José de Abreu
José de Abreu | |
|---|---|
Abreu in 2004 | |
| Born | 24 May 1946 Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Known for | Avenida Brasil[1] |
| Spouses | Nara Keiserman
(m. 1974; div. 1990)Priscila Petit
(m. 2015; div. 2016) |
| Children | 5 (1 deceased)[2] |
| Relatives | Maria Bopp (great-niece)[3] |
José Pereira de Abreu Júnior (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʒoˈzɛ dʒi aˈbɾɛw]; born 24 May 1946) is a Brazilian actor.
Biography
Born in the city of Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, in the state of São Paulo, at the age of fourteen he moved to the state's capital, São Paulo city, working as a lab assistant and office-boy for a law firm.
In 1967, while studying law at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, he began his theatrical career at the Teatro da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, with the play Morte e Vida Severina by João Cabral de Melo Neto and Chico Buarque.
A year later, he was starring in movies, but his career came to a quick halt because of his political activism. Abreu was arrested during a meeting of the União Nacional dos Estudantes, belonged to the Ação Popular and gave logistical support to the Vanguarda Armada Revolucionária Palmares, a leftist group that fought against the military regime. He also joined the hippie movement during that time, in contrast with his militaristic actions.
Forced into exile in Europe in 1968, he returned in 1974 to live in Pelotas, state of Rio Grande do Sul, his wife's homeland. They both taught at the federal university in that city, but soon moved to Porto Alegre, where he produced musicals and starred in children's plays. With his wife, he produced the first staging of the musical Os Saltimbancos in that state.
Then, after the success of the movie A Intrusa (The Intruder) (1979), filmed in Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, he started work as an actor in TV Globo's soap-operas.
In 2006 he partnered with director Luiz Arthur Nunes to create Fala, Zé!, a theatrical monologue in which he critically reflects on his generation, crossing biography and fiction.
In 2011 he played Milton in the soap-opera Insensato Coração; in 2012, the character Nilo in Avenida Brasil;[1] in 2013, the character Ernest in Joia Rara; and in 2015 the villain Gibson Stewart in A Regra do Jogo.
Personal life
He has five children, with three different partners. His first child, Rodrigo, died in an accident in 1992, at age 21. He also has four grandchildren.[2] In early 2013, he declared he is bisexual,[4] then in a few days later he tweeted he is not bi but poly instead.[5]
On March 8, 2019, he was jokingly proclaimed as "president" of the Federative Republic of Brazil in an act of protest at Galeao Airport near Rio.[6][7]
He is the great-uncle of actress and screenwriter Maria Bopp, known for being the protagonist of the Fox Premium's TV series Me Chama de Bruna, where she plays the role of famous real-life sex worker Bruna Surfistinha.[3]
Career
Abreu performed in over 24 movies and 47 television shows, of which most are soap operas.
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Sítio do Picapau Amarelo | Rapunzel's Father | Episode: "Rapunzel" |
| 1984 | Sítio do Picapau Amarelo | Barba Azul | Episode: "Barba Azul, o Cara de Coruja" |
| 1987 | O Outro | Genésio | |
| 1988 | Bebê a Bordo | Antônio Barbirotto (Tonhão) | |
| 1990 | Pantanal | Gustavo | |
| 1993 | Renascer | Egberto Ramos | |
| Sonho Meu | Geraldo | ||
| 1995 | História de Amor | Daniel Veloso | |
| 1997 | A Indomada | Delegate Motinha | |
| 1998 | Corpo Dourado | Renato | |
| 1999 | Força de um Desejo | Pereira | Guest star |
| 2000 | Vila Madalena | Viriato | Guest star |
| 2001 | Porto dos Milagres | Eriberto | |
| 2002 | Desejos de Mulher | Bruno Vargas[8][9] | |
| 2003 | A Casa das Sete Mulheres | Onofre Pires | |
| Malhação | Paulo Viana | Season 10 | |
| 2004 | Senhora do Destino | Josivaldo da Silva | |
| 2006 | JK | Carlos Frederico Werneck de Lacerda | |
| 2007 | Desejo Proibido | Francisco Fernandes | |
| 2009 | Caminho das Índias | Sacerdote Pandit | |
| Malhação ID | Augusto Livramento | Season 17 | |
| 2011 | Insensato Coração | Milton Castelani[10][11][12] | |
| 2012 | Avenida Brasil | Nilo Oliveira | |
| 2013 | Joia Rara | Ernest Hauser | |
| 2014 | O Rebu | Bernardo Rezende | |
| 2015 | A Regra do Jogo | Gibson Stewart (DAD)[13] | |
| 2018 | Segundo Sol | Dorival "Dodô" Falcão[14] | |
| 2019 | A Dona do Pedaço | Otávio Guedes[15] | |
| 2021 | Um Lugar ao Sol | Santiago | |
| 2022 | Mar do Sertão | Coronel Tertúlio[16] | |
| 2025 | Guerreiros do Sol | Elói |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | A Intrusa | Christian | |
| 1987 | Anjos do Arrabalde | Soares | |
| 2012 | My Sweet Orange Tree | Portuga | |
| 2013 | Time and the Wind | Ricardo Amaral |
References
- ^ a b EXTRA (7 March 2012). "Vera Holtz e José de Abreu representam a bondade e maldade no lixão de 'Avenida Brasil'" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ a b EXTRA (11 August 2012). "Pai de cinco filhos, José de Abreu fala da morte do primogênito Rodrigo: 'Não é normal enterrar filho'" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Os famosos que são da mesma família e você nem imagina". NSC Total (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-01-20. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ "Aos 68 anos, ator José de Abreu revela que é bissexual" (in Portuguese). São Paulo: F5. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ^ "F5 - Celebridades - "Eu não sou bi, sou poli", diz José de Abreu sobre sexualidade - 11/01/2013". F5 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- ^ "Brazilian actor Jose de Abreu, who jokingly declared himself Brazil's President..." Reuters Pictures. 8 March 2019.
- ^ "Zé de Abreu é aclamado presidente do Brasil e sai carregado pelo povo do Galeão". Revista Fórum (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-03-08. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- ^ "Globo começa a gravar "Desejos de Mulher", nova novela das sete". Ilustrada. December 19, 2001. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
- ^ "Alexandre Herchcovitch participa da novela "Desejos de Mulher"". Retrieved January 1, 2012.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Insensato Coração - Personagenswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cite error: The named reference
Maria Clara Gueiros será Bibiwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Redação Contigo! (2010). "Milton Castelani - Quem é Quem - Insensato Coração". Contigo! (in Portuguese). Abril.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
- ^ Carla Bittencourt (July 27, 2015). "'A regra do jogo': José de Abreu será Gibson, um milionário sovina em busca do herdeiro". Extra. Telinha. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- ^ Redação (21 March 2018). "José de Abreu e Arlete Salles farão casal em 'Segundo Sol'" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gshow. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "A Dona do Pedaço: José de Abreu, Natália do Vale e Cynthia Senek vão formar triângulo amoroso". Observatório da Televisão. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "'Mar do Sertão': veja quem está no elenco da próxima novela das 6". Gshow (in Portuguese). 14 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.