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Tony Labrusca

Philippines-based actor, model, and singer (born 1995)

Anthony Angel Labrusca Jr. (Tagalog pronunciation: [lɐˈbɾʊska]; born August 7, 1995) is an American actor, model, and singer based in the Philippines. Labrusca first gained his popularity via a McDonald's Philippines TV ad in 2016, Tuloy Pa Rin.

In 2016, he joined the Philippine reality search Pinoy Boyband Superstar, but did not make the cut to be part of the band. He was thenpart of a horror-fantasy drama series called La Luna Sangre. The trailer of his latest film Glorious reached more than 5 million views on its first day of release.

01Early life

Anthony Angel Labrusca Jr. was born on August 7, 1995, in Houston, Texas, in the United States. He is the son of Filipino actor Boom Labrusca and Filipina singer Angel Jones. He grew up in Los Angeles, California with his mother, stepfather Boom Dayupay, and sister. When he was nine, his family moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He later flew to the Philippines to pursue his career in show business.

02Career

Before Labrusca auditioned for Pinoy Boyband Superstar, he was already a face of various TV commercials. He became more popular when he played the guy who broke a girl's heart (Elisse Joson) in the viral McDonald's TV ad entitled Tuloy Pa Rin in 2016.

During his audition in Pinoy Boyband Superstar, he was unexpectedly reunited with his biological father Boom Labrusca. He successfully became one of the top contenders and went up to the Top 7 for the grand finals. He did not make it to the Top 5 as the final member of BoybandPH.

He made his acting debut in 2017 via TV5's Wattpad Presents with Louise delos Reyes. Later, he joined La Luna Sangre, which is considered as his first break playing the role of Jake Arguelles.

In June 2020, Labrusca starred in the hit Filipino BL series, Hello Stranger. The series proved popular even among international fans, which led to the Hello Stranger film in 2021.

From 2023 to 2024, he played the main antagonist, Lucas Buencamino, in Nag-aapoy na Damdamin.

In February 2025, Labrusca's Star Magic contract permitted him to star in a GMA series titled Binibining Marikit, with Herlene Budol.

Labrusca portrayed the titular character in the 2025 film Dreamboi. This is his first role in an erotic film.

03Personal life

Labrusca is a United States citizen and a U.S. passport holder. He is unmarried.

On January 3, 2019, shortly after landing at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), Labrusca allegedly yelled profanities at Bureau of Immigration officers after they stamped his passport for a 30-day stay, the country’s maximum visa-free period for United States passport holders. Labrusca was using his American passport and had no work visa, but mistakenly believed he was covered by the Balikbayan Program one-year visa-free stay. A spokesperson for the Bureau of Immigration explained the Balikbayan Program "is for former Filipinos and their immediate family members who are traveling with them. If these family members are not traveling with them, then they are not qualified." Labrusca was not accompanied by an immediate family member at that time. He was widely criticized for the incident, and Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. suggested his deportation. The following day, Labrusca apologized to immigration officials and admitted he did not know the full details of the Balikbayan Program, but maintained that he did not curse or shout at any officer.

In June 2021, Labrusca was charged with alleged acts of lasciviousness and slight physical injuries related to an incident five months prior on the night of January 16, 2021. A drunk Labrusca allegedly unstrapped a woman's top to expose her breasts before forcefully pulling her to sit on his lap, and he also allegedly choked a man that same night. In July, the physical injuries case was dismissed by the Makati prosecutor's office since the complaint was filed "more than two months from the date of its alleged commission, the crime is already extinguished by reason of prescription." In March 2022, the acts of lasciviousness case was dismissed citing no probable cause.

04Filmography

Television / Digital series

YearTitleRole
2016-2024ASAPHimself / Performer
2016-2017Pinoy Boyband SuperstarHimself
2017Wattpad Presents: I'm Making Out with the Payboy at SchoolDamon Lawrence
2017-2018La Luna SangreJake Arguelles
2019Sino ang May Sala?Andrei Joseph "Drei" Montelibano
Ipaglaban Mo: SaltikJerome
Ang Babae sa Septic Tank 3: The Real Untold Story of Josephine BrackenJosé Rizal
202024/7Xavier Agbayani
I Am UKyle
2020-2021Bagong UmagaRaphael "Ely" Florentino / Raphael "Ely" Ponce
2021Click, Like, Share: AlteredHomer
2023-2024Nag-aapoy na DamdaminLucas Buencamino
2025 Binibining Marikit Andrew "Drew" Jimenez
2026 The Good Doctor

Digital series

YearTitleRole
2020Hello StrangerXavier De Guzman

Film

YearTitleRole
2017Loving in TandemVince
2018GloriousNiko
MLCarlo
Double Twisting Double BackBradley
2019The Mall, The MerrierGardo
Ang Henerasyong Sumuko Sa LoveKurt Adam Agapito
2020U-TurnRobin
Love LockdownDarren
Hindi Tayo PwedeGabriel F. Del Rosario
2021Hello, Stranger: The MovieXavier De Guzman
2025DreamboiDreamboi
2026 All About Her

05Awards and nominations

Year Film awards/critics Award Nominated work Result
2017 PMPC Star Awards for TV Best New Male TV Personality La Luna Sangre Won
2018 MOR Pinoy Music Awards MOR Best New Artist Tanging Ikaw Nominated
2018 Cinema One Originals Film Festival Best Actor Double Twisting Double Back Nominated
2018 LionhearTV RAWR Awards Breakthrough Artist of the Year Won
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