A merrier and laughter-filled Christmas awaits viewers here and abroad as the highly-anticipated GMA comedy sitcom Happy ToGetHer premieres tonight. The sitcom also marks the much-awaited television comeback of John Lloyd Cruz.
In Happy ToGetHer, Lloydie is Julian, a handsome mechanic and single dad who aspires to give his son a better future and find his one true love.
‘The big challenge in doing this project is that I’m in a different network, I’m working with a new group of people. Kaya napakaswerte namin dahil iyong assistance, paggabay, at pagtulong ng GMA sa amin ay talagang hindi matatawaran,” the 39-year-old seasoned actor said during the sitcom’s virtual conference.
The multitalented actor also admitted that this new opportunity challenged him.
“This opportunity from GMA executives, araw-araw namin ipinagpapasalamat. Sa bawat araw na nasa loob kami ng bubble, mayroon kaming opportunity na makapagtrabaho and we can all move forward from the current situation of our nation. In return, and gusto lang naman namin ay maibalik sa audience ‘yung favor na ibinibigay sa atin dito sa Kapuso Network,” Lloydie, who is also a creative consultant for Happy ToGetHer, said.
Director Edgar “Bobot” Mortiz, who helms the sitcom, has nothing but good words for its lead star.
“He’s very involved not just in the creatives. When most of us lost our jobs, I went to Lloydie and aked if we could do a show to help out some of our friends. He immediately sai, ‘Sige, Direk. Kung makakatulong ako, babalik ako.’ ‘Yan ang unang-una naming ipagpapasalamat kay Lloydie,” the director narrated.
Joining John Lloyd in the cast of Happy ToGetHer are Miles Ocampo as Liz, Jayson Gainza as Mike, Ashley Rivera as Pam, Jenzel Angeles as Rocky, Eric Nicolas as Anton, Janus del Prado as TG, Kleggy Abaya as Kanor, Vito Quizon as Joey, Leo Bruno as Boss Oca, Wally Waley as Andy, and Carmi Martin as Nanay Pining.
Happy ToGetHer premieres tomorrow night before Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho on GMA.