Mr. M turns a year wiser

MANILA, Philippines - Behind many of this generation’s most successful artists is a guy fondly called as Mr. M.

Johnny “Mr. M” Manahan (photo) is not only a mentor to these stars but also a man of many talents — talent manager, director of television shows, movies and concerts, and visual artist.

By sharing his own talents, Mr. M is continually inspiring those under his wing. With hard work, he has reached his goals and at the same time, he has helped others make their own dreams come true.

A true artist himself, Mr. M has a special ability to recognize that spark in someone and turn that into one hot mass of brightness. And now we can say that he has made a “galaxy” full of shining stars in the entertainment industry. Among the new ones are Julia Montes, Janella Salvador Julia Barretto, Liza Soberano, Enrique Gil, Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla, who have conquered the showbiz world in such a short time.

As the one handling ABS-CBN special events such as Christmas and anniversary specials, celebrity weddings, debuts, world tours, concerts and reality talent searches, he has given precious treasures to the history of Philippine TV.

A true servant of the arts, cheers to showbiz’s main man as he celebrated another year in his life yesterday, Feb. 11.