22/10/2022
Jose Maria Ramos de Leon Jr. (born October 14, 1946), professionally known as Joey de Leon, is a Filipino comedian, actor, television presenter and songwriter. He hosts the noontime variety show Eat Bulaga! He is a member of the comedy trio Tito, Vic and Joey that has made several comedy movies and TV shows.
Early life
De Leon was the second child of Jose Seoane de Leon (1918–2008) of Spanish Filipino descent, and Emma Manahan Ramos (1925–2019). His paternal grandfather was the first mayor of Malolos, Bulacan.[1] When he was three years old, his parents divorced. His father then moved to Madrid, Spain and eventually remarried.
Career
Prior to being an entertainer, de Leon earned his architecture degree from the National University in Manila. He was also a disc jockey for 12 radio stations when he was starting out. De Leon started his showbiz career in the 1960s as a radio disc jockey and announcer. He worked for 12 radio stations, including all seven radio stations owned by ABS-CBN Corporation as well as other broadcasters like KBS. His first big break on TV was IBC 13's gag show OK Lang.
Tito, Vic and Joey
In 1975, de Leon became a co-host of GMA Network's late afternoon variety show Discorama hosted by Bobby Ledesma. He invited his former co-stars at OK Lang, the Sotto brothers Tito, Vic and Val, to join him at Discorama. Only Tito 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 appearance was supposed to be a one-off invitation as Discorama was set to be axed but after getting good feedback from the viewers and ratings were high, the show was given a new lease on life by GMA management. The trio was later invited to become part of the noontime show Student Canteen as they released 12 albums based on their Discorama Tough Hits segment.
The sitcom Iskul Bukol gave them nationwide fame as comedians. Soon after, other TV and movie offers came knocking on the trio's door.
In 1979, Tito, Vic and Joey began hosting the noontime show Eat Bulaga!, which was pitted against the more established Student Canteen. Not long after, Eat Bulaga! toppled Student Canteen from the ratings. The trio is still active on both Holy Week Dramas every Lenten Season and also on comedy variety show on Eat Bulaga!.
Solo artist
Although de Leon continued to do movies alongside his showbiz teammates Tito and Vic, he started doing solo performances for other TV shows. He top billed Joey and Son in 1982, a sitcom on RPN where he played father to a young boy named "Jeffrey Laperal" played back then by Ian Veneracion. He was also one of the gag performers on TODAS where his co-stars included Jimmy Santos and Val Sotto. Other TV shows included Apple Pie, Patis, Atbp., the Sharon Cuneta Show, and Let's Go Crazy. He was launched by Viva Films as a solo comedian in She-Man: Mistress of the Universe. He also tried his hand at directing films like Romeo Loves Juliet and Small, Medium, Large.
De Leon's films include Starzan. De Leon did several TV shows for GMA Network and ABC. In 1995, he made a film comeback via the comedy Bangers for Viva Films as well as Pipti-pipti, Ang Tipo kong Lalake and Takot Ako sa Darling Ko. He hosts Eat Bulaga! which is now the longest-running TV program in the Philippines, and appears in other shows like Mel and Joey, Startalk, Nuts Entertainment and started a new show for ABC, the now-defunct Teka Mona, which replaced Wow Mali, his long-running TV show on the same network. He started hosting Takeshi's Castle with Ryan Yllana. He is also the resident judge of the annual reality-based star search StarStruck and writes the entertainment column "De Leon's Den" once a week in the Philippine broadsheet Manila Bulletin.
In December 2006, de Leon returned to recording with a novelty song he wrote titled "Itaktak Mo" ("Shake It Off"). Seen by critics as his answer to the other wildly popular hit "Boom Tarat Tarat" (written by Lito Camo and sung by de Leon's rival host Willie Revillame), "Itaktak Mo" was softly launched on Eat Bulaga! shortly before the Christmas season. In January 2007, the song was launched on de Leon's album, Joey to the World 2 and gained airplay in most FM stations. "Itaktak Mo" has also become part of Eat Bulaga!'s segment "Taktak Mo o Tatakbo" that replaced "Laban o Bawi", and is also one of the official dances of the 4th batch of the reality talent search StarStruck.
After "Itaktak Mo" became one of the most requested dance tunes of 2007, de Leon followed it up with "Kagat Labi Song", which was launched on Eat Bulaga! on September 22, 2007. The "Kagat Labi" dance craze was already sweeping the whole country by storm before de Leon wrote it. On February 24, 2008, de Leon released a song titled "Walang Daya" ("No Cheating") with lyrics comparing his love to his rival host Willie Revillame's misfortunes (Wilyonaryo, Ferrari and Ultra stampede). He first sang it on his own program Mel and Joey.
