Rafael Bastos Hocsman, better known as Rafinha Bastos or simply Rafi Bastos (born December 5, 1976) is a Brazilian comedian, actor, journalist and television personality.

Biography

Rafinha Bastos was born to a Jewish family in Porto Alegre, Brazil. His ancestors immigrated from

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. He received scholarship in 1999 to play basketball at

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in Chadron,

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. Later, he played basketball in Brazil fo
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, in 2000, helping the team to win the title of the State Basketball Championship in Rio Grande do Sul. Rafinha Bastos was a former host of " CQC" a popular TV show in Brazil. Since May 2010, he also hosts another TV show, "A Liga", which is broadcast by Band TV channel. In 2010, Bastos, together with comedian

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and producer Italo Gusso, opened a comedy club in

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, in the city of

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. In 2011, Rafinha became famous worldwide after ''

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'' named him the world's most influential person on Twitter. In CQC's September 19, 2011 live broadcast, Bastos made an allegedly

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joke about singer

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; when Marcelo Tas, the show's main host, remarked how beautiful the singer looked pregnant, Bastos replied: "Muito. Comeria ela e o bebê." ("''Absolutely. I'd do her and the baby''"). The joke caused

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among audiences and was taken with severe criticism. Following the next broadcast on September 26, Bastos was suspended from the show. He was rumoured to have asked his resignation on his contract, but the fact was not confirmed. On October 13, Wanessa and her husband Marcus Buaiz sued Bastos for R$100,000 claiming

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. Currently, Rafinha works in stand-up comedy and regularly posts to YouTube. In 2016, it was announced that Bastos would be a host on the

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reality show ''

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''.

Television

Filmography

References

External links

Official Site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bastos, Rafinha 1976 births Living people People from Porto Alegre Brazilian Jews Jewish Brazilian male actors Brazilian male film actors Brazilian male comedians Brazilian expatriates in the United States Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul alumni Shorty Award winners