{{Short description|Filipino YouTuber}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{infobox YouTube personality | name = | image = | caption = | birth_name = Marlon Cortez Velasquez Jr. | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|07|05}} | birth_place = | nationality = | other_names = | occupation = | relatives = Cong TV (brother) | website = <!-- official website of the personality. format: {{URL|example.com}} --> | youtube_display_name =
| youtube_years_active = 2017–present | youtube_genre = Comedy | youtube_subscribers = 4.88 million | youtube_views = 263 million | stats_update = March 2026 }} '''Marlon Cortez Velasquez Jr.'''<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Purnell |first=Kristoffer |date=September 1, 2023 |title=YouTuber Junnie Boy searches for the Going Merry in 'One Piece' parody |url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/on-the-radar/2023/09/01/2293079/youtuber-junnie-boy-searches-going-merry-one-piece-parody/ |access-date=May 6, 2025 |website=The Philippine Star |language=}}</ref> (born July 5, 1994), known online as '''Junnie Boy''', is a Filipino YouTuber. He is known for his humorous vlogs and as a member of the content creators collective Team Payaman.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Licup |first=Michelle |date=December 4, 2021 |title=Team Payaman's content creators changing the rules of stardom |url=https://www.pep.ph/peptionary/162388/team-payaman-content-creators-a4995-20211204 |access-date=May 6, 2025 |website=Philippine Entertainment Portal |language=en}}</ref> He is the younger brother of Cong TV.
== Life and career == Marlon Cortez Velasquez Jr. was born on July 5, 1994, to Marlon Velasquez Sr. and Jovel Cortez Velasquez. He has three siblings: Lincoln and Patricia, who are both internet personalities known as Cong TV and Pat, respectively, as well as Venice.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Buendia |first=Alex |date=2024-05-27 |title=Cong TV's Parents Get Emotional Reminiscing Velasquez Siblings Childhood Memories |url=https://mediagroup.viyline.net/2024/05/27/cong-tvs-parents-get-emotional-reminiscing-velasquez-siblings-childhood-memories/ |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=ViyLine Media Group |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Certeza |first=Yenny |date=July 8, 2022 |title=Birthday boy Junnie Boy, Mag Change Career na nga ba? |url=https://mediagroup.viyline.net/2022/07/08/birthday-boy-junnie-boy-mag-change-career-na-nga-ba/ |access-date=May 6, 2025 |website=ViyLine Media Group |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2020, Velasquez became engaged to co-vlogger Vien Iligan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 17, 2020 |title=Cong TV's brother Junnie Boy pops the question to girlfriend |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/hashtag/content/747288/cong-tv-s-brother-junnie-boy-pops-the-question-to-girlfriend/story/?amp |access-date=May 6, 2025 |website=GMA News Online}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tuazon |first=Nikko |date=March 28, 2022 |title=Team Payaman's Junnie Boy and Vien Iligan are now married |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/164667/team-payaman-junnie-boy-vien-iligan-married-a721-20220328 |access-date=May 6, 2025 |website=Philippine Entertainment Portal |language=en}}</ref> They were married in 2022 and have two children.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Viernes |first=Franchesca |date=December 22, 2022 |title=Vien Iligan introduces baby girl Alona Viela for the first time |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/familyandrelationships/855199/vien-iligan-introduces-baby-girl-alona-viela-for-the-first-time/story/?amp |access-date=May 6, 2025 |website=GMA News Online}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-19 |title=Junnie Boy gifts Vien Iligan with car: 'Deserve na deserve mo' |trans-title='You really deserve it' |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/familyandrelationships/857983/junnie-boy-gifts-vien-iligan-with-car-deserve-na-deserve-mo/story/ |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=GMA News Online |language=en}}</ref>
=== Career === Velasquez had already been appearing in Cong TV's early YouTube vlogs before creating his own channel in 2017. Velasquez began uploading videos consistently a year later and eventually gained a significant number of subscribers. He is one of the core members of the content creators collective Team Payaman, which was formed by Cong TV. The group rose to prominence in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref name=":0" /> In 2021, Velasquez and Cong TV appeared in a Mountain Dew commercial with James Reid.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meme moments galore as netizens react to James Reid ad with Cong TV, Junnie Boy |url=https://www.spin.ph/life/guide/netizens-react-to-james-reid-cong-tv-junnie-boy-ad-a1374-20210906 |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bernardino |first=Stephanie |date=September 6, 2021 |title=Netizens react to collaboration of vloggers Cong TV, Junnie Boy with James Reid |url=https://mb.com.ph/2021/9/6/netizens-react-to-collaboration-of-vloggers-cong-tv-junnie-boy-with-james-reid |access-date=May 6, 2025 |website=Manila Bulletin |language=en}}</ref> As a member of Tier One Entertainment,<ref name=":0" /> Velasquez supported Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Magallon |first=Reynald |date=May 19, 2022 |title='Team Payaman buff' for Sibol MLBB team |url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/05/19/team-payaman-buff-for-sibol-mlbb-team/ |access-date=May 6, 2025 |website=Manila Bulletin |language=en}}</ref> Netflix partnered with Velasquez ate a promotional teaser video parodying the live-action "One Piece" series, which premiered on the platform on August 31, 2023.<ref name=":1" />
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