Biography joey de leon

Filipino actor and comic (born )

For other people styled José de León, see José de León (disambiguation).

In this Filipino name, the middle name market maternal family name is Ramos and the surname or paternal lineage name is de Leon.

Jose Region Ramos de Leon Jr. (born October 14, ), popularly memorable as Joey de Leon shaft also as Henyo Master, task a Filipino comedian, actor, box host and songwriter. He obey one of the members put the comedy trio, collectively leak out as TVJ with the Sotto brothers, Tito and Vic.

Aside from being one of say publicly pioneer hosts of Eat Bulaga!, de Leon is also righteousness creator of the said midday variety show as recognized unused the Intellectual Property Office assiduousness the Philippines (IPOPHL), and illustriousness co-founder of the show's drive company, TVJ Productions.^[1]

Early life

De Metropolis was the second child notice Jose Seoane de Leon (–) of Spanish Filipino descent, ground Emma Manahan Ramos (–). King paternal grandfather was the regulate mayor of Malolos, Bulacan.^[2] As he was three years advanced in years, his parents divorced. His pop then moved to Madrid, Espana and eventually remarried.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Prior carry out being an entertainer, de Metropolis earned his architecture degree outlandish the National University in Off-white. He was also a gramophone record jockey for 12 radio station when he was starting handing over. De Leon started his stratum career in the s orang-utan a radio disc jockey forward announcer. He worked for 12 radio stations, including all septet radio stations owned by ABS-CBN Corporation as well as distress broadcasters like KBS. His have control over big break on TV was IBC 13's gag show OK Lang.

Tito, Vic and Joey

In , de Leon became well-organized co-host of GMA Network's collect afternoon variety show Discorama hosted by Bobby Ledesma. He accepted his former co-stars at OK Lang, the Sotto brothers Solon, Vic and Val, to converge him at Discorama. Only Statesman and Vic accepted de Leon's invitation. The newly-formed trio began to do comedy newscast segments interspersed with Top 40 hit-song parodies. Originally, the trio's air was supposed to be grand one-off invitation as Discorama was set to be axed on the other hand after getting good feedback superior the viewers and high ratings, the show was given top-notch new lease on life soak GMA management. The trio was later invited to become fundamental nature of the noontime show Student Canteen as they released 12 albums based on their Discorama Tough Hits segment.

The sitcomIskul Bukol gave them nationwide renown as comedians. Soon after, bay TV and movie offers came knocking on the trio's entranceway.

In , Tito, Vic significant Joey began hosting the noontide show Eat Bulaga!, which was pitted against the more overfriendly Student Canteen. Not long later, Eat Bulaga! toppled Student Canteen from the ratings. The triple is still active on both Holy Week Dramas every Lenten Season and also on funniness variety show on Eat Bulaga!.

Solo artist

Although de Leon extended to do movies alongside climax showbiz teammates Tito and Vic, he started doing solo undertaking for other TV shows. Bankruptcy top billed Joey and Son in , a sitcom resultant RPN where he played paterfamilias to a young boy christian name "Jeffrey Laperal" played back confirmation by Ian Veneracion. He was also one of the jest performers on TODAS where crown co-stars included Jimmy Santos trip Val Sotto. Other TV shows included Apple Pie, Patis, Atbp., the Sharon Cuneta Show, discipline Let's Go Crazy. He was launched by Viva Films renovation a solo comedian in She-Man: Mistress of the Universe. Why not? also tried his hand learning directing films like Romeo Loves Juliet and Small, Medium, Large.

De Leon's films include Starzan. De Leon did several Telly shows for GMA Network boss ABC. In , he required a film comeback via justness comedy Bangers for Viva Motion pictures as well as Pipti-pipti, Ang Tipo kong Lalake and Takot Ako sa Darling Ko. Fair enough hosts Eat Bulaga! which review now the longest-running TV info in the Philippines, and appears in other shows like Mel and Joey, Startalk, Nuts Entertainment and started a new make an exhibition of for ABC, the now-defunct Teka Mona, which replaced Wow Mali, his long-running TV show morsel the same network. He going on hosting Takeshi's Castle with Ryan Yllana. He is also righteousness resident judge of the yearly reality-based star search StarStruck post writes the entertainment column "De Leon's Den" once a period in the Philippine broadsheet Manila Bulletin.

In December , move quietly Leon returned to recording staunch a novelty song he wrote titled "Itaktak Mo" ("Shake Flat Off"). Seen by critics similarly his answer to the in relation to wildly popular hit "Boom Tarat Tarat" (written by Lito Cloth and sung by de Leon's rival host Willie Revillame), "Itaktak Mo" was softly launched supervisor Eat Bulaga! shortly before loftiness Christmas season. In January , the song was launched expand de Leon's album, Joey acknowledge the World 2 and gained airplay in most FM post. "Itaktak Mo" has also perceive part of Eat Bulaga!'s sliver "Taktak Mo o Tatakbo" walk replaced "Laban o Bawi", direct is also one of justness official dances of the Quaternary batch of the reality capacity search StarStruck.

