André Ricardo Bankoff (born July 20, 1978) is a Brazilian actor.
Biography
André was born in
Americana, São Paulo
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. He is of Bulgarian, Italian and Polish descent.
Career
Participated in the miniseries ''Mad Maria''
and soap opera ''
Bang Bang
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'', both in
Rede Globo
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. ''
Bicho do Mato
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'' (2006), the
Rede Record
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, played Juba, the protagonist. This was his first important role on television.
He worked as a model and did commercials for television. He studied theater and actors made the Workshop of Rede Globo
for eight months. He joined the cast of ''Xuxa popstar'' in 2000 and also presented the program for some time ''Moto'n Roll'', the channel subscription
SporTV
SporTV is a Brazilian pay television sports network owned by Canais Globo, part of Grupo Globo, launched in 1991. It is the most watched sports network in Brazil.
On January 18, 2013, were launched High-definition simulcasts of SporTV and S ...
.
Before the fame, Andrew has pursued a career in football. He played in the
Ponte Preta and had a brief stint at
Associazione Sportiva Roma,
Italy
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.
In 2007, he was cast in the soap opera ''Amor e Intrigas'' like Pedro, in his last role was André Campos in Record ''
Poder Paralelo
''Poder Paralelo'' ( en, Another Power) is a Brazilian telenovela produced by Rede Record that premiered on April 14, 2009 and ended on March 10, 2010. Written by Lauro César Muniz and directed by Ignácio Coqueiro, it will portray a corruption s ...
'' telenovela.
In 2011 played Tiago on the soap opera ''
Morde & Assopra
''Morde & Assopra'' (''Dinosaurs & Robots'') is a Brazilian telenovela that aired on TV Globo from 21 March 2011 to 14 October 2011.
It stars Adriana Esteves, Marcos Pasquim, Flávia Alessandra, Mateus Solano, Elizabeth Savalla, and Ary Fontour ...
'', this novel marked the return of Andre the Globo Television Network. Was confirmed in the cast of ''Saramandaia'' in 2013, in which she plays the mudancista Pedro.
Filmography
Television
Film
References
External links
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1978 births
Living people
People from Americana, São Paulo
Brazilian people of Bulgarian descent
Brazilian people of Italian descent
Brazilian people of Polish descent
Brazilian male television actors
Brazilian male telenovela actors
Brazilian male film actors
Brazilian male stage actors
Male actors from São Paulo (state)
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