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Joey de Leon (Real name Jose Ma. de Leon, born October 14, 1946) is a comedian/TV host from the Philippines who is one of the popular hosts of the long-running noontime variety show "Eat Bulaga". He is a member of the famous comedy trio Tito, Vic and Joey that has made several hit comedy movies and TV shows. Also known as a songwriter, Joey has penned some Filipino hit songs deemed as classics ("Ipagpatawad Mo", "Awitin Mo, Isasayaw Ko", "Boyfriend kong Baduy", "Iskul Bukol" and many more).

Early Showbiz Exposure

He started out his showbiz career in the 60s as a radio DJ (disc jockey) for some of the top FM stations mostly owned by ABS-CBN. Some of his radio colleagues included the late Inday Badiday, Johnny de Leon and Helen Vela. In a span of five years he has sat down on 12 FM stations while doing other jobs as gag writer and songwriter. His first big break on TV was in IBC-13's gag show "OK Lang" which starred him alongside the Sotto brothers (Tito, Vic and Val), Ricky Manalo and the APO Hiking Society.

Tito, Vic and Joey

In 1975, Joey became a co-host of GMA-7's early afternoon variety show "Discorama" hosted by Bobby Ledesma (of "Student Canteen" fame). At that time, the show hardly had any viewers and ratings were bad. While Bobby was on vacation, he told Joey to take care of the show. Joey invited his former co-stars at "OK Lang", brothers Tito, Vic and Val Sotto, to join him at "Discorama". Only Tito and Vic accepted Joey's invitation. The newly-formed trio started to do comedy newscast segments interspersed with hilarious interpretations of Top 40 hit songs using made-up lyrics written by Joey. Thus the trio Tito, Vic and Joey was born. "Discorama" was given a new lease in life and was saved from the axe of GMA-7 executives. The new trio also released 12 Tough Hits albums based on their "Discorama Tough Hits" segment.

Although Tito, Vic and Joey started their trio via "Discorama", it was the sitcom "Iskul Bukol" that gave them nationwide fame as comedians. Soon after, other TV and movie producers came knocking on the trio's door. In 1979, Tito, Vic and Joey started hosting for the noontime show "Eat Bulaga!" which was pitted against the more established "Student Canteen" hosted by their former colleague (and now competitor) Bobby Ledesma. Not long after, "Eat Bulaga" toppled "Student Canteen" in the ratings.

Joey as solo artist

Although Joey continued to do movies alongside his cohorts Tito and Vic, he was in-demand to do other TV shows alone. He topbilled "Joey and Son" in the '80s, a sitcom on RPN-9 where he played father to a very young Ian Veneracion. He was also one of the gag performers in "TODAS" where his other co-stars included Jimmy Santos and Val Sotto. Other TV shows that Joey did as a solo host/comedian included "Apple Pie, Patis, Atbp.", "The Sharon Cuneta Show", "Let's Go Crazy" and many more. Soon after, he was launched by Viva Films as a solo comedian in "She-Man: Mistress of the Universe", a parody of the foreign animated series "He-Man". The movie was a big hit, and Joey went on to do more movies alone, mostly with his favorite sidekick Rene Requiestas. He also tried his hand at directing movies like "Romeo loves Juliet" and "Small, Medium, Large".

Joey topbilled movies that are mostly spoofs of foreign movies or takes at American and Filipino pop culture. When "Starzan" became a box-office hit in 1989, he did two more sequels on that same year with tremendous box-office results. Because of the phenomenal box-office standings of the 3 "Starzan" movies that he made, he was named Box-Office King for that year. He also earned the title "Sequel King" because most of his movies ("Barbi", "Elvis and James", "Long Ranger en Tonton") each spawned sequels.

When Rene Requiestas went solo with his movie career (and later died), Joey concentrated on TV. He did several TV shows for major networks and later appeared occassionally in movies. Currently he still hosts "Eat Bulaga" which is now the longest-running TV program in the Philippines, and appears in other shows like "Mel and Joey", "Wow Maling-Mali", "Startalk" and "Nuts Entertainment". He is also the resident judge of the reality-based artista search "Starstruck" and writes the entertainment column "De Leon's Den" twice a week in the Philippine broadsheet The Manila Bulletin.

