the Year at that year's Stylus DJ Awards.<ref group="external" name="discotech_flipout_bio_stylusawards_redbull3style">{{cite web|url=https://app.discotech.me/artists/dj-flipout#:~:text=In%202010%2C%20Flip%20took%20on%20the%20challenge%20of%20the%20Red%20Bull%203%20Style%20Competition|title=DJ Flipout Upcoming Events, Tickets, Tour Dates & Concerts|publisher=Discotech|accessdate=26 June 2026}}</ref><ref group="footnotes" name="fn_promotional_bio_unverified_claims" /> | |||
In June 2010, Cabrita took part in a five-hour outdoor tribute to Michael Jackson at the intersection of Granville and Georgia streets in downtown Vancouver, marking the one-year anniversary of the singer's death.<ref group="external" name="vancouversun_woo_cabrita_michaeljackson_event">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/497529517/#:~:text=About%2010%20local%20DJs%20traded%20off%20during%20a%20five-hour%20outdoor%20celebration%20at%20Granville%20and%20Georgia%20streets|title=City remembers King of Pop on anniversary of his death|author=Woo, Andrea|work=The Vancouver Sun|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|date=June 26, 2010|page=3|accessdate=26 June | In June 2010, Cabrita took part in a five-hour outdoor tribute to [[w:Michael Jackson|Michael Jackson]] at the intersection of Granville and Georgia streets in downtown Vancouver, marking the one-year anniversary of the singer's death.<ref group="external" name="vancouversun_woo_cabrita_michaeljackson_event">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/497529517/#:~:text=About%2010%20local%20DJs%20traded%20off%20during%20a%20five-hour%20outdoor%20celebration%20at%20Granville%20and%20Georgia%20streets|title=City remembers King of Pop on anniversary of his death|author=Woo, Andrea|work=The Vancouver Sun|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|date=June 26, 2010|page=3|accessdate=26 June 2026}}</ref> The newspaper covering the event described him as having DJ'd professionally in the city for nearly two decades by that point.<ref group="external" name="vancouversun_woo_cabrita_djtenure">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/497529517/#:~:text=Philip%20Cabrita%2C%20who%20has%20DJ%27d%20professionally%20for%20nearly%20two%20decades|title=City remembers King of Pop on anniversary of his death|author=Woo, Andrea|work=The Vancouver Sun|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|date=June 26, 2010|page=3|accessdate=26 June 2026}}</ref> Asked about moving Jackson's catalogue from the club circuit out onto the street, he said, "I was super sad, but I like hearing his music outdoors."<ref group="commentary" name="vancouversun_woo_cabrita_quote">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/497529517/#:~:text=I%20was%20super%20sad%2C%20but%20I%20like%20hearing%20his%20music%20outdoors|title=City remembers King of Pop on anniversary of his death|author=Woo, Andrea|work=The Vancouver Sun|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|date=June 26, 2010|page=3|accessdate=26 June 2026}}</ref> | ||
Cabrita has continued to perform as Flipout at major Vancouver-area public events. Ahead of the city's Concord New Year's Eve celebration on December 31, 2017, where he both performed and supplied music for a fireworks display, he told Daily Hive that the event was "all-inclusive and great for all crowds."<ref group="commentary" name="dailyhive_flipout_nye2018_quotes">{{cite web|url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/dj-flipout-perform-2018-concord-new-years-eve-party#:~:text=This%20party%20is%20all-inclusive%20and%20great%20for%20all%20crowds|title=DJ Flipout set to perform at Concord's NYE 2018 Vancouver party|publisher=Daily Hive|author=Hughes, Catriona|date=December 30, 2017|accessdate=26 June | Cabrita has continued to perform as Flipout at major Vancouver-area public events. Ahead of the city's Concord New Year's Eve celebration on December 31, 2017, where he both performed and supplied music for a fireworks display, he told Daily Hive that the event was "all-inclusive and great for all crowds."<ref group="commentary" name="dailyhive_flipout_nye2018_quotes">{{cite web|url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/dj-flipout-perform-2018-concord-new-years-eve-party#:~:text=This%20party%20is%20all-inclusive%20and%20great%20for%20all%20crowds|title=DJ Flipout set to perform at Concord's NYE 2018 Vancouver party|publisher=Daily Hive|author=Hughes, Catriona|date=December 30, 2017|accessdate=26 June 2026}}</ref> He has also performed as one half of the DJ duo Los Hermanos Libres.<ref group="external" name="dailyhive_flipout_interview2_loshermanoslibres">{{cite web|url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/interview-dj-flipout#:~:text=Some%20of%20you%20might%20recognize%20him%20as%20one%20half%20of%20Los%20Hermanos%20Libres|title=Interview: DJ Flipout|publisher=Daily Hive|date=December 19, 2017|accessdate=26 June 2026}}</ref> More recently, he performed at the City of [[w:Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey]]'s annual Tree Lighting Festival in November 2024, providing a holiday dance set following the event's fire-and-light finale.<ref group="external" name="cloverdalereporter_zillich_flipout_surreytreelighting_2024">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1205470600/#:~:text=a%20holiday%20dance%20party%20with%20DJ%20Flipout|title=Olympic gold medalist coming to Surrey Tree Lighting Fest|author=Zillich, Tom|work=Cloverdale Reporter News|location=Cloverdale, British Columbia|date=November 21, 2024|page=B6|accessdate=26 June 2026}}</ref> | ||
== Personal life == | == Personal life == | ||
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<ref name="fn_billing_variants">Across his screen and music credits, Cabrita has been billed variously as "Phil Cabrita," "Phillip Cabrita," and "Philip 'Flip Out' Cabrita," in addition to his given name.</ref> | <ref name="fn_billing_variants">Across his screen and music credits, Cabrita has been billed variously as "Phil Cabrita," "Phillip Cabrita," and "Philip 'Flip Out' Cabrita," in addition to his given name.</ref> | ||
<ref name="fn_promotional_bio_unverified_claims">Specific details of ''Straight Goods''{{'}}s national ranking, the 2002 launch date of The Beat 94.5 | <ref name="fn_promotional_bio_unverified_claims">Specific details of ''Straight Goods''{{'}}s national ranking, the 2002 launch date of The Beat 94.5, the outcome of Cabrita's 2010 Red Bull Thre3Style entry (whether he in fact won the Vancouver heat and advanced to the national final), and his win at that year's Stylus DJ Awards are sourced to Cabrita's own promotional and artist-booking materials; no independent trade-press confirmation of these specific claims could be located. Independent newspaper coverage does confirm that Cabrita hosted the Vancouver heat in 2009 and competed as a contestant in 2010.</ref> | ||
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