Paulo Tiefenthaler (born June 25, 1968) is a
Swiss Brazilian actor.
Biography
Paulo Tiefenthaler was born in
Chur,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
, during a trip of his parents in Europe, but he was raised in
Rio de Janeiro. He is of Portuguese, German and Swiss descent.
Career
Paulo holds a degree in journalism, worked as a photographer. He was also a cinematographer, assistant director and screenwriter on
Manchete
Rede Manchete (; lit.: Headline Network; also known as TV Manchete or only Manchete) was a Brazilian television network that was founded in Rio de Janeiro on 5 June 1983 by the Ukrainian-Brazilian journalist and businessman Adolpho Bloch. The ne ...
and
GloboNews. As an actor, he made soap operas at
Globo Network
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 station ...
and performed in the theater, in plays like ''A alma boa de Setsuan'' (directed by Domingos de Oliveira) and ''O Homem Proibido'' (directed by Antônio Abujamra).
His career only took off in 2008, when he created the character Paulo Oliveira, presenter of the Larica Total cooking program, Channel Brasil. The success of the program, which was voted best humorous of 2009 by the jury of the Paulista Association of Art Critics, led to invitations to other television programs and to the movies.
He directed in 2005 the short documentary Jorjão, about the drum master of the samba school Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel, Unidos do Viradouro e Imperatriz Leopoldinense. In 2011, he performed his second short, A Peruca de Aquiles.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1968 births
Living people
People from Chur
Swiss people of Brazilian descent
Brazilian people of Swiss-German descent
Brazilian people of Portuguese descent
Brazilian people of German descent
Brazilian male television actors
Brazilian male film actors
Male actors from Rio de Janeiro (city)
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