Joey Marquez

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Joselito "Joey" Perez Marquez (Tagalog pronunciation: [maɾˈkɛs]; born Artemio Perez Marquez Jr.; October 7, 1957) is a Filipino actor, comedian, politician, and former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was born to the late film director Artemio Marquez Sr. and Teresita Esguera Perez. His siblings include Via Marquez Hoffman and Melanie Marquez. He served as mayor of Parañaque from 1995 to 2004. He ran again as mayor of Parañaque in 2010, but lost to the incumbent, Florencio Bernabe Jr. He also unsuccessfully ran for representative of Parañaque's 2nd district in 2004 and in 2013. He has retired from politics to focus on his acting career. He is a contract artist of ABS-CBN and GMA Network. Before embarking on a career as an actor-comedian, Marquez played for Presto Fun Drinks, later known as the Great Taste Coffee Makers, from 1981 to 1983 before moving to Gilbey's Gin Tonics, which would later be popularly known as Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, under player-coach Robert Jaworski beginning the 1984 season. He played briefly for Hills Bros. Coffee Kings in 1987 before leaving the game for good to become a full-time actor.