TV and Filmography

Enteng Kabisote 2: Okay ka fairy Ko The legend continues (2005)-Pangay
Wow Maling Mali! (retitled from Wow Mali!) ABC-5 Gag show- portraying different characters/credited as Creative Consultant
Enteng Kabisote: Okay ka fairy, the legend (2004)- Mulawit
Mel and Joey (2004-present) GMA-7 Talk show- host
Starstruck (2003-present) GMA-7 Resident Starstruck Council
Fantastic Man (2003)- Doc
Pakners (2003)- Pickpocketer
Lastikman (2003)- Elmer
Nuts Entertainment (2003-present)GMA-7 gag show- as himself/Doughnut in "Balakubak" portion
Sana ay Ikaw na Nga (2002-2003) GMA-7 Drama Series- Dr. Ricardo Peron
Korek na korek ka Diyan (2001) GMA-7 Game show- host
Super Idol (2001)- Pandy
Kiss Muna (2000-2001) GMA-7 Sitcom- Stanley
Back to Iskul Bukol (2000) IBC-13 sitcom- As Prof. Joey Escalera
Beh Bote Nga (1999-2003) GMA-7 Sitcom - Tyo Pot (recurring guest role to regular cast)
Ibang Klase(1998-1999) GMA-7 Sitcom- As Prof. Joey
Wow! Multo (1997)
Pipti pipti (1997)- Jack (aka Pipti-pipti (One for you, two for me) (Philippines: Tagalog title)
Takot ako sa darling ko (1997)
Ang Misis kong Hoodlum (1996)
Wow Mali! (1996-2005) ABC-5 Practical Joke show- host
Ang Tipo kong lalake (Maginoo pero medyo Bastos)(1995)
Run Barbi Run (1995)- Bartolome/Barbi
Bangers (1995)- Hop
Mixed Nuts (1994-97) GMA-7 Gag show
D' Kilabotinis (1993) IBC-13 Sitcom
Rock n' Roll 2000 (1992) ABC-5 Gag show
TVJ on 5 (1992) ABC-5 Gag show
TVJ (TeleVision's Jesters) (1992) IBC-13 Gag show
Mr. DJ (1992) ABC-5 Gag show
Stay Awake (1992) ABC-5 Talk show- host
TODAS Again (1992) IBC-13 Gag show
Barbi for President(1992)- Barbi/Bartolome
Alyas Batman en Robin (1991)- Batman/Bruce
Ali In Wonderland (1991)- Ali
Goosebuster (1991)- Patrick Sese
Sam en Miguel (Your Basura no Problema)- Miguel
Tangga and Chos (1990)- Tangga
I Have 3 Eggs (1990)
Little & Big Weapon (1990)- Mel Gipson
Si Malakas at si Maganda (1990)- Special Participation
Kabayo kids (1990)- Pando/Yellow Banana
Ganda babae, gandang lalake (1990)- Special Participation
My Funny Valentine (1990)- Panday spoof character
Elvis and James 2 (1990)- Elvis Presto
Small, Medium en Large (1990)- credited as Director
Hotdog (1990)- Pedro
Romeo Loves Juliet... But Their Families Hate Each Other! (1989)- credited as writer/Director
SuperMouse and the Roborats (1989)- Mickey
Elvis and James, the Living Legends! (1989)- Elvis Presto
Starzan 2: The Adventure Continues (1989)- Starzan
Long Ranger & Tonton: Shooting Stars of the West (1989)- Davie Bowie aka Long Ranger
Starzan: Shouting Star of the Jungle (1989)- Starzan
Starzan III: The Jungle Triangle (1989)- Starzan
Smith & Wesson (1988)
Barbi (1988)- Bartolome/Barbi
Sheman: Mistress of the Universe (1988)- Pandoy
Shoot That Ball (1987)
Let's Go Crazy (1987)- ABS-CBN Gag show
Ready aim Fire (1986)
Super wan, tu, tri (1986)
Working Boys (1986)
The Sharon Cuneta Show (1986) IBC-13 (later ABS-CBN) musical variety show
Apple Pie, Patis, Atbp. (1986) RPN-9 travel magazine show
Ma'a May We Go Out (1985)
Mama Said, Papa Said, I Love You (1985)
Doctor, Doctor We Are Sick (1985)
Ride on Baby (1985)
Naku ha! (1984)- Billy Jean
Give Me Five (1984)
Magtoning muna tayo (1981)
Palpak Connections (1981)
Joey and Son (1980) RPN-9 sitcom
Eat Bulaga (1979-present) TAPE-produced noontime variety show (RPN-9 (1979-1989)/ABS-CBN (1989-1995)/GMA-7 (1995-present)
TODAS (1978-1988) IBC-13 gag show
Friends (1977) MBS-4 talk show
Iskul Bukol (1977) IBC-13 sitcom- Joey Escalera
C.U.T.E. (Call Us Two for Entertainment) (1977) IBC-13 musical variety show
Student Canteen (1976) GMA-7 noontime variety show
Discorama (1975) GMA-7 early afternoon variety show
OK Lang (1973) IBC-13 gag show

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