{"id":37959,"date":"2022-10-13T02:41:54","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T07:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tvmeg.com\/?p=37959"},"modified":"2023-11-08T01:49:54","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T07:49:54","slug":"labella","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/13\/labella\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Mark Labella"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>TV Interview!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37958\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/labella2.png\" alt=\"Mark Labella on the set of &quot;The Cleaning Lady&quot; - Instagram photo\" width=\"250\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/labella2.png 250w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/labella2-218x300.png 218w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Interview with Mark Labella of &#8220;S.W.A.T.&#8221; on CBS by <a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/20\/biothane\/\">Thane<\/a> 10\/13\/22<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This was quite an interesting interview as you can tell from the video below! I enjoyed speaking with Mark.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Interview with Mark Labella of &quot;S.W.A.T.&quot; on CBS by Thane 10\/13\/22\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Tss0dP7QsOE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>MORE INFO:<\/p>\n<p><strong>MARK\u00a0LABELLA\u00a0Emerges on Season Six of\u00a0<\/strong><strong>CBS Police Drama \u2018S.W.A.T.\u2019 Premiering October 4, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>LOS ANGELES \u2013 Actor\u00a0<strong>Mark\u00a0Labella\u00a0<\/strong>gets entangled in an elaborate heroin operation in Thailand when he recurs as a guest star on the six season of the hit CBS police drama series,\u00a0<strong><em>S.W.A.T.<\/em><\/strong>, premiering on October 4th.<\/p>\n<p>In the season opening episode \u201cThai Hard,\u201d Hondo surfaces in\u00a0Bangkok training alongside Thailand\u2019s premiere S.W.A.T. team. When Hondo and his former military buddy stumble upon a wide-ranging heroin operation with ties to Los Angeles, they find themselves on the run from a powerful drug kingpin.\u00a0Labella\u00a0emerges as Lek, who proves vital when the danger heats up.<\/p>\n<p>Labella\u00a0was excited to be part of this special storyline, sharing \u201c<em>S.W.A.T.<\/em>\u00a0was the best set I\u2019ve ever been on. I have never felt as safe with my choices, as appreciated for my work, and as welcomed on the first day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Born in the Philippines and raised in America,\u00a0Labella\u00a0is a U.S. Navy Veteran turned Medical Doctor, who has been building a solid reputation for his talents since setting his sights on the entertainment industry. His notable on-camera credits include a role in the upcoming Gerard Butler action thriller feature film for Lionsgate, previously titled\u00a0<em>The Plane<\/em>, as well as appearances in the fan favorite TV shows\u00a0<em>Magnum P.I.<\/em>\u00a0and<em>\u00a0NCIS: Los Angeles.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Behind the camera,\u00a0Labella\u00a0has been discovering success as a screenwriter and producer. His background in medicine has become the basis for many of his original projects, including the television drama series,\u00a0<em>MisDiagnosed<\/em>, which won the Boston Screenplay Awards and gained enough attention to land him further opportunities as a screenwriter and producer.<\/p>\n<p>Labella\u00a0has received awards and accolades for a several of his projects:\u00a0<em>Breathe &#8211;<\/em>\u00a0ISA Screenplay Contest Top 10, HollyShorts Semi-Finalist and currently on third round of Launchpad Writing Competition;\u00a0<em>Soul &amp; Spice\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 PAGE Int\u2019l Awards Competition Top 25 Comedy, Austin Film Festival 2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0Round, WeScreenPlay TV Pilot Competition Finalist;\u00a0<em>To The Last Girl I Ever Loved\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Blastoff Screenplay Competition Winner, Queen Palm Int\u2019l Film Festival Gold Winner, Best Script Award (London) Finalist, Independent shorts Awards Winner, and many others.<\/p>\n<p>Currently,\u00a0Labella\u00a0is producing the U.S. leg of the Filipino feature film project,\u00a0<em>Labyu with an Accent<\/em>, starring Filipino superstars Coco Martin and Jodi Sta. Maria. In addition, he is the writer for the upcoming comedy series,\u00a0<em>Soul &amp; Spice<\/em>, starring the Philippines\u2019 \u2018Comedy Queen\u2019 Ai-Ai delas Alas, Tony Winters, and Johari Johnson; and his latest psychological thriller feature film script,\u00a0<em>Catholic School<\/em>, has just been optioned and will head into production soon.<\/p>\n<p>When he is not on-set,\u00a0Labella\u00a0spends much of his spare time participating in medical missions and supporting medical and veteran charities. He also volunteers his time writing PSA\u2019s to spread the word to his fellow Filipino-Americans to vote.\u00a0Labella\u00a0believes, \u201cMy main goal as a creative artist is to tell the stories that I\u2019ve witnessed during my experiences around the world.\u201d Because of his commitment to telling these untold stories,\u00a0Labella\u00a0accepted the nomination as the incoming Executive Director of the 13-year-old non-profit organization, Fil-Am Creative. He is excited to honor his performance to coincide with October\u2019s Filipino-American History month in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Mark\u00a0Labella\u00a0is represented by Walter Tabayoyong at Altamero Management and Rachel Tolliver at Firestarter Agency.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow\u00a0MARK\u00a0LABELLA\u00a0on Instagram:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/MarkJLabella\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/instagram.com\/MarkJLabella&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1674290237879000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1BqJUKbeF3DXXEVdyoqMYo\">@MarkJLabella<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>FB:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/Mark.Labella.73\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/facebook.com\/Mark.Labella.73&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1674290237879000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Zt1Z4qJwYG_G67t4c9ggN\">\/Mark.Labella.73<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Proofread and Edited by <a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/20\/biobrenda\/\">Brenda<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/interviews\/\">Back to the Primetime Articles and Interviews Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37957\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/labella1.png\" alt=\"Mark Labella in a scene from &quot;S.W.A.T.&quot; - screencap from Instagram\" width=\"438\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/labella1.png 438w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/labella1-300x223.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/p>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TV Interview! 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