On July 31, 2008, de Leon tendered his irrevocable resignation as columnist ("De Leon's Den") for Manila Bulletin, and he is currently with The Philippine Star, and has a column, "Me, Starzan".
In late 2009, he wrote another hit Eat Bulaga! song titled "Ba Ba Boom". Then in early 2010, he wrote another song, "Aalog-Alog". He also wrote the theme song for Diz Iz It!.
In 2011, he played as Pablo Apostol, the rock-star father of George Apostol/DJ Heidee played by Sarah Geronimo in the romantic-comedy film Won't Last a Day Without You.
As a songwriter
De Leon wrote most of the lyrics of VST & Co. songs and some Cinderella songs. He also co-wrote "Ilagay Mo Kid" with Mike Hanopol which was performed by Hagibis. He also wrote "Ang Labo Mo" for Sharon Cuneta.
Personal life
De Leon has five children. Two with first wife, actress Daria Ramirez: Joseph Joachim ("Keempee") and Jacinda Myrtle ("Cheenee"), and three with his second and current wife Eileen Macapagal: Jocas Eightria, Jako Raphaelle and Jio Sebastiean. De Leon also has a total of six grandchildren. Four from his eldest daughter Cheenee, one from Keempee, and one from Jako.
Controversies
Pepsi Paloma gang r**e case
15-year old actress Pepsi Paloma accused de Leon and fellow comedians Vic Sotto and Richie D'Horsie of gang ra**ng and taking photos of her on June 21, 1982 in a room at the Sulo Hotel in Quezon City. On July 31, Paloma's manager Rey dela Cruz lodged a formal complaint with Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile. On August 18, 1982, Paloma filed charges of r**e and acts of lasciviousness against the three television personalities before the Quezon City fiscal's office. The crime of r**e at the time, carried the death penalty in the Philippines, and to prevent his brother and his cohorts from being sent to the electric chair, Tito Sotto quickly went to see Paloma while she was still securing the services of Atty. Rene Cayetano. According to Paloma, Tito Sotto coerced her into signing an "Affidavit of Desistance" to drop the r**e charges against his brother and cohortsTito Sotto had allegedly placed a pistol on the table in front of Paloma when he went to talk to her.
Depression comments
On October 5, 2017, de Leon elicited controversy from Filipino netizens and high-profile figures advocating for mental health awareness, following a remark he made about depression during the Eat Bulaga! segment "Juan for All, All for Juan", saying in part that the mental disorder is "just something made up by people" and that "they do it to themselves". He apologized the following day.
