Luciano Lebelson Szafir (born 31 December 1968) is a Brazilian businessman, actor, and former model.
Early life
Szafir is the son of Gabriel and Betty Szafir. He has a twin sister named Priscila, an older sister named Alexandra and a younger brother named Salomão. He is also uncle to his twin sister's two children, Júlia and Luís Otávio. Szafir is of
Lebanese and
Ashkenazi Jewish
Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...
descent.
Career
Earlier in his career, Szafir worked as a model. He is the sole actor for
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 ...
, and has acted in three novel adaptations for radio.
He was the highlight of the Alliance samba school of
Joaçaba-SC in the year 2006, in the pilot called "Taste like a hug."
Personal life
He has a daughter,
Sasha Meneghel, with the
TV host Xuxa Meneghel
Maria da Graça Xuxa Meneghel ( ; ; born Maria da Graça Meneghel, 27 March 1963) is a Brazilian television host, film actress, singer, model, and businesswoman. Known as "Queen of Little Ones", Xuxa built the largest Latin American children's e ...
, with whom he was in a relationship for 11 years.
He practices martial arts and currently holds a
black belt in
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; pt, jiu-jitsu brasileiro ) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting (ne-waza) and submission holds. BJJ focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, control ...
, a martial art he has practiced since 1978.
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Filmography
Television
* 2015 - '' Os Dez Mandamentos''
* 2011 - ''Rebelde
''Rebelde'' (English: ''Rebel'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Pedro Damián for Televisa, broadcast by Canal de las Estrellas (now known simply as Las Estrellas). It is a remake of the Argentine telenovela, ''Rebelde Way'', adapted for t ...
''.... Franco Albuquerque
* 2009 - ''Mutantes - Promises of Love''.... Amadeus Lamb
* 2007 -
Love and intrigue
'.... Felipe Junqueira de Albuquerque
* 2006 - ''Vidas Opostas
''Vidas Opostas'' ( en, Opposite Lives) is a Brazilian ''telenovela'' originally aired on Rede Record.
Controversy
Because of scenes involving graphic portrayal of nudity, drugs and violence, ''Vidas Opostas'' received a 14 rating from the DJCTQ. ...
''.... Leonardo Rocha
* 2004 -
Metamorphoses
'.... Dr. Lucas
* 2001 - ''O Clone
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''.... Zein
* 2001 - ''Um Anjo Caiu do Céu
''Um Anjo Caiu do Céu'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 22 January 2001, replacing ''Uga-Uga'', and ended on 25 August 2001, replaced by ''As Filhas da Mãe''. The telenovela is written by Antônio ...
''.... Eduardo
* 2000 -
Watercolor of Brazil
'.... Alfredo
* 2000 - ''Uga-Uga
''Uga-Uga'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced and aired by TV Globo from 8 May 2000 to 19 January 2001 for 221 episodes. It is written by Carlos Lombardi, with the collaboration of Margareth Boury and Tiago Santiago.
Cast
* Humberto Martins ...
''.... Pepê
* 1998 - ''Você Decide
''Você Decide'' (''You Decide'' / ''It's Your Call'') was an interactive television program broadcast on the Brazilian TV network Rede Globo from 1992 to 2000. During each episode special cases were presented, and viewers would decide the endin ...
''.... Presenter
* 1998 -
Labyrinth
'.... Ivan Sampaio
* 1997 - '' Anjo Mau''.... Júlio Malagoni
Film
* 2017 - '' Goitaca''.... Maracajaguacu
* 2012 - '' Brave'' .... Lord MacGuffin (voice)
* 2012 -
Réquiem para Laura Martin
'
* 2009 -
Xuxa in The Mystery of Little Ugliness
'.... Cinderella's Prince
* 2007 -
Acerto de Contas
'
* 2007 -
Opera Mallandro
'.... Father of Chico
* 2006 - '' Nightmare Man''.... William
* 2006 -
Women of Brazil
'.... Murilo
* 2006 -
Our Lady of Caravaggio
'.... Comes
* 2002 - ''Xuxa e os Duendes 2 - No Caminho das Fadas
''Xuxa e os Duendes 2: No Caminho das Fadas'' () is a 2002 Brazilian fantasy adventure children's film directed by Paulo Sérgio de Almeida, Rogério Gomes and Márcio Vito and written by Vivian Perl and Wagner de Assis. It is the sequel to '' Xux ...
''
* 1998 -
Simon and the Slapstick Phantom
'
References
External links
*
Sex of Angels
1968 births
Living people
Brazilian people of Jewish descent
Brazilian Ashkenazi Jews
Brazilian male models
Brazilian male television actors
Brazilian male telenovela actors
Brazilian male film actors
Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Male actors from São Paulo
20th-century Brazilian male actors
21st-century Brazilian male actors
Brazilian twins
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