André Ricardo Bankoff (born July 20, 1978) is a Brazilian actor.
Biography
André was born in
Americana, São Paulo
Americana () is a municipality (''município'') located in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Campinas. The population is 229,322 (2015 est.) in an area of . The original settlement developed around the ...
. He is of Bulgarian, Italian and Polish descent.
Career
Participated in the miniseries ''Mad Maria''
and soap opera ''
Bang Bang'', both in
Rede Globo
TV Globo (, "Globe TV", or simply Globo), formerly known as Rede Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Grupo Globo. The TV stati ...
. ''
Bicho do Mato'' (2006), the
Rede Record
RecordTV (), formerly known as Rede Record, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network. It is currently the second largest commercial TV station in Brazil, and the 28th largest in the 2012 world ranking. In 2010, it was elected by the adverti ...
, 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 ...
.
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
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
.
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'' telenovela.
In 2011 played Tiago on the soap opera ''
Morde & Assopra'', 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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