Empoy Marquez

Empoy Marquez

Julius Erman "Empoy" Ramos Marquez (born July 3, 1981), known mononymously as Empoy, is a Filipino actor and comedian. He made his film debut in the 2003 comedy Mr. Suave after winning the Mr. Suave look-alike contest on Magandang Tanghali Bayan. From 2003 to 2008, he had small roles in several films and television shows, where he was typecast as the comical sidekick. He also appeared in some independent films. Marquez then appeared in TV5's Lokomoko (2008–2013), Tropa Mo Ko Unli (2013–2015), and played the titular superhero character in Kapitan Awesome (2012–2013). He also portrayed Chiz in the 2015 sitcom Mac & Chiz. In 2017, he became part of ABS-CBN's Banana Sundae and also appeared in Topel Lee's suspense thriller film Bloody Crayons. He is best known for playing the lead role in Kita Kita (2017), which became the highest-grossing Filipino independent film of all time.

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