Daniel Rovira de Rivas (born 1 November 1980) is a Spanish comedian and actor.
Career
Early career
After graduating in Physical Education and Sport Sciences at the
University of Granada
The University of Granada ( es, Universidad de Granada, UGR) is a public university located in the city of Granada, Spain, and founded in 1531 by Emperor Charles V. With more than 60,000 students, it is the fourth largest university in Spain. Ap ...
, he started touring with Paramount Comedy, performing stand-up comedy all around Spain. He became known for his most famous monologue "Mi familia y yo" ("My family and I").
He then made his first appearance on TV performing in various scenes of a well-known show called ''Estas no son las noticias'' (''These aren't news'') until May 2009. At the same time he worked and played his part in a play called ''¿Quieres salir conmigo?'' (''Do You Wanna Date Me?''). In February the same year he also appeared in the famous late night show ''
Buenafuente''.
In the following years, he established a career in comedy with several appearances on ''El Club de la Comedia'' and as a cast member of comedy shows ''No le digas a mamá que trabajo en la tele'' and ''Alguien tenía que decirlo''.
2013–present: ''Ocho apellidos vascos'' and other roles
In 2013 he filmed his first movie ''
Spanish Affair'', starring as the main character alongside
Clara Lago,
Karra Elejalde
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and
Carmen Machi
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, directed by
Emilio Martínez-Lázaro
Emilio Martínez-Lázaro Torre (born 1945) is a Spanish filmmaker known for directing box office hits such as '' The Other Side of the Bed'' (2002) and '' Spanish Affair'' (2014).
Biography
Emilio Martínez-Lázaro was born in Madrid in 1945. ...
. The weekend of its premiere in March 2014, the film gathered an audience of 404,020 which resulted in box office gross of 2.72 million euros. The film broke Spanish box-office records, becoming the top-grossing Spanish title of all time with more than $75 million.
Since 2014 Rovira has played the role of Juan Gutiérrez in the comedy TV series ''
B&b, de boca en boca'', on
Telecinco
Telecinco is a Spanish free-to-air television channel operated by Mediaset España. The channel was previously known as Tele 5, because it had first begun its experimental transmissions on 10 March 1989, and a year later, it was officially laun ...
, until his last appearance in 2015.
On 7 February 2015 he hosted the
29th Goya Awards
The 29th Goya Awards were presented at the Madrid Marriott Auditorium Hotel in Madrid on February 7, 2015 to honour the best in Spanish films of 2014. Actor and comedian Dani Rovira was the master of ceremonies. Nominees were announced on January ...
ceremony. At the same ceremony, he won the
Goya Award for Best New Actor
The Goya Award for Best New Actor ( es, Premio Goya al mejor actor revelación, links=no) is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (s ...
for ''
Spanish Affair''. On 6 February 2016 he was again host of the
30th Goya Awards
The 30th Goya Awards were presented at the Madrid Marriott Auditorium Hotel in Madrid on February 6, 2016 to honour the best in Spanish films of 2015. Actor and comedian Dani Rovira was the master of ceremonies for the second time in a row.
Nom ...
ceremony.
In 2015 Rovira starred in the
romantic comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...
film ''
Ahora o nunca'' with
María Valverde, as well as in ''
Spanish Affair 2'', the sequel of the film that rose him to stardom.
He appeared along the comedian Tomás García in the first episode of ''
99 lugares donde pasar miedo
''99 lugares donde pasar miedo'' is a Spanish TV program hosted by Lorenzo Fernández Bueno on Discovery MAX, about mystery and terror stories in Europe. The contestants are Spanish celebrities. It is shot in Czech Republic, Slovakia, Eastern Eur ...
'', aired on 27 April 2019 on
Discovery MAX
DMAX (formerly called Discovery MAX) is a Spanish free-to-air television channel run by Warner Bros. Discovery and Unidad Editorial.
Programs
DMAX shows survival, kitchen, motor, wild world and crime investigation programmes, and similar, add ...
.
Personal life
In 2013, Rovira began a relationship with his ''Ocho Apellidos'' co-star
Clara Lago. The couple officially broke up in 2019 after 5 years of dating. On 25 March 2020 he announced he suffers from
Hodgkin lymphoma
Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is a type of lymphoma, in which cancer originates from a specific type of white blood cell called lymphocytes, where multinucleated Reed–Sternberg cells (RS cells) are present in the patient's lymph nodes. The condition w ...
. However, he and Clara Lago have since reconciled. In September 2020, via
Instagram, he announced he was cured, writing: "Today's de first day of the rest of my life, I'M CURED!". Dani is vegan and an advocate against eating animals.
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1980 births
Living people
Spanish comedians
Spanish male comedians
Spanish male television actors
Spanish male film actors
People from Málaga
Spanish stand-up comedians
University of Granada alumni
Male actors from Andalusia
21st-century Spanish male actors