Anthony Angel Labrusca Jr. (; 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.
Early 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.
Career 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.
Personal 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.
Filmography Television / Digital series Year Title Role 2016–2024 ASAP Himself / Performer 2016–2017 Pinoy Boyband Superstar Himself 2017 Wattpad Presents: I'm Making Out with the Payboy at School Damon Lawrence 2017–2018 La Luna Sangre Jake Arguelles 2019 Sino ang May Sala? Andrei Joseph "Drei" Montelibano Ipaglaban Mo: Saltik Jerome Ang Babae sa Septic Tank 3: The Real Untold Story of Josephine Bracken José Rizal 2020 24/7 Xavier Agbayani I Am U Kyle 2020–2021 Bagong Umaga Raphael "Ely" Florentino / Raphael "Ely" Ponce 2021 Click, Like, Share: Altered Homer 2023–2024 Nag-aapoy na Damdamin Lucas Buencamino 2025Binibining MarikitAndrew "Drew" Jimenez2026The Good Doctor
Digital series Year Title Role 2020 Hello Stranger Xavier De Guzman
Film Year Title Role 2017 Loving in Tandem Vince2018 Glorious Niko ML Carlo Double Twisting Double Back Bradley 2019 The Mall, The Merrier Gardo Ang Henerasyong Sumuko Sa Love Kurt Adam Agapito 2020 U-Turn Robin Love Lockdown Darren Hindi Tayo Pwede Gabriel F. Del Rosario 2021 Hello, Stranger: The Movie Xavier De Guzman 2025 Dreamboi Dreamboi2026All About Her
Awards and nominations Year Film awards/critics Award Nominated work Result 2017 PMPC Star Awards for TV Best New Male TV Personality La Luna Sangre 2018 MOR Pinoy Music Awards MOR Best New Artist Tanging Ikaw 2018 Cinema One Originals Film Festival Best Actor Double Twisting Double Back 2018 LionhearTV RAWR Awards Breakthrough Artist of the Year
See also Pinoy Boyband Superstar
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