Actor and former Hashtag member McCoy De Leon recently moved to Viva Artists Agency after his leaving ABS-CBN’s talent management arm, Star Magic.
In an online press conference, the 25-year-old dancer actor admitted that it was a ‘difficult’ process saying goodbye to Star Magic Head Johnny Manahan and ABS-CBN but he had to do it since he was freelancing even before the pandemic began.
“Yun po yung pinakamahirap na proseso sa totoo lang, pero kailangan po eh. Dumating po sa point before pandemic po ata or kaka-start lang yung pandemic, wala na kong contract. Naging freelance ako. Wala naman po akong plano. Sila pa rin ang mag schedule,” said McCoy.
He even admitted that it came to a point where he wanted to leave ‘showbiz’ altogether and continue his studies. But, McCoy realized that since there are still offers, he should grab them.
“Dumating po sa point na gusto ko na lang mag-aral, free to leave showbiz na talaga ng tuluyan. Eh nagbigay nga po ng sign, na kapag realize sa akin na meron pang lumalapit. I mean meron pang opportunity. Sabi ko wala naman masama kung i-grab ko,” said McCoy.
Mccoy De Leon or Marc Carlos Francis de Jesus de Leon gained prominence as a member of the male dance group Hashtags in It’s Showtime.
He was also the 6th Big Placer of the reality TV Show Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky 7 alongside Nikko Natividad. McCoy is known for his TV roles in the primetime TV hits,The Good Son and FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano.
McCoy won PEPsters Choice Award for Male Breakout Star of 2017 and Best New Movie Actor of the Year in 2018 for the 34th PMPC Star Awards for Movies for his role in the indie film Instalado. He was also nominated for Best Actor in the 3rd Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino in 2019 for his role in the indie film G!
