Clayton Silva (February 6, 1938 – January 15, 2013) was a Brazilian actor and comedian. He was a regular cast member on the
SBT television series
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, ''
A Praça é Nossa
''A Praça é Nossa'' (''The Square is Ours'') is a Brazilian comedy show produced and broadcast by Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão, SBT.
It was created in 1956 by Manuel de Nóbrega, with the name of ''A Praça da Alegria''. It is based using ...
'', from the show's debut in 1987 until his death in January 2013.
Silva coined several of the show's best known
catchphrases.
[ His film credits included ''O Bem Dotado Homem de Itu'' in 1978, ''As Aventuras de Mário Fofoca'' in 1982, and ''Pecado Horizontal'', also released in 1982.
Silva was originally from Uberlândia, ]Minas Gerais
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, Brazil.[ He resided on a farm in São Paulo State, between the cities of ]Campinas
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and Indaiatuba, for the last twelve years of his life.[
Silva was hospitalized with complications of cancer on December 27, 2012. He died on January 15, 2013, at the Centro Médico hospital in the Barão Geraldo district of Campinas at the age of 74.][
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1938 births
2013 deaths
Brazilian male film actors
Brazilian male television actors
Brazilian male comedians
Deaths from cancer in São Paulo (state)
People from Uberlândia
Comedians from São Paulo (state)
Male actors from Campinas
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