Lucky Upstart

"THANKS to reality programs and talent searches, more and more young people are eyeing show business.

One of them is Joseph Emmanuel or Joem, whose good looks and height work to his advantage. He is lucky in the sense that he did not join any reality-TV show and sweat it out for weeks versus equally able competitors.

Joem is in Let’s Go, a youth-oriented program seen every Sunday on the Kapamilya Network.

He was spotted on the hills of Antipolo, Rizal, during a taping of Hiram. He readily answered yes when someone threw him the now-familiar line “Would you like to try showbiz?”

At 19, the newcomer thinks it is about time he earns some money for his school tuition and allowance. He is an Engineering student.

With Jerry Sineneng and Joey Diego helping him out, Joem has appeared as Judy Ann Santos’ brother in the Walang Kapantay episode of Maalaala Mo Kaya.

Not bad for a relatively unknown talent, isn’t it?

In the Star Cinema’s All About Love, Joem played Bea Alonzo’s boyfriend and John Lloyd Cruz’s rival.

His dream of having a TV show came true when he passed the auditions of Let’s Go.

“Kahit po mahirapan ako, gagawin ko para magtagumpay,” says the determined upstart."

From: http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?page=news&id=7048&sid=6&urldate=2006-07-16 A LITTLE BIT by : Remy Umerez
Peoples Journal 7/16/2006 17:31 PM