Willie Revillame is considered to be one of the biggest and well-known personalities in the Philippine showbiz industry today that even a mere child (born in the Philippines) can relate to; but I know for a fact that Willie Revillame has also made his name quite popular among international viewers as well. For those who are not in the know-zone, Willie's first big break was hosting a primetime noon show known as Wowowee and he was one of the biggest assets of ABS-CBN (a television network giant in the Philippines) ever since he made the spot. Willie's hosting abilities were admirable, because he never fails to catch the attention of home viewers, including his studio audiences. He has the right amount of charisma that the poor and the needy have found to be very much appealing. It must be the way how he promotes himself through the show and the various products he endorsed that no other host could have ever done in the history of variety shows in the Philippines. But the host seemed to be so full of himself as he gained popularity that, in 2010, he made a bold move on live television against a fellow asset of the said network giant that ultimately gave him the boot.
So what happened to Willie then?
After leaving the Wowowee and the network (cancelling his show in the process), Willie Revillame struggled for months trying to get back up on his feet again. But it was not that very long until a budding network, back then, gave him a project to continue what he started in ABS-CBN. Yes, the budding network I was referring to was the now a competing network giant called TV5 (formerly ABC5). His first variety show on this particular television network was called Willing Willie. However, it did not last long enough to see the light of day because ABS-CBN immediately filed a lawsuit against Willie and TV5 for their show being a Wowowee rip-off. This happened after just a few weeks of the show's pilot episode.
Even though Willie and his current affiliated network lost the case, this did not faze him at all. While he was off the camera, Willie already have made plans with the network for a complete overhaul of the show but left the key elements of his show intact (such as live broadcasting). This led to the creation of Wil Time Bigtime, which started airing in 2011 at 6:30 PM during weekdays and 5 PM on Saturdays. Unfortunately, 'Kuya Wil' seemed to never run out of difficulties and controversies even with his current variety show, which produced differing opinions about him and how he handles the show.
Well, I guess that is about it on my thoughts about this resilient and charismatic guy. Feel free to express your opinions regarding what you just read (we can even discuss more about 'Kuya Wil' if you want). Til' my next blogging adventure then.
Ciao
Photo Credits: www.ABS-CBN.com, www.tv5.com.ph
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