Luciano Grostein Huck (born 3 September 1971) is a Brazilian TV host and entrepreneur. From 2000 to 2021, he hosted the TV show ''

Caldeirão do Huck Luciano Grostein Huck (born 3 September 1971) is a Brazilian TV host and entrepreneur. From 2000 to 2021, he hosted the TV show ''Caldeirão do Huck'', aired every Saturday on Brazilian network TV Globo, and also broadcast to 114 countries, vi ...

'', aired every Saturday on Brazilian network

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, and also broadcast to 114 countries, via Globo International. In september 2021, Huck left his saturday show to host ''Domingão com Huck'' (former

Domingão do Faustão ''Domingão do Faustão'' (literally ''Big Fausto's Big Sunday'') was a Brazilian TV show aired every Sunday from 1989 to 2021. Produced by Rede Globo and hosted by Fausto Silva (also known as Faustão), it featured live music performances (usual ...

) on Sundays. Huck is also the founder of Joá Investments, an investment fund focused on technology and lifestyle start-up companies, that only makes partnerships with companies committed with sustainability and with the preservation of the environment. Among Joá's investments, there are Cataratas, that focus on

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, Tembici, a bike-sharing and bike-parking system, and also Agrade Investments that works with start-ups in the USA.

Early life

Huck was born in

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, the son of the lawyer Hermes Marcelo Huck and the urban planner Marta Dora Grostein, and half-brother of the film director Fernando Grostein Andrade. Huck is

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, being his maternal grandfather, Mauricio Grostein, native of the city of

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(currently

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). He studied at the Law School of the

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(USP). He was an intern at Brazilian advertising agencies such as W/Brasil. At the same time, he opened Cabral, a nightclub in São Paulo. His first direct connection with communication was as a writer at

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newspaper in 1993. His job was to write a daily section called Circulando (Circulating), about youth behavior and entertainment. Huck also started working on a radio show aired by Rádio Jovem Pan. Huck had his television debut in 1994 with a feature on TV show "Perfil" (Profile), presented by Otávio Mesquita. He was 24 when his newspaper page Circulando became a TV show under the same name, aired on network

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Career

Television

In September 1996, Huck made his solo debut with ''Programa H on''

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. Luciano Huck was also the host of radio show Torpedo on

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. At 27, Huck left the newspaper to work full-time on ''Programa H''. Luciano Huck joined Globo network in September 1999, to host ''Caldeirão do Huck''. His program combines entertainment and charity work. On April 8, 2018, ''Caldeirão do Huck'' celebrated its eighteenth year on air. In June 2021, it was announced that Huck would move to Sundays in September 2021, with a new show replacing the long-running ''

'' after

Fausto Silva Fausto Corrêa da Silva (born May 3, 1950) commonly known as Faustão (literally Big Fausto), is a Brazilian television presenter. He is best known as the host of long-running Sunday afternoon show ''Domingão do Faustão ''Domingão do Faus ...

's departure from the network. ''

Domingão com Huck ''Domingão com Huck'' (lit. ''Big Sunday with Huck'') is a Brazilian variety show hosted by Luciano Huck. Premiering September 5, 2021 on TV Globo, it is the successor to both '' Domingão do Faustão'', and Huck's previous show ''Caldeirão do ...

'' premiered on September 5, 2021.

Social entrepreneurship and politics

Luciano Huck is the founder and chairman of Instituto Criar, a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote youth professional, social and personal development by teaching them means of filmmaking. Over 2000 youth have enrolled in its educational program since it was established in 2004. He is also member of the civic movements Agora! and RenovaBR. There were talks that Huck would run for president in the

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. The presenter declined the offer but said he would keep "discussing important issues for Brazil".

Personal life

Luciano Huck is married to the Brazilian television presenter, actress and singer

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. They are parents of Joaquim, (born on March 8, 2005) Benício, (born on November 3, 2007) and Eva (born on September 25, 2012).

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards

Huck received the Prêmio Extra de Televisão award for Best TV Host for 8 consecutive years (2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006), an accolade organized by Rio de Janeiro newspaper

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, and it is similar to the People's Choice Awards. Caldeirão do Huck also received the same award as Best Variety Show for 9 years (2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 and 2003), including an Outstanding Award for the feature Soletrando (a type of spelling bee) in 2007.

References

External links

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Luciano Huck's profile at Memória Globo

''Caldeirão do Huck'' homepage at TV Globo
{{DEFAULTSORT:Huck, Luciano 1973 births Living people People from São Paulo Brazilian people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent Brazilian television presenters Brazilian television personalities Brazilian Jews University of São Paulo alumni