Fábio Porchat (born July 1, 1983) is a Brazilian actor, humorist, comedian, television host and writer.

Biography

Winner of the International Emmy in 2019, for the Comedy Special “Porta dos Fundos Christmas Special (The Last Hangover)” produced by Porta dos Fundos for Netflix, Fábio Porchat was born in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

. He is the son of politician, screenwriter and businessman Fabio Ferrari Porchat de Assis and Isabella Thereza Christina Robinson. When he was still a baby, he moved with his family to

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...

, where he lived until he was 19 years old. He declares himself an

atheist Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there no ...

Career

Before entering the world of the arts, Porchat studied Administration at ESPM in São Paulo, but decided to put studies in the background to focus on acting career. He moved to Rio de Janeiro and enrolled in the drama course at CAL – Casa de Artes das Laranjeiras. His TV career started when he went to the "

Programa do Jô ''Programa do Jô'' (Portuguese for ''Jô's Show'') is a Brazilian late-night talk show that was broadcast by Rede Globo from April 3, 2000 to December 16, 2016. It was shown after the late-night news bulletin, '' Jornal da Globo''. The program ...

" in 2002, to present a parody of the sitcom "

Os Normais ''Os Normais'' (in Portuguese, literally "The Normal Ones") is a Brazilian sitcom directed by José Alvarenga Jr. and written by Jorge Furtado, Alexandre Machado, and Fernanda Young. It aired from 2001 to 2003 on Rede Globo. It features a lot ...

" and then was invited for auditions for TV Globo. In 2005, alongside the comedian

Paulo Gustavo Paulo Gustavo Amaral Monteiro de Barros (30 October 1978 – 4 May 2021), commonly known as Paulo Gustavo, was a Brazilian actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, and presenter. He became known for the play ''Minha Mãe é uma Peça'', which, ...

, Porchat took the stage first with a piece of his own, "Infraturas". The following year, the actor was recognized for participating in the first group of stand up comedy from Brazil, "Comédia em Pé". Porchat was in the show until 2011 and soon spawned another hit with the solo show "Fora do Normal". Porchat's career took off with the comedy group

Porta dos Fundos Porta dos Fundos (literally "Back Door") is a Brazilian comedy YouTube channel. It was established in 2012 by Fábio Porchat, Antonio Pedro Tabet, Gregório Duvivier, João Vicente de Castro and Ian SBF in Rio de Janeiro. Its videos often featu ...

' YouTube videos in 2012, alongside João Vicente de Castro, Antonio Pedro Tabet,

Gregório Duvivier Gregorio Byington Duvivier (born 11 April 1986) is a Brazilian actor, comedian and poet. He is known by his works in film and theater, being one of the members of the comedian troupe Porta dos Fundos. Biography Duvivier was born in Rio de Janei ...

and Ian SBF, where he participates in the creative team, screenplay and acting. In little more than six months of the project, the channel had reached the milestone of garnering 30 million views.

Filmography

Film

Internet productions

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Porchat, Fábio 1983 births Living people Male actors from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian people of Italian descent Brazilian people of Swiss descent Brazilian people of English descent Brazilian people of Portuguese descent Brazilian male film actors Brazilian male comedians Brazilian television presenters