Filmography
Film
Year
2017 Barbi: D' Wonder Beki
2016 Enteng Kabisote 10 and the Abangers
2015 My Bebe Love: KiligPaMore
2013 My Little Bossings
2011 Won't Last a Day Without You
2011 Pak! Pak! My Dr. Kwak!
2009 Ang Darling Kong Aswang
2008 Iskul Bukol: 20 Years After
2007 Enteng Kabisote 4: Okay Ka Fairy Ko...The Beginning of the Legend
2006 Enteng Kabisote 3: Okay Ka, Fairy Ko: The Legend Goes On and On and On
2005 Enteng Kabisote 2: Okay Ka Fairy Ko... The Legend Continues!
2004 Enteng Kabisote: OK Ka Fairy Ko... The Legend
2003 Fantastic Man
2003 Pakners
2003 Lastikman
2001 Super Idol
1997 Wow! Multo
1997 Takot Ako sa Darling Ko
1997 Pipti-pipti: One for You, Two for Me
1996 Ang Misis kong Hoodlum
1996 Ang Tipo kong Lalake (Maginoo Pero Medyo Bastos)
1996 Detective: Michael & Jackson
1995 Run Barbi Run
1995 Bangers
1993 Pandoy, ang Alalay ng Panday
1993 Alyas Batman en Robin
1992 Sam and Miguel
1992 The Wild Cowboys
1992 The Return of the Long Ranger & Tonton: How the West Was Wrong
1991 Goosebuster
1991 Onyong Majikero
1991 Barbi 2: For President
1991 Ali in Wonderland
1990 My Funny Valentine
1990 Tiny Terrestrial: The Three Professors
1990 Little Boy Blue: Tiny Terrestrial
1990 Starzan III: The Jungle Triangle
1990 Tangga and Chos: Beauty Secret Agents
1990 I Have 3 Eggs
1990 Little & Big Weapon
1990 Kabayo Kids
1990 Ganda Babae, Gandang Lalake
1990 Elvis and James 2
1990 My Funny Valentine
1990 Small, Medium, Large
1990 Hotdog
1989 Romeo Loves Juliet... But Their Families Hate Each Other!
1989 SuperMouse and the Robo-Rats
1989 Elvis and James, the Living Legends!
1989 Starzan II: The Coming of the Star Son
1989 Long Ranger & Tonton: Shooting Stars of the West
1989 Si Malakas at si Maganda
1989 Barbi: Maid in the Philippines
1989 Starzan: Shouting Star of the Jungle
1988 Smith & Wesson
1988 I Love You 3x a Day
1988 Good Morning, Titser
1988 Sheman: Mistress of the Universe
1988 Wake Up Little Susie
1988 Fly Me to the Moon
1987 Ready Aim Fire
1987 Shoot That Ball
1987 Forward March
1987 The Best of Iskul Bukol: The Movie
1986 Horsey, Horsey Tigidig Tigidig
1986 Send in the Clowns
1986 Super Wan, Tu, Tri
1985 Working Boys
1985 Ma'am May We Go Out?
1985 Mama Said, Papa Said, I Love You
1985 Doctor, Doctor We Are Sick
1985 Ride on Baby
1985 I Have Three Hands
1984 Naku Ha!
1984 Pepe en Pilar
1984 Give Me Five
1984 Goodah!
1983 My Darling Princess
1983 M.I.B.: Men in Brief
1982 Ang Tapang Para sa Lahat!
1982 Tatlo Silang Tatay Ko
1982 Si Ako at... Tres Muskiteros!
1981 Mr. One-Two-Three Part 2
1981 Magtoning Muna Tayo
1981 Tartan
1981 D'Gradweyts
1981 Bilibid G**s
1981 Palpak Connections
1981 Age Doesn't Matter
1980 Mr. One-Two-Three
1980 Iskul Bukol (Freshmen)
1979 Rock, Baby! Rock!
1979 Swing It... Baby!
1979 Mang Kepweng
Television
Year Show
2022 Oh No! It's B.O. (Biro Only)!
2017 Kaibigan: Eat Bulaga Lenten Special
2016 Dalangin ng Ama: Eat Bulaga Lenten Special
2015–2016 CelebriTV
2015 Pinagpalang Ama: Eat Bulaga Lenten Drama Special 2015
2015 Wow Mali: Lakas ng Tama
2014 One of the Boys
2014 Hakbang Sa Pangarap: Eat Bulaga Lenten Drama Special 2014
2013–2015 Wow Mali Pa Rin!
2013–2014 Sunday All Stars
2013 Hayop sa Galing
2012 Protégé: The Battle for the Big Break
2012–2013 Game 'N Go
2012 The Biggest Game Show in the World - Asia
2011–2012 Celebrity Samurai
2011 Protégé: The Battle for the Big Break
2011 Suwerteng-Suwerte sa Siyete: Win Mo, Kapuso!
2011 Big Shot Jackpot
2011 Mind Master
2010 Suwerteng-Suwerte sa Siyete: Press It! Win It!
2010–2011 House or Not
2010–2011 Wow! Meganon?!
2009 Suwerteng-Suwerte sa Siyete: Spin It! Win It!
2009 Joey's Quirky World
2008 Jungle TV
2007 Slingo
2006;
2006–2009 Takeshi's Castle
2006–2007 Teka Mona!
2006 Wow Maling Mali!
2004–2011 Mel and Joey
2004–2015 Startalk
2003–2006;
2015 StarStruck
2003–2004 SOP Rules
2003–2008 Nuts Entertainment
2002–2003 Sana ay Ikaw na Nga
2002 Kiss Muna
2001 Korek na Korek Ka Diyan
1999–2000 Back to Iskul Bukol
1999 Beh Bote Nga
1996–2006;
2009–2010 Wow Mali
1994–1997 Mixed Nuts: Numero Unong Terrific Show
1992 Rock n' Roll 2000
1992 TVJ on 5
1990 TVJ
1988–1997 The Sharon Cuneta Show
1982 Joey and Son
1979–present Eat Bulaga!
1980–1988 T.O.D.A.S.: Television's Outrageously Delightful All-Star Show
1978–1988 Iskul Bukol
1976-1979 Student Canteen
1975-1979 Discorama
1975-1976 OK Lang
Albums/songs discography
• TVJ Tough Hits series (12 albums) (Vicor Music Corp.)
• 1990: Joey de Leon Tough Hits 1990 (OctoArts International, now PolyEast Records)
• 1993: JoeyRassic (MCA Music)
• 1999: Mga Pakyuuuut ni Joey de Leon (OctoArts-EMI Music, now PolyEast Records)
• 2003: "Spageti Song" (duet with Sexbomb Girls from the album Round 2) (Sony BMG)
• 2004: "Halukay Ube" (duet with Sexbomb Girls from the album Bomb Thr3at) (Sony BMG)
• 2004: Joey to the World (Sony BMG Music)
• 2007: Joey to the World 2 (Sony BMG Music) (featuring "Itaktak Mo")
• 2008: Kagat Labi (EMI Philippines, now PolyEast Records)
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