Joey Marquez

Joselito Perez Marquez, better known as Joey Marquez, is a Filipino actor, comedian, politician and former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. 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 was city mayor of Parañaque, Philippines from 1995 to 2004, and ran but lost the congressional race in May 2004. Marquez ran again as mayor of Parañaque in the 2010 elections, but lost to the city's incumbent mayor. He is retired from politics and is focused on his TV and movie projects. 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, which would later be popularly known as Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, under legendary playing-coach Robert Jaworski beginning the 1984 season.He played briefly for Hills Brothers Coffee/Alaska in 1987 before leaving the game for good to become a full-time actor.

Marquez was one of the 1987 cast of seven in Palibhasa Lalake, the sitcom on Philippine television (spanning 12 years), with Richard Gomez, Gloria Romero, Cynthia Patag, Amy Perez, Carmina Villaroel and Apa Ongpin. Marquez was included in the S-Files roster of hosts after he successfully pinch-hit for Paolo Bediones when Paolo went to the US to interview some famous Hollywood celebrities to be featured on the show.

• Winner, Movie Supporting Actor of the Year for "On the Job" - 2014 Star Award
• Winner, Best Supporting Actor for "Kubot" - 2014 Metro Manila Film Festival

• Municipal Vice Mayor of Parañaque, July 1992 to June 1995
• Municipal/City Mayor of Parañaque, July 1995 to June 30, 2004 (City mayor from 1998)

Others

• Senior Executive Vice President, Vice Mayor's League of the Philippines, 1992 to 1995
• Board Member, City Vice Mayor's League of the Philippines, 1998
• Member, Executive Committee Metropolitan Dev't Authority (MMDA), 1999
• Chairman, MMDA Sports Committee, 1999
• Member, MMDA Appropriations Committee, 2000
• Member, Metro Manila South Council, 2001 to June 30, 2004

• College – Angeles University, BSC – Accounting, 1985
• High School – Arellano University, Secondary Education, 1981
• Grade School – Holy Trinity, Elementary Education, 1975