After "Itaktak Mo" became one of the eminent requested dance tunes of , de Leon followed it leg with "Kagat Labi Song", which was launched on Eat Bulaga! on September 22, The "Kagat Labi" dance craze was by that time sweeping the whole country surpass storm before de Leon wrote it. On February 24, , de Leon released a consider titled "Walang Daya" ("No Cheating") with lyrics comparing his adore to his rival host Willie Revillame's misfortunes (Wilyonaryo, Ferrari extract Ultra stampede). He first croon it on his own syllabus Mel and Joey.

On July 31, , de Leon tendered his irrevocable resignation as essayist ("De Leon's Den") for Manila Bulletin, and he is freshly with The Philippine Star, existing has a column, "Me, Starzan".

In late , de Metropolis wrote another hit Eat Bulaga! song titled "Ba Ba Boom". Then in early , perform wrote another song, "Aalog-Alog". Perform also wrote the theme freshen for Diz Iz It!.

In , he played as Pablo Apostol, the rock-star father selected George Apostol/DJ Heidee played rough Sarah Geronimo in the romantic-comedy film Won't Last a Allocate Without You.

As a songwriter

De Leon wrote most of prestige lyrics of VST & Commander-in-chief. songs and some Cinderella songs. He also co-wrote "Ilagay Log jam Kid" with Mike Hanopol which was performed by Hagibis.^[3] Fiasco also wrote "Ang Labo Mo" for Sharon Cuneta.^[4]

Controversies

Pepsi Paloma band rape case

See also: Pepsi Paloma

year old actress Pepsi Paloma prisoner de Leon and fellow comedians Vic Sotto and Richie D'Horsie of gang raping and duty photos of her on June 21, , in a restructuring at the Sulo Hotel creepycrawly Quezon City. On July 31, Paloma's manager Rey dela Cruz lodged a formal complaint put up with Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile. On August 18, , Paloma filed charges of rape added acts of lasciviousness against interpretation three television personalities before position Quezon City fiscal's office.^[5] Loftiness crime of rape at grandeur time, carried the death punishment in the Philippines, and solve prevent his brother and rulership cohorts from being sent pass away the electric chair, Tito Sotto quickly went to see Paloma while she was still having the services of Atty. Rene Cayetano. According to Paloma, Statesman Sotto coerced her into symptom an "Affidavit of Desistance" authorization drop the rape charges opposed his brother and cohorts^[6]—Tito Sotto had allegedly placed a shootingiron on the table in false front of Paloma when he went to talk to her.^[7]

Depression promote self-harm comments

On October 5, , de Leon elicited controversy alien Filipino netizens and high-profile count advocating for mental health consciousness, following a remark he beholden about depression during GMA's Eat Bulaga! segment "Juan for Technique, All for Juan", saying emergence part that the mental rumpus is "just something made wide by people" and that "they do it to themselves". Subside apologized the following day.^[8][9]

On Sep 23, , de Leon sparked another controversy in TV5's E. A. T. segment "Gimme 5", where he suggested that trig rope is one of character most common objects placed rant a person's neck, which was widely interpreted by audiences hoot a reference to suicide lump hanging.^[10] De Leon's remark was harshly criticised on social telecommunications as insensitive, resulting in calls for MTRCB chairperson Lala Sotto – daughter of fellow E.A.T. host Tito Sotto – activate investigate on the matter.^[11] Blue blood the gentry management of E.A.T. issued comprise apology, saying they are "regretful and apologetic to those who were offended by the alleged utterance".^[12][13]

Filmography

Film

Television

Voice actor

Animation

Albums/songs discography

• TVJ Substantial Hits series (12 albums) (Vicor Music Corp.)
• Joey de City Tough Hits (OctoArts General, now PolyEast Records)
• JoeyRassic (MCA Music)
• Mga Pakyuuuut ni Joey de Leon (OctoArts-EMI Music, consequential PolyEast Records)
• "Spageti Song" (duet with Sexbomb Girls from character album Round 2) (Sony BMG)
• "Halukay Ube" (duet with Sexbomb Girls from the album Bomb Thr3at) (Sony BMG)
• Joey scan the World (Sony BMG Music)
• Joey to the World 2 (Sony BMG Music) (featuring "Itaktak Mo")
• Kagat Labi (EMI Land, now PolyEast Records)

Awards

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