Chico Anysio (born Francisco Anysio de Oliveira Paula Filho, 12 April 1931 – 23 March 2012) was a Brazilian actor, comedian, writer and composer.
Biography
Anysio was born in
Maranguape
Maranguape is a municipality in Ceará with a population of 105.093 (2022). The community was founded in 1851. It is part of the Fortaleza metropolitan area.
Notable people
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, Ceará. He moved with the family to Rio de Janeiro when he was 7 years old, and tried to work on ''Rádio
Guanabara''. Since 1968 was joined to
Rede Globo
TV Globo (stylized as tvglobo; , ), formerly known as Rede Globo de Televisão (; shortened to Rede Globo) or simply known as Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965 ...
, which achieved the status of a star cast that boasted the most famous artists of Brazil.
Anysio was one of the most famous Brazilian comedians of all times and is considered the greatest Brazilian comedian ever. He died on 23 March 2012, aged 80, in Samaritano Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, from multiple organ failure.
Private life
He was the brother of actress
Lupe Gigliotti
Lupe Gigliotti (1 July 1926 – 19 December 2010) was a Brazilian television, stage, and film actress.
Gigliotti was born Maria Paula Viana Lupicina in Maranguape, Ceará, Brazil, on 1 July 1926. She was the sister of Brazilian actor and comedi ...
, of director
Zelito Viana and composer and Radio-producer Elano de Paula
and father of actors
Lug de Paula,
Nizo Neto and
DJ Cícero Chaves, born from marriage with Regina Chaves. His last wife was the manager Malga Di Paula. Regarding religion Anysio was a vocal
atheist
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.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
*
Official page
1931 births
2012 deaths
Deaths from multiple organ failure
Brazilian male film actors
Brazilian male comedians
Brazilian humorists
Brazilian atheists
People from Maranguape
Male actors from Ceará
Brazilian sketch comedians
Chico
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