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Where is he now: Joey of the '80s Royal Tru Orange commercial

By Rowena Alcaraz, Michelle Caligan

Published On: November 29, 2017, 06:18 PM

Updated On: June 19, 2021, 12:25 PM

Naaalala n'yo pa ba si Joey ng sikat na softdrink commercial na lumabas noong late '80s? Siya si RJ Ledesma, na ngayon ay isa ng writer, host at entrepreneur. Kilalanin pa siya sa gallery na ito.

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Photo by: Royal Tru Orange (YouTube)

Joey

Si Rene 'RJ' Ledesma, Jr. ang gumanap bilang Joey sa isang series ng Royal Tru Orange commercials na umere mula 1988-1991.

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'Mantika'

Ang award-winning directors na sina Lino Brocka, Peque Gallaga, Ishmael Bernal at Jun Urbano ang mga naging direktor ng commercials. Sa 'Mantika' episode kinilala si RJ bilang isa sa Top Ten Best Commercial Models of the Year.

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Photo by: rjled6210 (IG)

Family

RJ with wife Vanessa, and their three kids Fortune, Rene III, and Renzo

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Wedding host

Kilalang wedding host din si RJ.

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Speaker

Isa rin siyang in demand inspirational and motivational speaker ng schools and companies.

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Writer

Naging lifestyle columnist ng Philippine Star si RJ from 2006 to 2015. Nakapag-publish din siya ng six best-selling non-fiction books.

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Vice consul

Nagsilbi ding honorary Vice Consul of Monaco to the Philippines si RJ noong 2010.

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Actor

Dahil sa kanyang pagganap bilang Joey, napasok na rin ni RJ ang mundo ng showbiz. Naging guest siya sa ilang teleserye at weekly shows, kabilang na ang 'Pepito Manaloto.'

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Photo by: GMA News Online

'Best Men'

Isa si RJ sa host ng programang 'Best Men' noon sa GMA News TV. Kasama niya rito sina Jun Veneracion at Jace Flores.

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Entrepreneur

Isa si RJ sa founders ng sikat na wekeend food market na Mercato Centrale.

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Photo by: rjled6210 (IG)

Reunion

Nagkaroon na reunion sina RJ at ilang co-actors sa softdrinks commercial. Aniya, "A Royal Reunion. So, because of Classic Pare Titos and Titas of Manila, this happened. These are my 'Royal' barkada who appeared with me in the series of Royal Tru-Orange commercials that ran from 1988-1991 where we appeared in almost a dozen commercials togeher. I played the character of Joey while Jed Rosero played Jake (the bully), Mikey Fainsan played Jingo and Keith Peralta played Gilbert."

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Photo by: rj_ledesma (IG)